New claims for US jobless benefits drifted lower in the second week of May, the Labor Department reported Thursday, continuing a record low streak and reflecting tightness in the job market. The total number of people seeking unemployment insurance also to fell to its lowest level in almost 30 years, in line with the record … Read more
New claims for jobless benefits held steady at the start of May, continuing a record streak of low levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday Meanwhile, the total population of people claiming unemployment insurance hit a record low not seen in almost 30 years. The results pointed to a persistently tight labor market, with employers fearful … Read more
New claims for jobless benefits sank at the end of April, and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits hit a 17-year low, the US Labor Department reported Thursday. The figures were more evidence of the persistently tight job market and came a day before the department is due to release its monthly employment … Read more
New claims for US jobless benefits rose for the second straight week in late April but continued a record stretch of low levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The figures underscored the tightening US labor market, where unemployment currently sits at 4.5 percent and companies are reporting trouble finding workers to fill positions, even for … Read more
New claims for US jobless benefits rose slightly in mid-April but the total number of people seeking unemployment insurance hit a 17-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The figures confirmed the long-running downward trend in workers seeking unemployment insurance, which has persisted at record low levels amid an increasingly tight labor market. For the … Read more
The number of people in work or looking for a job held steady at 63% in March. The US unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a decade in March despite adding a smaller than expected number of jobs. Employers added 98,000 jobs last month – far fewer than the 180,000 expected by economists. … Read more
In response to the poverty crisis and to prevent Ghanaians from falling below the civilized standard of living, the government of Ghana has introduced over 100 social welfare programmes over the years. This number, per a research I conducted recently, is far higher than the number of social welfare interventions in the U.S, U.K and … Read more