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More Encouraging Jobs Data From LinkUp

The Department of Labor released its jobs report for August last Friday,  and despite the fact that 216,000 more jobs were lost and unemployment rose to 9.7% (a 26-year high), the monthly job losses were the smallest of any month this year. The fact that we’re celebrating what would normally be considered abysmal job losses [...]

LinkUp’s May Jobs Report Shows Signs Of Improvement

The Department of Labor report for May will be released this Friday, and if LinkUp’s data is any indication, the jobs market is showing clear signs of improving. Granted, the numbers are still quite bleak, but they are a far cry from the abysmal numbers LinkUp reported in April. In May, new job listings on [...]