Jobs

U.S. equity markets rallied to record highs.

Democratic leaders pointed to the lackluster November jobs report on Friday as the latest evidence that another substantial coronavirus relief package is needed for American families and workers still hurting from the pandemic. 

US job growth slowed in November. The November data is likely just a prelude to actual declines in BLS-reported payroll employment in one or more months ahead.

Employment growth slowed sharply in November, with the economy adding just 245,000 jobs amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases and fresh government-mandated lockdown measures.

Radio Disney will be no longer come early 2021.

The Labor Department's monthly payroll report shows how the nation's job market is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.

Houston-based Francesca's said in November that it would close roughly 140 of its boutiques--which sell apparel, jewelry, accessories and gifts--by the end of January, leaving about 560 in operation.

Small business owners already endured one painful shutdown, and many are now entering another.

This year the coronavirus pandemic turned millions of workers into telecommuters, and many haven’t yet returned to the office. People who have worked from a state that isn’t their usual one may need to file returns and pay taxes to more than one state for 2020.

The hike takes effect March 1 and is expected to boost the bills of PG&E's residential customers by an average of $13.44 a month

Economists estimate that employers added 469,000 jobs in November

Economists estimated that employers added 469,000 jobs in November

Southwest Airlines, which has never laid off a worker in its 49-year history, notified 6,828 employees that they may be involuntarily furloughed next year as the airline industry continues to suffer amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Since the virus is deemed a direct threat, employers have the ability to implement health checks in the workplace that would not normally be allowed under federal law in pre-pandemic times.

National discount department store chain Stein Mart filed for bankruptcy in August after 112 years in business.