CITY OF WASHINGTON (October 8, 2021)--U.S. employers unexpectedly hired at a slower pace in September than in August, with labor supply shortages and virus-related impacts still exerting considerable pressure on the economic recovery. The Labor Department released its September jobs report Friday morning. Here were the main metrics from the…

CITY OF WASHINGTON (September 23, 2021)-- In the week ending September 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 351,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 3,000 from 332,000 to335,000. The 4-week moving average was 335,750,…

CITY OF WASHINGTON (September 3, 2021)-----today the Biden's administration released its jobs report for the month of August.  The U.S. economy added back less jobs than predicted. The average hourly earnings, for the month of August was 0.6% vs. 0.3% expected and 0.4% in July.   The average hourly earnings, year-over-year…

CITY OF WASHINGTON (September 2, 2021)-- In the week ending August 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 340,000, a decrease of 14,000 from the previous week's revised level. This is the lowest level for initial claims since March 14, 2020 when it was 256,000. The previous…

CITY OF WASHINGTON (August 19, 2021) - The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America's job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to meet a surge in consumer demand.…

CITY OF WASHINGTON (August 6, 2021)--Black women are an integral part of the American labor force but have long faced a pay gap due to longstanding inequities in education and the labor market. In addition, they have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic. Black women workers are overrepresented in low-paying…

CITY OF WASHINGTON (August 6, 2021)--- There was a lot to like in the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest jobs report: Employment rose by 943,000, the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4% and hundreds of thousands of people rejoined the workforce in industries all across the economy. These are all major improvements from the heights of the…