Sentences with phrase «while jobless rate»

And while the jobless rate ticked lower from 4.2 % to 4.1 %, that was largely due to the labor force participation rate deteriorating from 63.1 % to 62.7 %.

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The jobless rate, though much lower than it was, remains a dispiriting 7.4 %, while that for those under age 24 is a staggering 16 %.

For the past six months, the jobless rate has held at 4.1 % while payrolls are up an average of 211,000 per month, on net.

And now there's a new challenge: Canada's inflation is rising at the fastest pace in seven years, while at the same time, the jobless rate is at the lowest in four decades and the expansion is running up against capacity.

While the nation's unemployment rate climbed to an alarming 9.5 percent this month, it still pales in comparison to Camden, N.J.'s most recent jobless rate of 18 percent.

Newer loans are benefiting from rising property prices, tighter underwriting requirements and the lowest jobless rate in seven years, while mortgages originated before the real estate bust are still moving through foreclosure.

While good for employees, such low jobless rates present challenges to employers who must staff their businesses.