Seattle Now Seattle Now: The uncertain future of Boeing A recent congressional investigation into two fatal 737 Max plane crashes blamed “cost cutting” and a “culture of concealment” at Boeing. Seattle’s aviation giant faces a tough journey to restore trust and rebuild its future.
KUOW Newsroom Amazon job growth to shift beyond Seattle Amazon says 7,000 of the 8,400 corporate and tech jobs it has available in the Puget Sound region are in the city of Seattle. But that
Job Gains Slowed Again In August As Employers Added 1.4 Million Jobs Fewer jobs were added to the economy last month even as the unemployment rate fell to 8.4%. Job growth has slowed since June in a sign of what could be a long and painful recovery from the recession.
KUOW Newsroom Boeing layoffs hit amid progress on unemployment backlog ‘We don't know how many workers are next.’
Hiring Surged In June. Employers Added 4.8 Million Jobs Before New Spike In Infections U.S. employers added 4.8 million jobs last month as the unemployment rate fell to 11.1%. There are indications that the job growth has slowed recently amid a surge of new coronavirus infections.
KUOW Newsroom Nordstrom returns to Western Washington with a modified shopping experience Another sign that pandemic lockdowns are being loosened: Nordstrom is opening its doors.
Why A Historic Wave Of Latino Prosperity Is Under Threat Now A few months ago, things were looking up for Latinos: wages were rising and unemployment was at a record low. Now, Latinos are the worst hit among all races: a record high unemployment rate of 18.9%.
Women Bear The Brunt Of Coronavirus Job Losses Before the coronavirus crisis, there were briefly more women on American payrolls than men. That's no longer true. Women accounted for 55% of the increase in job losses last month.
One For The History Books: 14.7% Unemployment, 20.5 Million Jobs Wiped Away U.S. employers shed a record number of jobs in April, as the unemployment rate climbed to the highest since the Great Depression. The coronavirus crisis has locked down much of the economy.
Friday's Jobs Numbers Will Be Brutal But Won't Tell The Whole Story The Labor Department is expected to report the U.S. lost millions of jobs last month due to the coronavirus. Unemployment likely jumped to its highest level since the Great Depression.
