US job growth strengthens in February, unemployment rises to 4.1% | The Express Tribune

US job growth strengthens in February, unemployment rises to 4.1% | The Express Tribune

Listen to article US job growth picked up in February and the unemployment rate edged up to 4.1%, but growing uncertainty over trade policy and deep federal government spending cuts could erode the labor market’s resilience in the months ahead. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 151,000 jobs last month after rising by a downwardly revised 125,000 in January, the…

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Half of graduates still unemployed six months after university had job offers: Gan Siow Huang

Half of graduates still unemployed six months after university had job offers: Gan Siow Huang

SINGAPORE: Half of the respondents in a university graduate employment poll who were unemployed six months after graduation had received job offers, Minister of State for Education Gan Siow Huang said on Friday (Mar 7).  In this group, two-thirds were going to start work “in due course”, while the remaining one-third rejected the offers for various…

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UnitedHealthcare is offering buyouts to employees in benefits unit, could pursue layoffs, sources say

UnitedHealthcare is offering buyouts to employees in benefits unit, could pursue layoffs, sources say

A general view outside the United Healthcare corporate headquarters on December 4, 2024 in Minnetonka, Minnesota.  Stephen Maturen | Getty Images UnitedHealthcare is offering certain employees in its benefits operations unit the option to accept buyouts if they quit by March 3, following a tumultuous year for the insurance giant, CNBC has learned. Those who…

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