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Pedestrians walk past a Now Hiring sign in Arlington, Va., on March 16.

The U.S. jobs market continues its strong comeback from the pandemic

May 06, 2022
U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.
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Mountain West stands out with inflation spike, unemployment dip

Apr 13, 2022
Prices in the Mountain West are soaring. The Labor Department reported this week a year-to-year inflation rate of 8.5%, the highest rise in consumer prices since 1981. Broken down by region, the Mountain West stands out with a 10.4% spike.
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Economy
Employers are boosting wages to recruit workers as staffing shortages continue to linger. That's raising the prospect of continued high inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Why there are growing fears the U.S. is headed to a recession

Apr 13, 2022
With inflation at a four-decade high, a growing number of forecasters worry the U.S. economy may be headed to a recession as the Fed gears up to raise interest rates aggressively.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Signs with the message 'Now Hiring' are displayed in front of restaurants in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on March 19.

Employers continue hiring spree even as war in Ukraine ratchets up economic fears

Apr 01, 2022
U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs in March, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.6% from 3.8% in February. The tight job market is putting upward pressure on both wages and prices.
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Goats and Soda
A mob set this train car afire as they protested railway jobs that set increasingly demanding requirements, shutting out many applicants. What the media called a "job riot" took place in Gaya in the northeast Indian state of Bihar on Jan. 26.

This burning train is a symbol of the anger of India's out-of-work youth

Mar 16, 2022
The country is in the midst of a job crisis. The rate of unemployment is about 13% among educated youth. Those who work in the informal sector vie for jobs with no security. Why are things so bad?
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A hiring sign is posted outside a business in Huntingdon Valley, Pa., on Feb. 22. Employers are keen for workers as the economy continues to recover from the pandemic.

The U.S. added 678,000 jobs in February. It's another sign of a hot labor market

Mar 04, 2022
U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs in February as the unemployment rate fell to 3.8%, from 4% in January. The Federal Reserve hopes to curb inflation without stalling job growth.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A man wearing a face mask walks past a "Now Hiring" sign in front of a store on Jan. 13, in Arlington, Va. The labor market is showing resilience despite a recent spike in omicron-related coronavirus infections.

In a big surprise, the job market surged in January even as omicron cases spiked

Feb 04, 2022
U.S. employers added 467,000 jobs last month despite a surge of coronavirus infections. The unemployment rose to 4% from 3.9% in December.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
People shop in The Galleria mall in Houston during Black Friday on Nov. 26, 2021. The economy grew strongly last year but at an uneven pace because of the pandemic.

Believe it or not, the economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984

Jan 27, 2022
The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984, but growth was tempered by successive waves of the pandemic.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell listens during his renomination hearing with the Senate Banking Committee on Jan. 11. The Fed is planning to become more aggressive in fighting inflation.

Game time: The Fed unveils a tougher plan to fight stubbornly high inflation

Jan 26, 2022
The Federal Reserve is preparing to raise interest rates sooner and — perhaps — more aggressively after inflation reached the highest in nearly 40 years.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
An employee at a restaurant in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, puts up a sign on June 3, 2021, looking for workers with the promise of free food for new hires.

Employers added only 199,000 jobs in December even before omicron started to surge

Jan 07, 2022
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in December as the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, marking a second consecutive month of disappointing numbers.
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Law
A Gap store in Farmington Hills, Mich., was closed by COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020. Thousands of people were left without jobs and dependent on unemployment benefits; unfortunately, some people took advantage of the system.

Michigan paid up to $8.5 billion in fraudulent jobless claims during the pandemic

Dec 30, 2021
Other states have reported similar losses. Ohio reported it paid out more than $3.8 billion in fraudulent jobless aid. California has paid out at least $20 billion.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Restaurants, like this McDonald's in Miami Beach, Fla., have been big engines of job growth.

Hiring slowed sharply in November, even before omicron, with 210,000 jobs added

Dec 03, 2021
Hiring slowed sharply last month, even as the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. Data from the Labor Department suggest the economy was losing steam even before the appearance of a new COVID-19 variant.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A man fills out an application at a booth at the Employers Only Long Island Food, Beverage and Hospitality Job Fair on Oct. 19 in Melville, N.Y. Employers added 531,000 jobs in October, marking a recovery after two months of weaker job growth.

