The U.S. economy added 428,000 jobs in April, topping the market forecast of 391,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.6 percent. Average hourly earnings rose at an annualized rate of 5.5 percent. On a month-over-month basis, average hourly earnings edged up 0.3 percent, or 10 cents,…
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Unemployment Rate Hits New Pandemic Low; Sen. Warren Wants a Fed Digital Currency | NTD Business
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From Riches to Rustbelt: A Microcosm of the 2022 Midterms
February 9, 2022
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Ohio’s Lorain County, located along Lake Erie 30 miles west of Cleveland, is a textbook example of a region that has gone from riches to rustbelt. Because of the protracted deterioration of major manufacturing, a loss of jobs, and empty downtown storefronts, many consider it ground zero for the direction that the region—and maybe the…
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