On a year-over-year basis, wage growth amounted to a 3.2 percent increase, consistent with the past few months and around the highest levels of the recovery…
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Dow rallies 300 points at the open on monster U.S. jobs report, tech stocks jump
The U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs last month, much more than the expected 176,000…
U.S. job creation surged way more than expected in December – report
At the current pace of job growth, low unemployment will get even lower…
U.S. worker pay rate hits highest level since 2008
Compensation for workers rose to a nearly 10-year high in the second quarter as inflation pressures continued…
U.S. private sector job creation remains strong as employers add 263,000 private-sector jobs
Private-sector hiring this year remained strong as employers reported adding more workers to their payrolls in March than expected…
U.S. Consumer Comfort Index hits highest level in a decade
Americans’ confidence continued to mount last week as the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index…
U.S. private sector job creation booms in President Trump’s first full month as employers add 298,000 jobs
President Donald Trump’s first full month in office coincided with a breakneck pace of job growth…
US economy’s momentum slips; softer overseas demand for US products
The U.S. economy’s momentum is slipping…
John F. Kennedy, tax policy, and Apple Inc.
With fourth-quarter GDP growth estimated at less than 2%…
U.S. consumer sentiment drops in November to near two-year low; U.S. labor force participation rate falls to lowest since March 1978
U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly dipped in November to a near two-year low…
Anemic U.S. jobs report heightens concerns that lackluster economy stalling
Employers in the U.S. added fewer workers to payrolls than projected in September…
Apple’s iOS is the king of mobile ads as Android drops below BlackBerry on value for money
Apple continues to dominate the mobile ad market…
