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U.S. Unemployment Claims Fell Sharply Last Week -- 3rd Update 02/25/2021 | 02:28pm EDT Send by mail : Message : By Eric Morath The jobs market appears to be returning to growth, with new applications for unemployment benefits falling to the lowest level since November amid other signs hiring is picking up. Initial weekly unemployment claims decreased by 111,000 to a seasonally adjusted 730,000 last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was also the biggest drop in new applications for regular state programs since last summer. The latest figures came as storms disrupte...

Yves here. Hubert continues his deep dive into why and how airlines are fighting the operational changes needed to get them on a sounder footing. And par for the course, airplanes are now falling apart in the sky! Well just some United and JAL Boeing 777s, but still….they symbolism is arresting. By Hubert Horan, who has 40 years of experience in the management and regulation of transportation companies (primarily airlines). Horan currently has no financial links with any airlines or other industry participants Readers who would like a comprehensive overview of the aviation issues discussed ...

U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls Up 49K in January -- 4th Update 02/05/2021 | 03:41pm EDT Send by mail : Message : By Sarah Chaney Cambon U.S. employers resumed hiring in January, putting the labor market back into growth mode, but the weak pace of job gains suggested a long road remains for the recovery. The U.S. economy added 49,000 jobs last month. The small January gain came after payrolls fell steeply in December, the first decline since the coronavirus pandemic triggered business shutdowns last spring. The unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in January from 6.7% a month earlier, in part ref...

Provided by Dow Jones By Eric Morath Hiring of temporary workers accelerated last month, and without those gains U.S. employers would have shed payrolls for the second straight month in January. Employment in temporary-help services rose by 80,900 in January from the prior month, a larger gain than the overall net increase in payrolls of 49,000, the Labor Department said Friday. That sends a mixed signal about the labor market. "Using temporary labor is an indication that businesses are seeing more demand, but they're not confident about how long that dema...

Provided by Dow Jones By Sarah Chaney Cambon U.S. employers resumed hiring in January, putting the labor market back into growth mode, but the weak pace of job gains suggested a long road remains for the recovery. The U.S. economy added 49,000 jobs last month. The small January gain came after payrolls fell steeply in December, the first decline since the coronavirus pandemic triggered business shutdowns last spring. The unemployment rate fell to 6.3% in January from 6.7% a month earlier, in part reflecting fewer people searching for jobs. "The recovery is...