The labor market is back on track after 531,000 jobs were added in October

Nov 05, 2021
U.S. employers added 531,000 new jobs as the unemployment rate fell to 4.6%. Millions of would-be workers are still on the sidelines, though, leaving the pace of the recovery in doubt.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
The unemployment rate dipped to 4.8% in September, from 5.2% in August, although some of that decline resulted from people dropping out of the workforce.

August's jobs numbers were bad. September was even worse, but there's room for hope

Oct 08, 2021
The Labor Department says the U.S. added just 194,000 jobs last month, even lower than the lackluster showing in August. The unemployment rate fell to 4.8%.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A hiring sign gets displayed in a store window in New York City in August. Last month saw a sharp slowdown in hiring from previous months as the pandemic wears on and creates uncertainty.

U.S. Hiring Slows Sharply As Latest Coronavirus Surge Slams The Brakes On The Economy

Sep 03, 2021
Hiring slowed in August as a surge in new coronavirus infections weighed on the economic recovery. Employers added just 235,000 jobs last month, a sharp drop from June and July.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Restaurants in Miami and across the country are seeing surging demand from customers, but they are still struggling to recruit staff.

Restaurants Are Dangling Vacation And Matching 401(k), But Many Workers Aren't Biting

Aug 06, 2021
As the U.S. economy continues to rebound from the pandemic recession, lots of people are going back to work — but not as quickly as many employers would like. Employers added 943,00 jobs in June.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A "Help Wanted" sign is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles. After surviving the pandemic, small businesses across the country are struggling to find workers

Business Should Be Booming — If Only There Were Enough Workers For The Job

Jul 02, 2021
Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.
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Mutual Aid Efforts Fill Gaps Left By Government COVID Response

Jul 01, 2021

As COVID-related business closures and self-isolation measures went into effect, thousands of Nevadans lost jobs overnight.

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Law
A customer walks behind a sign at a Nordstrom in Coral Gables, Fla., store seeking employees in May.

A New Lawsuit Aims To Stop Indiana From Pulling Unemployment Benefits Early

Jun 16, 2021
Indiana is one of eight states that are scheduled to end expanded pandemic unemployment benefits this weekend.
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Hiring Picked Up Last Month, But The Economy Still Needs More Workers

Jun 04, 2021
U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs last month, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.8% from 6.1% in April. Employers say they could use even more workers as demand surges and pandemic fears recede.
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Newscast headlines

Nevada Unemployment Office Adopts ID.me Claims Verification

May 18, 2021

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada's state jobless office has signed on with an identity verification system that requires an additional step for new regular unemployment insurance applicants providing personal information online.

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The Coronavirus Crisis
A "We are hiring" sign is paired with a pandemic-themed sign in the window of a store in Miami. Restaurants and other in-person businesses are looking to hire more workers at a time when some are wary of returning to work or are busy with caregiving.

Spring Letdown: Hiring Slows In April, Raising New Challenges For Economy

May 07, 2021
U.S. employers added 266,000 jobs last month, far fewer than analysts had expected. The unemployment rate rose to 6.1%.
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May 6, 2021

May 06, 2021
Portraits of Pandemic Pivots | Building Minds ... and Bodies | Media Sommelier
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Las Vegas Job Market Struggles To Find Workers

May 18, 2021

(Editor's note: This story originally aired May 4, 2021)

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The Coronavirus Crisis
A closed sign is displayed in the window of a business in a nearly deserted lower Manhattan on April 17, 2020, in New York. Many small businesses benefited from a government emergency loan program during the pandemic, but its effectiveness is still in do

Did Emergency PPP Loans Work? Nearly $800 Billion Later, We Still Don't Know

Apr 27, 2021
The Paycheck Protection Program, which provided emergency loans to small businesses amid the pandemic, will wind down soon. Economists are divided on whether it saved enough jobs to justify its cost.

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