The theme for the start of 2021: cautious optimism.
As we turn the page on an unprecedented year, experts are looking to key indicators — including gross domestic product and the national unemployment rate — to make predictions of how quickly the labor market will continue to rebound from the impacts of the...
dani villalobos2021 Q1 Accounting and Finance Employment Report
In a year like no other, this economic trend continuing into Q4 is a welcome one: steady growth. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an added 661,000 jobs in September, with unemployment dropping to 7.9%.
"These improvements in the labor market reflect continued resumption of economic activity that had been...
dani villalobos2020 Q4 Accounting and Finance Employment Report
Twenty-twenty has proven itself to be a historic year in many ways — and June's jobs report was no different. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers added a record 4.8 million jobs last month as the national unemployment rate continued its steady decline to 11.1% from April's 14.7%.
This is the...
dani villalobos2020 Q3 Accounting and Finance Employment Report
Within the last several weeks, stay-at-home measures have shut down normal life in California and much of the United States. Most reports indicate a dramatic increase in layoffs that is both historic in size and speed. The pandemic has impacted nearly every facet of life as we know it — from the way we grocery shop to...
dani villalobos2020 Q2 Accounting and Finance Employment Report
May's lackluster 72,000 added jobs indicated what many had feared — the economic slowdown is here. But if June's encouraging bounce-back showed anything, we've staved off that reality for a bit longer.
The Labor Department reported 224,000 jobs were created last month and helped to close Q2 on a strong note. The...
dani villalobosQ3 Accounting and Finance Employment Report
Q1 ended on a high note — painting the picture of a healthy job market as March came to a close. February's disappointing 20,000 jobs even edged upward to a revised 33,000, while the Labor Department reported an impressive gain of 196,000 jobs last month.
These figures surpass most economists' expectations as the...
dani villalobosQ2 Accounting and Finance Employment Report