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Hurricane Harvey spikes U.S. jobless aid applications to 298K

June 2, 2018 at 2:49 p.m.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits soared last week by the most in nearly five years, driven by Hurricane Harvey's impact on Texas and Louisiana. THE NUMBERS: Weekly...

This Tuesday, May 16, 2017, photo shows new town homes under construction in Woodstock, Ga. The Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index for May is released, Tuesday, July 25, 2017.

U.S. home prices reach record high for 6th straight month, but Chicago lags

June 3, 2018 at 4:38 a.m.

U.S. home prices reached a new high in May for the sixth straight month, but the Chicago area reported the smallest increase in home prices of any metro area measured...

U.S. home prices reach record high for 6th straight month

June 3, 2018 at 4:40 a.m.

U.S. home prices reached a new high in May for the sixth straight month, raising fears of another housing bubble roughly a decade after a previous one burst. The Standard...

ADP's monthly jobs survey found employers added a modest 158,000 jobs in June, a sign that hiring has decelerated but remains healthy enough to lower the unemployment rate over time.

Survey: US companies add a modest 158,000 jobs in June

June 3, 2018 at 10:20 a.m.

U.S. businesses added a modest 158,000 jobs in June, a survey found — a sign that hiring has decelerated but remains healthy enough to lower the unemployment rate over time....

Applications for U.S. jobless aid tick up to still-low 241,000

June 3, 2018 at 1:46 p.m.

Slightly more people sought US unemployment benefits last week, but the number of applications remained at a historically low level that suggests the job market is healthy. THE NUMBERS: The...

U.S. employers add 211,000 jobs in April, as unemployment rate falls to 10-year low

June 4, 2018 at 11:20 p.m.

A burst of hiring in April provided a reassuring sign for the U.S. economy and reduced a broader gauge of the job market's health to its lowest level since the...

This Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016, file photo shows a house for sale, in Hialeah, Fla. U.S. homes prices rose steadily upward in February 2017 as more homebuyers chased fewer available properties. The Standard & Poor's CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index increased 5.8 percent in February, the most in 32 months.

Home prices in Chicago, nationwide climb in February

June 5, 2018 at 2:31 a.m.

Home prices in Chicago and around the country climbed in February as more homebuyers chased fewer available properties. The Standard & Poor's CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index increased 5.8...

President Donald Trump alongside White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, during a meeting with manufacturing CEOs in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington.

U.S. economy to grow slower than Trump pledges, survey finds

June 5, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.

U.S. economic growth is expected to accelerate this year and next, yet remain modest, even if President Trump's promised tax cuts and infrastructure spending are implemented, a survey found. The...

Men walk by a construction site in Brooklyn on June 5, 2015 in New York City. The government is releasing February's job report on March 10, 2017.

Jobs report: 235K jobs added last month, unemployment rate falls to 4.7 percent

June 5, 2018 at 3:34 p.m.

U.S. employers added a robust 235,000 jobs in February and raised pay at a healthy pace, evidence that the economy remains on solid footing nearly eight years after the Great...

U.S. private businesses added the most jobs in three years last month, a private survey found, a sign that hiring is picking up seven years after the recession ended.

Survey: Private employers added robust 298K jobs last month, the most in three years

June 5, 2018 at 4:23 p.m.

U.S. businesses added the most jobs in three years last month, a private survey found, a sign that hiring may be accelerating from last year's modest levels. Payroll processor ADP...

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