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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
November 2, 2012
Just four days before the presidential election, the BLS October jobs report showed unemployment notched up to 7.9% as employers added 171,000 jobs.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
April 6, 2012
With the U.S. stock market closed for the Easter and Passover holidays, reaction to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ jobs report was lackluster.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
February 3, 2012
Unemployment is now at its lowest point since President Obama’s first full month in office, and Friday’s report is sure to win attention for Obama in his presidential bid for re-election in 2012.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
December 2, 2011
The unemployment rate dropped partly because of the large number of discouraged job seekers who have left the workforce.
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By Joyce Hanson, AdvisorOne |
November 4, 2011
An encouraging U.S. jobs report was not enough to give the markets a lift on Friday as worries about Greece’s debt crisis continued to weigh on sentiment.