WASHINGTON (AP) — The weakest month of hiring in three years ended 2013 on a sluggish note and raised questions about whether the U.S. job market can sustain its recent strong gains. Employers added a scant 74,000 jobs in December after averaging 214,000 in the previous four months. Economists cautioned that cold weather likely played […]
Ladies and gentleman have you ever been at work and one of your co-workers happens to say the wrong thing at the wrong time? Well…
Ladies and gentleman have you ever been at work and one of your co-workers happens to say the wrong thing at the wrong time? Well ” The D.L. Hughley Show” understands your pain, listen to the audio below as D.L. and the crew break down the top ten things you never want to say to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1. Still, hiring last month was enough to lower the unemployment rate. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the rate fell to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 169,000 jobs in August and many fewer in July than previously thought. Hiring has slowed from the start of the year and could complicate the Federal Reserve’s decision this month on whether to reduce its bond purchases — and, if so, by how much. The Labor Department said Friday […]
Mellody Hobson talks about money and the economy on today’s “Money Mondays” segment. Today, I want to talk about jobs. Specifically, what do you think is the highest paying, most meaningful job in the country? Payscale.com is a website that allows people to see what they’re worth and what they should be paying employees. Payscale […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in July, a modest increase and the fewest since March. The gain was still enough to help lower the unemployment rate to a 4½-year low of 7.4 percent, a hopeful sign in an otherwise lackluster report. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment declined from 7.6 percent […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama, seeking to break Washington’s fiscal stalemate, is proposing cutting corporate tax rates in exchange for more spending on jobs programs. But his offer was immediately panned by congressional Republicans, casting doubts about its prospects. The White House painted the new offer as a way for Washington to create jobs […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. The report Friday from the Labor Department was a reassuring sign that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate dipped to 7.6 percent, the lowest in […]
Roland Martin talks with Yolanda Spivey about her struggles to get a job and what she did to prove that her resume wasn’t the problem. Spivey explains how pretending to be a white woman named Bianca White landed her countless interviews while she struggled to get a call back with the same resume as a […]
How’s the job market looking these days? It’s been better and it’s been worse. Unemployment is holding at about 7.8 percent. Employment growth is stuck at a slower pace than in any recovery in the past half-century. And although job growth looks like it may be on the upswing, studies find that we don’t just […]
