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US applications for jobless benefits up modestly but remain at a healthy level
Weekly applications for jobless benefits are seen as a proxy for U.S. layoffs and have mostly settled in a historically ...
Q&A: Can Trump hold a census in the middle of a decade and exclude immigrants in the US illegally?
President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would ...
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects ...
Reed demands probe into Trump’s firing of official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
PROVIDENCE — US Senator Jack Reed is calling for a special investigation into President Trump’s abrupt firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a weaker-than-expected ...
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Report: 5 metros in region among top US cities for construction workers
Cape Coral-Fort Myers leads the nation when it comes to how much of its workforce is employed in construction.
Fed’s Bostic signals caution on rate cuts despite job market risks
Speaking to a Florida business group, Bostic maintained his view that a single quarter-point rate cut is likely all that will be appropriate in 2025. He emphasized that upcoming data on inflation and ...