National small business job growth continued to increase in January as did earnings for workers, according to the Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch. The January data shows the Small Business Jobs Index, which measures the year-over-year rate of ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers stepped up hiring in 30 states in January, led by big gains in Florida, Texas and North Carolina, while 20 states shed jobs. THE NUMBERS: The unemployment rate fell in 28 states, rose in 8 and ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring roared back in October after two weak months, with employers adding a robust 271,000 jobs and likely setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month. The unemployment rate dipped to a fresh ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of available jobs jumped sharply in July to the highest level in 15 years, evidence that confident employers sought to step up hiring to meet greater demand for their goods and services. Job openings soared ...

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Construction employment in North Carolina increased 8.8 percent in May compared with a year ago, the fourth-largest percentage leap in the country, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. Construction firms in in the state put 15,600 more people ...

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WASHINGTON  — A burst of U.S. hiring in November — the most in nearly three years — added 321,000 jobs and provided the latest evidence that the United States is outperforming other economies throughout the developed world. In addition, the ...

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Construction employment in August remained level, as it has for the last several months, but a report by the Associated General Contractors of America shows that the construction unemployment rate also fell last month.

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