November’s job numbers as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed employers added more than 260,000 jobs in November despite other indicators pointing toward a slowing economy. Of those positions, leisure and hospitality added 88,000 jobs in November with restaurants and bars leading overall in employment gains, accounting for over 62,000 new positions.…
Read More »Although the January jobs report, which some analysts project will be bleak, will not be released until later this morning, there are still ominous signs elsewhere for the U.S. economy. As the omicron variant of COVID began to surge in December, some 4.3 million workers quit their jobs with the highest percentage of those quitting…
Read More »The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is scheduled to release the September jobs report later this morning, but heading into today, it is projected in many circles that the economy will have added 147,000 non-farm jobs last month. Private payroll firm ADP released their monthly report which showed the addition of 135,000 jobs in September,…
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