There are signs of a slowdown in the Texas economy, as employment data released Friday for the state and Austin area seem to confirm that forecast by area economists.
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Lower Hudson Valley gains 6500 jobs in past year
This issue of “underemployment” has been beneath the surface of all the encouraging employment data issued in the past few months.
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Fewer Britons getting jobs as number of foreign workers rises
Employment among foreign citizens rose by more than six per cent, while the number of jobless people rose to its highest in nearly 20 years.
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New data on unemployment for metropolitan areas hint at another downturn
However, with the exception of a handful of large metropolitan areas, seasonally adjusted unemployment data across geographies were not being produced. That has now been rectified.
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Employment Data Show Interesting Positive Trends
At 618000 workers, postal employees now make up about 22 percent of all federal workers, and are below 1975 staffing levels.
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Far fewer layoffs across the nation in October
After a spike in September, the number of layoffs announced by US employers plummeted 63 percent in October, according to the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas Inc.
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Employment data likely to stay weak
Employment probably cooled in October, indicating the US recovery remains too weak, economists said before reports due later this week.
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China Had Best Third-Quarter Urban Job Creation in Years
hat compares with 6.55 million in the first half and 9.31 million in the same period last year, according to previously released data.
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Unemployment applications dip but remain elevated
The slow decline in applications suggests hiring remains sluggish but layoffs aren’t worsening.
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Factory, jobs data offer hope for US economy
There is little evidence the economy is ready to enter a downturn based on the Philadelphia Fed (data),
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