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ADP Research will now be releasing data on a weekly basis, in addition to its monthly report, to provide high-frequency insights into the labor market.
October 28 -
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics issued an unexpectedly robust jobs report, but it may be the last one for a while.
May 2 -
Employment rose by a stronger than expected 228,000 jobs in March, although unemployment inched up to 4.2%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
April 4 -
Employers added 143,000 jobs last month, including 600 in accounting, tax preparation and payroll services, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
February 7 -
The unemployment rate increased two-tenths of a point to 3.9% and the BLS revised downward the job numbers for December and January, indicating some softening in the labor market.
March 8 -
The unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a point to 3.9% as hiring slowed.
November 3 -
The unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%.
May 5 -
A recent study examined a variety of surveys on remote work adoption and found many had statistical issues that could have distorted the results.
May 2 -
The unemployment rate ticked downward by two-tenths of a point to 3.5%, but employment in accounting and bookkeeping services fell slightly.
January 6 -
The consumer price index was up 7.7% from a year earlier, the smallest annual advance since the start of the year and down from 8.2% in September.
November 10 -
The unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a point to 3.5%, a level not seen since before the pandemic.
August 5 -
The unemployment rate declined, but the jobs report fell far short of economist expectations.
September 3 -
The unemployment rate declined 0.3 percentage point to 5.8%, as the economy slowly recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 4 -
Despite the additions, the unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.1 percent.
May 7 -
The unemployment rate declined in January to 6.3 percent as employers added some jobs in the midst of the pandemic.
February 5 -
The unemployment rate declined to 7.9 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
October 2 -
The jobs report showed signs of economic recovery despite the COVID-19 pandemic, although the number of accounting and bookkeeping jobs declined.
September 4 -
The economy showed signs of recovery despite the spread of the coronavirus across many parts of the country.
August 7 -
The American Institute of CPAs reported Thursday that its Personal Financial Satisfaction Index declined 55 percent in the second quarter of the year, a level not seen since 2015, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to ravage consumer finances.
July 23 -
The unemployment rate fell to 11.1 percent, as employees returned to work despite the ongoing spread of COVID-19.
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