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The National Federation of Independent Business came out with a report saying that the hiring of temporary workers is not only up, but is surging. In the last month alone, around 52,000 new temporary positions were filled, and that gives the organization a feeling that, at least for some companies, regular employment might be just [...]
This morning it was announced that unemployment has finally decided to go in the direction we’re all hoping for, as it dropped from 10.2% at the end of October to 10% at the end of November. There were fewer jobs lost in November, which helped contribute to the figure. It’s the best report in more [...]
In good economic times, black people suffer greatly in the United States. When unemployment for the rest of the country was around 6%, for black people it was around 11%. For young people under the age of 25, it was around 25%; ironic, right? Therefore, it’s no surprise that with the country’s unemployment rate being [...]
Jobs. Everyone’s talking about them lately. Depending on who you decide to listen to, things are either starting to improve or they’re not. A report came out saying job losses are drastically slowing down. Private sector job losses were around 203,000 for October, higher than expected but lower than it’s been on a monthly basis. [...]
This was somewhat unexpected, but it was reported early this morning that unemployment dropped by .1%, down to 9.4%, for the first time in a year. Even the number of lost jobs went down, hanging around 250,000. That’s good news, and some analysts are pointing to it saying that it might be proof that the [...]
