Newsom vetoes bill that would've allowed striking workers to receive unemployment benefits
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, vetoed a bill Saturday that would have allowed workers who left their jobs to strike amid labor negotiations to receive unemployment benefits. The legislation was introduced during a five-month-long Hollywood writers strike that set back the entertainment…#gavinnewsom #democrat #hollywood #newsom #studiosapproved #uitrustfund #ui #anthonyportantino (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Puts on the unemployment rate ?
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China's lottery ticket sales soar amid weak economy, job prospects
China's lottery ticket sales in August soared to their highest for any month so far this year, amid public concern about the economy following months of mostly gloomy data including youth unemployment. Nationwide lottery ticket sales jumped 53.6% in August from a year earlier to 52.96 billion yuan…#nationwide #xinhuanewsagency #weibo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
One Casualty of a Shutdown: Government Data
A federal government shutdown would cut off access to key data on unemployment, inflation and spending just as policymakers are trying to guide the economy to a “soft landing” and avoid a recession. Federal statistical agencies, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau and the…#censusbureau #commercedepartment #federalreserve #davidwilcox #bloombergeconomics #universityofmichigan #barackobama #benharris #treasurydepartment #ericagroshen (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why is unemployment in these states at record lows?
The nation’s job market isn’t showing much sign of cooling down. New applications for unemployment insurance, for example, ticked up ever so slightly this week to 204,000. Three very different places — Louisiana, Maryland and North Dakota — have demonstrated particular strength in demand for…#maryland #northdakota #joegonzales #roberthalf #eliallen #civicworks #nt #lindolfocarballo #casa #fargo (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Slightly fewer number of Americans apply for jobless benefits as layoffs remain rare
U.S. applications for unemployment benefits inched up modestly this week after reaching their lowest level in eight months the previous week, as the labor market continues to defy the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes meant to cool it. Filings for jobless claims rose by 2,000 to 204,000 for…#federalreserve #filings #labordepartment (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jobless claims stay extremely low at 204,000. No sign of rising U.S. unemployment
The numbers: The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week to 204,000, but layoffs remained extremely low and there was no sign of rising unemployment. New jobless claims edged up from a revised 202,000 in the prior week, the government said. Claims show a…#robertfrick (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fed's Goolsbee sees risk of'error in view that low inflation needs high unemployment
The U.S. Federal Reserve may be on the cusp of "something rare" by lowering inflation without a major blow to jobs and growth, and must be "extra careful" about relying too much on the history of past inflation fights in plotting further policy moves, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said on…#usfederalreserve #chicagofed #austangoolsbee (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Malawi: Unemployed Nurses, Midwives Demand Permanent Employment, Give Malawi Government 14 Days to Effect Mass Recruitment
[Nyasa Times] Concerned unemployed nurses and midwives have given the Malawi Government up to 5th October 2023 to offer them permanent employment or face nationwide protests. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 26, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Economy, Business and Finance Health and Medicine Labour Malawi Southern Africa Source Type: news
Access to paved roads, gender, and youth unemployment in rural areas: evidence from sub-Saharan Africa - Nga Ndjobo PM, Abessolo YA.
The poor development of road infrastructure is one of the main obstacles to economic activity and therefore to employment in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Using cross-sectional data from 31 SSA countries, this study examines, from a gender persp... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Defeating inflation without higher unemployment is still unlikely
A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. US inflation is now much slower than last summer’s red-hot pace, but it’s not guaranteed…#cnnbusinessbefore #bell #federalreserves #jeromepowell #quincykrosby #lplfinancial #mattegan #neilbradley #costco #conferenceboard (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Canada adds unexpected 40,000 jobs in August
Employers hired more workers than expected in August, but the unemployment rate held steady due to a population increase of 103,000, so the surprise gain likely won’t bring policymakers off the sidelines when it comes to interest rates, economists say. We apologize, but this video has failed to…#statisticscanada #desjardins #roycemendes #bankofcanada #bankofmontreal #douglasporter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Americans Think This Much Money Will Make Them Happy, But Will It Really?
By many accounts, the American economy is doing pretty well. The stock market is at an all-time high and unemployment sits at just 3.9%, both numbers that are especially impressive given that we are approaching the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic which has caused massive interruptions to…#empowerretirement #personalcapital #empower #edmundfmurphyiii #craigbirk #censusbureau (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How state unemployment benefits impact the UAW strike
The United Auto Workers union's unprecedented strike strategy is raising pressing questions about who is eligible for state unemployment benefits. Why it matters: The answers could determine how long the UAW and other laid-off workers can endure a protracted strike, which looks increasingly…#unitedautoworkers #uaw #shawnfain #stellantis #detroit #michaelduff #saintlouisuniversity #ford #michigan #missouri (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China ’s Youth Is Burned Out or Jobless and Living at Home. How It Got There
Sky-high youth unemployment has driven many to give up looking for traditional jobs and simply ‘work at home' for their family. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - September 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
