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13.09.26 - 14:57
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Long-Term US Unemployment Rate Creeps Up To 27% Despite Blockbuster August Hiring (ZeroHedge)
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Long-Term US Unemployment Rate Creeps Up To 27% Despite Blockbuster August Hiring
Despite the recent blockbuster August jobs report, the anemic pace of hiring in prior months has been exacerbating challenges for long-term unemployed Americans, new research from the Richmond Federal Reserve finds.
The long-term unemployment rate - those who are out of work for 27 weeks or longer as a share of the total unemployed - has been steadily climbing since early 2023.
Of all unemployed Americans in August, more than one-quarter (27 percent), or 1.93 million, had been out of work for a prolonged period, according to last month's Bureau of Labor Statistics report.
This is up from 25.5 percent, or 1.77 million, in July.
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh gave the labor market glowing marks during his keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium last month.
With an unemployment rate hovering around 4 percent over the past couple of years, job conditions would suggest that the Fed has achieved i...
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10.09.26 - 14:49
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USA: Erstanträge auf Arbeitslosenhilfe gehen etwas zurück (DPA-AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - In den USA sind die Erstanträge auf Arbeitslosenhilfe etwas gesunken. In der vergangenen Woche ging die Zahl um 1.000 auf 206.000 Hilfsanträge zurück, wie das US-Arbeitsministerium am Donnerstag in Washington mitteilte. Der Wert ......
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10.09.26 - 14:45
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US unemployment claims dip to 206,000 as layoffs continue to remain rare (The Hill)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Slightly fewer Americans filed for unemployment claims last week as jobless claims remain at historically low levels and layoffs are still relatively rare. Filings for benefits dipped to 206,000 last week from a revised 207,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week......
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07.09.26 - 12:42
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US-Arbeitsmarkt: Mögliche Zinserhöhung wegen überragender Zahlen (Anleihencheck)
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London (www.anleihencheck.de) - Ein überaus positiver Arbeitsmarktbericht für August führt Smith vor Augen, dass diese Arbeitsmarktstatistik mittlerweile sehr volatil ist, so Bradford Smith, Portfoliomanager bei Janus Henderson Investors.
Gleichzeitig steige dadurch die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Zinserhöhung im September leicht an. [mehr]...
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04.09.26 - 18:06
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US added 162,000 jobs in August, with unemployment rate holding steady (The Guardian)
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Number of new jobs being added has been fluctuating, with private companies adding 38,000 jobs in AugustThe US economy added 162,000 jobs in August, an uptick after a sluggish summer for the labor market.The unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%, still down from its most recent peak of 4.5% last November, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Despite the relative stability of the unemployment rate, the number of new jobs added to the economy has been fluctuating, going from 214,000 in March down to a 21,000 gain in July and then back up in August. Continue reading......
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04.09.26 - 14:51
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USA: Beschäftigung steigt deutlich stärker als erwartet (DPA-AFX)
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WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - Die Beschäftigtenzahl in den USA ist im August deutlich stärker als erwartet gestiegen. Außerhalb der Landwirtschaft stieg sie um 162.000, wie das Arbeitsministerium am Freitag in Washington mitteilte. Volkswirte hatten im Schnitt ......
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