4 Sep,2020 | Business, The Guardian
The pace of recovery in the US jobs market slowed again in August as the coronavirus’s impact on the economy appeared to be broadening.Employers added 1.4m new jobs and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.4% last month, dropping below 10% for the first time since the...
27 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
One million people filed for unemployment benefits last week in the US as the coronavirus pandemic continued to take a historic toll on the job market.It was the second week in a row that claims passed the million mark after briefly dipping below that figure in early...
11 Aug,2020 | Business, The Guardian
Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as nearly three quarters of a million people lose their jobs since March Payrolls declined again in July ONS: Worst quarter since the financial crisis Wages declined as bonuses cut back But unemployment rate...