Sentences with phrase «u.s. jobless rate»

The U.S. jobless rate dropped to 9.4 percent from 9.8 percent last month, but he noted the decline was partially due to a number of people leaving the workforce.

Though the U.S. jobless rate held steady at 9.7 % in February, the portion of workers who classify themselves as underemployed is inching up, according to a Gallup survey.

Even though the U.S. jobless rate isn't what we want it to be (still hovering just below 8 %), the economy at large is feeling comfortable enough for the U.S. Federal Reserve to announce that it will start rolling back its stimulus programs and will let the U.S. economy try to walk on its own.

The U.S. jobless rate was 4.1 percent, the lowest in 17 years.

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It can mask weakness in the market if there are large numbers of discouraged workers, as in the U.S. which now has a lower jobless rate than Canada despite a poor job creation record.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

Next week, U.S. Initial Jobless Claims will be closely watched as the economy has had some mixed signals on how robust the economy really is and how this might impact the Federal Reserve's decision to raise interest rates.

The state's jobless rate had been at 4.1 percent since November, mirroring the national figure until last month, when the U.S. rate held steady as Maryland's edged up.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported on Friday that the U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in June, leaving the jobless rate unchanged at 8.2 %, disappointing analysts and driving the stock market downward even though the data showed that all of the new jobs came from the private sector.

The state's jobless rate had been at 4.1 percent since November, mirroring the national figure until last month, when the U.S. rate held steady...

Houston's jobless rate fell nearly a full point during the year ended in November 2017, from 5.2 percent to 4.3 percent, still higher than the U.S. average.