US has half a million fewer jobs than believed after big government revision

Turns out hiring wasn’t quite as strong in 2018 and early 2019 as the government initially reported — by about a half-million jobs. The U.S. economy had about 501,000 fewer jobs as of March 2019.....»»

Turns out hiring wasn’t quite as strong in 2018 and early 2019 as the government initially reported — by about a half-million jobs. The U.S. economy had about 501,000 fewer jobs as of March 2019.....»»

Turns out hiring wasn’t quite as strong in 2018 and early 2019 as the government initially reported — by about a half-million jobs. The U.S. economy had about 501,000 fewer jobs as of March 2019.....»»

Apple sold fewer than half a million smartphones in China in February, government data showed on Monday, as the coronavirus outbreak halved demand for all such devices......»»

The U.S. economy created about a half-million fewer jobs in 2019 and 2018 than it first appeared, but it doesn’t mean the labor market isn’t strong. It is......»»

The diplomatic expulsions mean fewer jobs can be taken by Russian intelligence officers working undercover. Russia's President Putin has made the government of Czechia unhappy. Reuters Russia is outraged at Czechia's expuls.....»»

There were about 9.5 million fewer jobs last month than in February 2020, and the unemployment r.....»»

With 85,000 fewer jobs and unemployment at 6.1%, the 10-county Pittsburgh region remains in the grips of the pandemic, but still attracted some $500 million in investment last year......»»

The U.S. has three million fewer jobs than it did when Trump took office. Economists blame both the pandemic and the president's ineffective response to it......»»

We still don’t know how many Americans are getting unemployment benefits after losing their jobs in the coronavirus crisis, but it’s probably fewer than two-thirds of the nearly 37 million who have applied......»»

Updated guidance from the U.S. government suggests that about half of the PPP loans given to public companies don’t need to be returned......»»

The U.S. economy shed 20.5 million jobs in April, and the unemployment rate rose to 14.7%, a government report Friday showed......»»

Treasury yields rose after the release of the official jobs report. The U.S. economy shed a record 20.5 million jobs in April, but fewer than.....»»

The U.S. economy is expected to have shed 22 million jobs in April, tripling the nationwide unemployment rate to 16%, when new government data is published Friday morning......»»

Getty Images / Xinhua News Agency US stocks traded mixed on Wednesday amid continued efforts by the US government to reopen the economy. Investors looked past a dismal report from ADP showing that US companies lost 20.2 million jobs in April. .....»»

Applications to the government's mortgage bailout program have been swelling at a rate of about half a million a week......»»

Some 3.8 million workers who just lost their jobs applied last week for unemployment benefits, bringing a record number of layoffs during the coronavirus crisis to about 30 million in a month and a half......»»

Some 3.8 million workers who just lost their jobs applied last week for unemployment benefits, bringing a record number of layoffs during the coronavirus crisis to about 30 million in a month and a half......»»

Associated Press Around half of all US workers can earn more money collecting unemployment instead of their current jobs. The federal government ramped up unemployment benefits by $600 a week .....»»

Hawaiian Airlines parent Hawaiian Holdings Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it received on April 22 the first installment of the Payroll Support Program under the CARES Act of $146 million. That is half of the expected total of $2.....»»