The gain of 263,000 was shy of recent monthly totals but still robust. Stocks fell on fears of a harder, longer Fed campaign to fight inflation.
Tag: Unemployment
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The Job Market Has Been Like Musical Chairs. Will the Music Stop?
Many workers grew comfortable thinking they had plenty of options. Now “everybody’s feeling the whiplash,” and anxiety is rising.
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In New York City, Pandemic Job Losses Linger
Even as the country as a whole has recovered all of the jobs it lost during the pandemic, the city is still missing 176,000 — the slowest recovery of any major metropolitan area.
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U.S. Job Growth Slowed in August
The monthly employment report suggested that the Federal Reserve might be able to tame inflation without causing a recession.