Tag: Employment figures

Biden says jobs report bolsters case for government spending

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President Joe Biden portrayed the May jobs report as a jumping off point for more spending on infrastructure and education to keep growth going...

UN says pandemic created an `unparalleled’ employment crisis

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UNITED NATIONS — The COVID-19 pandemic has created an “unparalleled” global labor market crisis that will affect the employment market for years, the International...

Brazil’s economy grows more than expected in first quarter

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RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil's economy grew more than expected in the first quarter of 2021, continuing its rebound from pandemic recession as many...

Mississippi reckons with ending pay boost for the unemployed

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JACKSON, Miss. — Katrina Folks says she has tried everything she can think of to find work since losing her job in September because...

States tap federal aid to shore up empty unemployment funds

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Businesses could be spared billions of dollars of higher taxes in coming years — potentially freeing up money to spend on employees or invest...

Withdrawal of pandemic welfare fuels poverty in Brazil

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SAO PAULO — The pandemic shantytown sprang up virtually overnight when people began using scavenged wooden boards to build shacks on a plot of...

Biden betting on wage growth, while GOP warns of inflation

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WASHINGTON — The Biden administration recently gave a bit of simple advice to businesses that are unable to find workers: Offer them more money. ...

UK jobs market improving as lockdown measures are eased

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LONDON — Further evidence emerged Tuesday to show that the British economy is recovering strongly, with the number of people on payroll increasing as...

Changed by pandemic, many workers won’t return to old jobs

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There’s a wild card in the push to return to post-pandemic life: Many workers don’t want to go back to the jobs they once...

AP FACT CHECK: Hyperbole from Biden, GOP on state of economy

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and House Republicans alike are revising history when asserting that the new administration set records in U.S. job creation...