jobless
Example Sentences
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“America is experiencing a jobless boom with strong growth and anemic hiring,” said Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union.
From Barron's
U.S. jobless claims rose more than expected last week, but still showed no major red flags in the labor market.
“The modest rise in New Zealand’s jobless rate masks the fact that underlying labor market conditions have started to improve,” said Abhijit Surya, economist at Capital Economics.
He focuses on money and price signals more than the jobless rate.
Rising jobless claims are one of the earliest warning signs of a weakening economy, but they’ve been very low for years and show no upward trend.
From MarketWatch
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