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US Adds 390,000 Jobs In May: 'Little Solace In These Numbers'

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 1% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from May.

Benzinga · Jun 3, 2022

US companies add fewest jobs of pandemic recovery, ADP data show

U.S. companies in May added the fewest jobs since the pandemic recovery began, a private report showed, suggesting employers struggled to recruit and retain workers in the month despite a near-record level of job openings.

Tribune News Service · Jun 2, 2022

A human-trafficking case exposed farmworker abuses. The government is promising change

In response to a letter from Sen. Jon Ossoff, Homeland Security said it plans to begin the process to create new rules to increase protections for farmworkers.

WEKU · May 27, 2022

US inflation slows from 40-year high

Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from 12 months earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 11, 2022

How low-income people pay the steepest price when inflation hits

The annual inflation rate likely eased somewhat in April, but not enough to meaningfully reduce the burden on lower-income Americans.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

Inflation may be easing — but low-income people are still paying the steepest prices

The annual inflation rate eased somewhat in April, but not enough to meaningfully reduce the burden on lower-income Americans.

WEKU · May 11, 2022

Markets Close Turbulent Week On A Down Note

The S&P 500 traded lower in a roller coaster week on Wall Street as investors digested another Federal Reserve interest rate hike and a mixed batch of earnings reports.

Benzinga · May 6, 2022

US Adds 428,000 Jobs In April: 'Growth With Less Wage Pressure'

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) traded lower by 0.5% Friday morning after the Labor Department reported strong U.S. jobs market numbers from April.

Benzinga · May 6, 2022

US hiring was likely strong again in April despite inflation

For the past year, America’s job market has run like a well-engineered machine, adding an impressive average of 540,000 workers a month despite a punishing inflation rate, Russia’s ruinous war against Ukraine, a still-risky pandemic, jittery financial markets and the prospect of much higher borrowing costs

The Independent UK · May 6, 2022

More Americans apply for jobless aid last week

More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week but the total number of people collecting jobless aid is at its lowest level in more than 50 years

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022