January Layoffs Up 21% to 53,000... Source: ThinkstockIn a worrying start to the year, major companies laid off 52,988 workers in January, up 20.7% from December and up 18.7% from January a year ago. The data show a mixed trend. Long term, January 2019 numbers were better than for most Janu
U.S. job growth surges in December; unemployment rate rises... U.S. employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, which could help to allay a recent upsurge in fears about the economy's health that has roiled financial markets.' The unemployment rate increased to 3.9 percent from near a 49-year low of 3.7 percent in November
Dow falls 500 points as investors worry about the economy... The US stock market sank deeper into the red following sluggish economic reports on Monday and bad news from a couple of blue chip giants. The Dow fell 500 points, or 2.1%. The S&P 500 lost 2.1% and retreated to its lowest level of the year.
Retail Collapse: Here Are 2018's 57 Biggest Store Closings... Closed storefronts are typical in American cities across shopping malls that once flourished in commercial zones of suburbia are now empty and abandoned. As the retail apocalypse deepens, more than 3,800 stores are expected to close across the country this year. Department stores like Kmart,