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LinkUp’s December Jobs Report Is Grim; Delaware and Maryland Show Strength

Surprising no one, LinkUp’s December jobs report, released this morning, shows further deterioration in the U.S. job market. In fact, the data was abysmal, with the total number of job listings from company web sites dropping from 929,000 in November to 777,000 in December, a decline of 16%. LinkUp aggregates and publishes only job listings [...]

LinkUp Data Shows Surprisingly Positive Jobs Picture In September

Flying in the face of the U.S. Department of Labor September jobs data which showed a loss of 159,000 non-farm jobs during the month, LinkUp’s job data for September presents a far more positive outlook on the U.S. employment numbers. In fact, 45 states in the U.S. showed an increase in new jobs between August [...]