Foreign-Born Women See Surge in Unemployment
The unemployment rate for foreign-born women rose from 3.9 percent to 5.0 percent between December 2023 and 2024, according to new data.
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Projected US Interest Rates in 5 Years: Optimism for Future Cuts After Accelerating Inflation
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points in its final meeting of the year. The Fed aims to bring inflation ...
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‘America’s Serengeti’: oil, gas, and the fight for Native inclusion in Alaska’s arctic refuge
The Biden Administration will open Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas leases this January. Alaskan ...
US weekly jobless claims hit 11-month low as hiring slowdown lingers
Weekly jobless claims in the United States have fallen to an 11-month low, signaling a resilient labor market even as hiring ...
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Egg prices rise again in November as bird flu causes havoc in industry
The spread of bird flu among poultry flocks in the United States is causing egg prices ... according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's up from $3.37 in October and $2.50 at the ...
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Inflation was the cause, not the result, of the ‘hot’ labor market, research shows
Moreover, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that year-over-year real average hourly earnings growth dropped for 25 consecutive months. Average hourly pay has outpaced inflation since ...
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US Labor Department reports 5,283 work-related deaths in 2023 as Trump prepares to slash safety oversight
According to the US Department of Labor news release last week, the two sectors with the most worker deaths were transportation and warehousing, with 930 fatalities, and construction, with 1,075 ...
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Census Bureau releases its 2024 population estimates for the United States and all 50 states
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground ... a demographer in the Census Bureau’s Population Division. “What stands out is the diminishing role of natural ...
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SWANA Statement on the US Department of Labor’s BLS 2023 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
The United States Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its 2023 National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries. The results showed that “refuse and recyclable materials ...
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US Department of Defense report stresses China's aerial technology development
(CGTN) The US Department of Defense (DoD) released its annual China Military Power Report to Congress about Chinese military power on 18 December, including a warning about China's aerial ...
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U.S. Department of Labor Releases 2023 Data on Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
The U.S. Department of Labor has released detailed 2023 data on more than 890,000 workplace injuries and illnesses across over 91,000 establishments. The data—collected through the OSHA Injury ...
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Donald Trump threatened to smackdown the education department
During his campaign Donald Trump promised to abolish the education department. After his re-election he announced some cabinet picks who were reassuringly well-qualified for their jobs and some ...