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September 2, 2023
The Biden administration proposed a new rule that would make 3.6 million more U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay.
August 5, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added an astonishing 528,000 jobs last month despite flashing warning signs of an economic downturn,
May 11, 2021
U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses trying to find…
March 6, 2021
U.S. hiring accelerated more quickly than expected last month, though the Black unemployment rate jumped from 9.2% to 9.9%.
May 18, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 4 million U.S. workers will become newly eligible for overtime pay under rules to be…
May 1, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week to the highest level since February,…
March 13, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum Thursday directing the Labor Department to devise new overtime rules...
March 12, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will direct the Labor Department to strengthen overtime pay protections for millions of workers,…
March 7, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring improved in February from the previous two months despite a blast of wintry weather, likely…
January 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December, the fewest in three years. The disappointing gain…
December 6, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fourth straight month of solid hiring cut the U.S. unemployment rate to a five-year low of…
November 9, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate edged up to 7.3 percent as 204,000 jobs were created, according to the Labor…
November 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 204,000 jobs in October, an unexpected burst of hiring during a month in which…
September 24, 2013
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) — The U.S. Department of Labor has ordered Bank of America topay black job applicants more…
August 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 19,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000,…
June 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The…
October 29, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Sandy could complicate Friday's release of the October U.S. jobs report, the final snapshot of employment…
July 12, 2012
(AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week...
May 4, 2012
MSNBC - The U.S. economy generated fewer jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly and data…
April 5, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept…