Mom Knows Money: Grads looking for work should follow federal jobs report

The Journal News | LoHud.com | Thu, 23 May 2013 21:42:11 -0700

The report is released on the first Friday of every month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and, in the simplest terms, tells us how many people found jobs during the prior month. Earlier this month, Wall Street was happy to hear that 165,000 new jobs ...

April Jobs Report: US Economy Adds 165000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Down ...

Huffington Post | Fri, 03 May 2013 05:35:59 -0700

Still, April's job report will help ease fears of a slowdown. "All things considered, 165,000 isn't the biggest monthly gain in payrolls you'll ever see, but it's enough to assuage concerns that the economy had stalled again," Paul Ashworth, chief U.S ...

Weak ADP Estimate Raises Concerns

U.S. News & World Report | Wed, 01 May 2013 06:19:25 -0700

After a weak March jobs report, analysts wondered whether the weak payrolls figure was merely a blip or a sign of true weakness in the job market. Now comes a new sign that it may be time to worry. Payroll processing firm ADP announced that private ...

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US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K

U.S. News & World Report | Thu, 23 May 2013 05:40:21 -0700

US unemployment aid applications fall to 340K. May 23, 2013 RSS ... WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health. The Labor ...