Sunday, November 24, 2024
US shale-patch jobless rate shows labor-market tightness endures- oil and gas 360

US shale-patch jobless rate shows labor-market tightness endures

World Oil (Bloomberg) — The short supply of labor in the US oil patch has plagued exploration and production companies all year, and the tightness continues. While the sector’s unemployment rate jumped to 3.1% in November from 0.8% in the prior month on an unadjusted basis, it’s still well below the long-term average, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. A

Why the stock market is up even with historic job losses- oil and gas.com

Why the stock market is up even with historic job losses

CNBC A record number of Americans just lost their job, and yet stocks are moving higher. This seems paradoxical given the economic toll — to say nothing of the emotional toll — on millions of people across the country without a job. While some say this is further indication that the stock market has become decoupled from reality, others say