Unemployment claims decreased by 5,000 week to week — first decrease in 4 months
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 29, 2022
New unemployment claims decreased by 5,000 to 256,000 for the week ending July 23. According to the Department of Labor, this was the first week-to-week decrease in four weeks. The number of claims for...
At 8.5%, the U.S. inflation reached its highest point in 40 years earlier this month while the unemployment rate At 8.5%, the U.S. inflation reached its highest point in 40 years earlier this month while...
Almost a third of nation’s workforce earns less than $15 an hour, research shows
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 25, 2022
New research from Boston-based Oxfam America indicates that 51.9 million workers, 31.9% of the nation’s workforce, earn less than $15 an hour.
Earnings calls wrap-up: Invesque, Capital Senior Living
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Nov 12, 2021
Companies focus on portfolio management among costs and labor availability pressures.