Unemployment

The U.S. set another new record for the total number of government jobs in February, even as overall unemployment ticks up, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The government added 52,000 positions in February,…

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The U.S. added 150,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in October as the unemployment rate ticked up to 3.9%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Economists had anticipated that the country would add 180,000 jobs in…

by Will Kessler   The U.S. added 187,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in August as the unemployment rate shot up to 3.8%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. Economists had anticipated the country would add…

by Tom Gantert   The U.S. economy added 517,000 jobs in January as the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%, the lowest since May 1969. By comparison, there were 260,000 jobs added in December 2022 and the 517,000 was the largest…

by Tom Gantert   A U.S. government report released Monday estimates that there could have been more than $60 billion in unemployment insurance fraud during the pandemic. The report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office says that…

Ohio lawmakers gave final approval Thursday, on a Republican-backed bill that aims to cut down on unemployment fraud by revising and updating the state’s unemployment compensation system. Senate Bill (SB) 302, sponsored by State…

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio’s unemployment rate, job numbers and labor force are changing slowly, but doing so in a positive way, new data reported Friday showed.Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.1% in March 2022, down from 4.2% in February,…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s unemployment system has seen increased activity by criminals attempting to access residents’ online accounts using their stolen personal information, according to a spokesman.The Ohio Department of Job and Family…

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.2 % in February from 4.3% in January as non-farm employment increased by 6,700 jobs, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday.The national unemployment rate was…