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Economy Adds 559,000 Jobs in May; Unemployment Drops to 5.8 Percent
Black teen unemployment hit a record low of 12.1 percent in May.
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PREVIEW: What to Look for in the May Jobs Report
In May, we should see the sort of strong job gains that many of us had expected in April.
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Overall CPI Up 0.8 Percent in April Driven by Post-Pandemic Bounce Back
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PREVIEW: What to Look for in the April Consumer Price Index
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Economy Adds Just 266,000 Jobs in April; Unemployment Edges Up to 6.1 Percent
Unemployment due to voluntary quits remains extraordinarily low.
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PREVIEW: What to Look for in the April Jobs Report
A jump in employment that could exceed 1 million is likely to be associated with a drop in the unemployment rate of 0.3 to 0.4 percentage points, putting the April unemployment rate in the 5.6 to 5.7 percent range.
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Big Jump In Energy Prices Pushes Overall CPI Up 0.6 Percent in March as Depressed Prices Bounce Back
Nothing in this report should raise fears of inflation problems. We see some bounce back in prices depressed by pandemic, nothing more.
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PREVIEW: What to Look for in the March Consumer Price Index
In March, we should be seeing more of the bounce back in prices that fell sharply during the pandemic.
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Economy Adds 916,000 Jobs in March; Unemployment Falls to 6.0 Percent
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PREVIEW: What to Look for in the March Jobs Report
We should be seeing strong job gains in March and possibly some drop in the unemployment rate.
