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DAILYCALLER (Anthony Iafrate) - EXCLUSIVE: H-1B Visas Are The One Topic Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses To Talk About

H-1B Visas Are The One Topic Vivek Ramaswamy Refuses To Talk About

WASHINGTONPOST (Danielle Douglas-Gabriel) - Jobs that earn six figures without going to college (and why they are rare)

Occupations like air traffic controllers surpass traditional skilled trades in earnings but still require certification or specialized training, a study found.

NYTIMES (Aruni Soni) - Young Consultants Are Jumping Ship for A.I. Start-Ups

Beckoned by the glamour of the start-up space, the industry’s college recruits are joining A.I. companies able to outmatch their consulting salaries.

AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Weekly jobless claims fall to 196,000, a level almost never recorded since 1969

New Labor Department data show initial unemployment claims dropped to a level reached only four times in more than half a century, a year-to-date pace not seen since the late 1960s. Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 196,000 in the week ended September 12, the Labor Department reported Thursday, beating economists' forecasts by a […] The post Weekly jobless claims fall to 196,000, a level almost never recorded since 1969 appeared first on American Almanac .

New Labor Department data show initial unemployment claims dropped to a level reached only four times in more than half a century, a year-to-date pace not seen since the late 1960s. Initial jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 196,000 in the week ended September 12, the Labor Department reported Thursday, beating economists' forecasts by a wide margin. Wall Street had expected roughly 207,000 new filings. The actual number came in more than 11,000 below that estimate, a gap that is hard to dismiss as statistical noise. Before this year, weekly claims had dipped to 196,000 or lower just four times since 1969. Not once between 1970 and 2018 did the number fall this low. The current figure puts the labor market in territory that most working…Open

NYTIMES (Noam Scheiber) - The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations

Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.

AMERICANGREATNESS (AG News Staff) - Jobless Claims Plunge to 196,000 as U.S. Layoffs Remain Historically Low

The drop was the lowest level since mid-July and well below the 207,500 claims economists had expected. Source

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Jobless Claims Plunge Near Lowest Levels Since 1969.

Jobless claims in the United States have fallen by 10,000, according to new data from the Department of Labor.

New data reveals that U.S. jobless claims have reached historic lows, highlighting a strong labor market. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: - DETAIL: According to data released on Thursday, jobless claims in the U.S. fell by 10,000 last week to 196,000. This marks one of the lowest levels of initial claims since the late 1960s. Prior to this year, weekly initial claims have only reached such a low four times since 1969, with the year-to-date average falling to 210,216. Economists had predicted claims to reach 207,000. Meanwhile, the four-week average, which provides a more stable view of labor market trends, decreased to 203,250. The data also revealed that continuing claims dropped to 1.73 million last week, marking the lowest point…Open

ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Claims for unemployment benefits drop to 196,000, lowest since mid-July

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week, another sign that layoffs remain rare and most Americans enjoy job security

NYTIMES (Talmon Joseph Smith) - A.I.’s Effect on the Work Force Is Showing Up in Wages

Lower wage growth and slower hiring in some sectors may be the result of artificial intelligence, especially for younger workers.