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US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall To 226,000 Amid Low Layoffs
The initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000, as per the US Labor Department.
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Donald Trump's Labor Department Pick Sends Early Warning Sign To Worker Advocates
President-elect Donald Trump will name fast-food executive Andy Puzder to head the US Department of Labor, according to a source familiar with the matter, in an appointment likely to antagonize organised labour.
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US Unemployment Rate Holds at 5.0% on Solid Job Creation
The US economy pumped out 211,000 new jobs in November, the Labor Department said today, a solid figure that supports the Federal Reserve beginning to raise interest rates this month.
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US Presses China Over Currency as G20 Seeks to Calm Nerves
The United States on Friday pressed China to improve communication of its economic policy and avoid competitive devaluations, as G20 finance chiefs met hoping to calm markets rattled by slowing Chinese growth and the prospect of a US rate hike.
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LinkedIn to Pay Nearly $6 Million in US Labor Department Settlement
LinkedIn is paying $6 million in back overtime and damages after a labour investigation found the it had violated US wage law.
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US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall To 226,000 Amid Low Layoffs
The initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 226,000, as per the US Labor Department.
-
Donald Trump's Labor Department Pick Sends Early Warning Sign To Worker Advocates
President-elect Donald Trump will name fast-food executive Andy Puzder to head the US Department of Labor, according to a source familiar with the matter, in an appointment likely to antagonize organised labour.
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US Unemployment Rate Holds at 5.0% on Solid Job Creation
The US economy pumped out 211,000 new jobs in November, the Labor Department said today, a solid figure that supports the Federal Reserve beginning to raise interest rates this month.
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US Presses China Over Currency as G20 Seeks to Calm Nerves
The United States on Friday pressed China to improve communication of its economic policy and avoid competitive devaluations, as G20 finance chiefs met hoping to calm markets rattled by slowing Chinese growth and the prospect of a US rate hike.
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LinkedIn to Pay Nearly $6 Million in US Labor Department Settlement
LinkedIn is paying $6 million in back overtime and damages after a labour investigation found the it had violated US wage law.
