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FILE - In this Nov. 27, 2019, file photo Balo Balogun labels items in preparation for a holiday sale at a Walmart Supercenter in Las Vegas. On Friday, Dec. 6, the U.S. government issues the November jobs report. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
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Jobs

US gains a robust 266,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%

WASHINGTON — Hiring in the United States jumped last month to its highest level since January as U.S. employers shrugged off global trade conflicts and added 266,000 jobs.

Dec 6, 2019 at 10:02 AM
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Tennessee counties continue to see low unemployment rates

NASHVILLE — Tennessee official say 80 of the state’s 95 counties have an unemployment rate less than 5 percent.

Mar 29, 2019 at 10:42 AM
This Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York. A study in Tennessee released on Thursday, Aug 30, 2018, found learning disabilities and other special education needs are more common in young children who were born with symptoms from their mothers' prenatal opioid use. The results bolster evidence of long-term consequences for infants caught in the nation's opioid epidemic. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
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Opioids

UT Study: Opioids adversely affecting labor markets

A first-of-its-kind study written by four University of Tennessee economists has effectively validated what many Tri-Cities business leaders have long suspected: Opioid addiction is negatively influencing the labor market.

Feb 3, 2019 at 6:49 PM
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unemployment

Johnson City area unemployment figures fall, mirror Tennessee trend

Tennessee’s average unemployment rate for April stood at 2.9 percent, while the national average was 3.7 percent.

May 24, 2018 at 5:08 PM
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Financial

Local residents look for employment to retain SNAP benefits

With less than three months before work requirements take effect for food stamp recipients in the state, dozens of people visited the Northeast Tennessee Career Center in Johnson City Wednesday to look for jobs and learn about the rule change.

Updated Dec 21, 2017 at 9:06 AM
In this Thursday, Aug. 24, 2017, photo, Kathy Tringali, right, a recruiter for retailer Big 5 Sporting Goods, talks to job seekers during a job fair in San Jose, Calif. On Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, the U.S. government issues the August jobs report.
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US job growth slows to 156K; unemployment up to 4.4 pct.

WASHINGTON — U.S. job growth slowed in August as employers added 156,000 jobs, still enough to suggest that most businesses remain confident in an economy now in its ninth year of recovery from the Great Recession.

Updated Sep 1, 2017 at 10:17 AM
FILE - This April 22, 2014, file photo shows an employment application form on a table at a job fair in Hudson, N.Y.
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Tennessee reports large job gains as unemployment rates fall to record lows in 4 other states

Nationwide, hiring has averaged about 175,000 jobs in the first three months of the year, similar to last year’s pace.

Apr 21, 2017 at 12:00 PM
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Jobs

2015 brings job growth for Tri-Cities

The Tri-Cities ended the year with the best labor market growth since the Great Recession, according to East Tennessee State University economist Steb Hipple.

Feb 18, 2016 at 5:28 PM
In this Aug. 19, 2013 file photo, a Philadelphia business displays a help wanted sign in its storefront. The September jobs report coming Friday, Oct. 2, 2015, will provide clues to the job market’s health that go beyond the unemployment rate. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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US hiring slows as employers add just 142K jobs in September; unemployment rate stays 5.1 pct.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hiring slowed sharply in September, and job gains for July and August were lower than previously thought, a sour note for a labor market that had been steadily improving.

Updated Oct 2, 2015 at 10:07 PM
In this Aug. 24, 2015 photo, workers paint the Julien Dubuque Bridge along U.S. 20 in Dubuque, Iowa. The U.S. government issues the August jobs report on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015. (Dave Kettering/Telegraph Herald via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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US employers added 173K jobs in Aug.; rate falls to 5.1 pct.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to a seven-year low in August as employers added a modest 173,000 jobs, a key piece of evidence for the Federal Reserve in deciding whether to raise interest rates from record lows later this month. Sep 4, 2015 at 9:54 AM

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