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An employee scans incoming items at a receiving station at the Amazon OXR1 fulfillment center in Oxnard, Calif., on Aug. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

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US adds a robust 254,000 jobs and unemployment dips to 4.1% in sign of still-sturdy labor market
By PAUL WISEMAN - AP Economics Writer
Thu,10/03/24-6:31PM , 94 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a surprisingly strong 254,000 jobs in September, easing concerns about a weakening labor market and suggesting that the pace of hiring is still solid enough to support a growing economy.
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The president could invoke a 1947 law to try to suspend the dockworkers' strike. Here's how
By PAUL WISEMAN - AP Business Writer
Wed,10/02/24-11:31AM , 109 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some manufacturers and retailers are urging President Joe Biden to invoke a 1947 law as a way to suspend a strike by 45,000 dockworkers that has shut down 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas.
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A person waits in a line for a prospective employer at a job fair, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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You aren't likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one
By PAUL WISEMAN - AP Economics Writer
Wed,09/04/24-4:08PM , 58 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a software engineer fairly soon. His previous job search, in 2019, had been a breeze.

“Back then," he said, “I had tons of recruiters reaching out to me — to the point where I had to turn them down.”
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A person waits in a line for a prospective employer at a job fair, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

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You aren't likely to lose a job in the US but may find it harder to land one
By PAUL WISEMAN - AP Economics Writer
Wed,09/04/24-4:07PM , 68 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Laid off by the music streaming service Spotify last year, Joovay Arias figured he’d land another job as a software engineer fairly soon. His previous job search, in 2019, had been a breeze.

“Back then," he said, “I had tons of recruiters reaching out to me — to the point where I had to turn them down.”
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