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Despite Continued Layoff News, Latest Data Shows Resilient U.S. Job Market

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nonfarm payrolls far exceeded economists’ predictions of 185,000 jobs. Job gains were recorded in professional and business services, health care, retail trade, and social assistance, according to the BLS report. Additionally, December’s payrolls were revised to 333,000 from 216,000. ADP reported 5.2%

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3 Smart Money Moves to Make Before Starting a Business

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Unsurprisingly, finances are at the top of the planning list. Once you do the prep work and assess your current cash flow and resources, determine whether you can or should finance the business yourself or will need outside capital. Plan for your personal finances. So, where to start? Determine where your funds will come from.

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Do You Have Main Character Syndrome? Here’s How to Tell—And Why You Should Avoid It

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Institute, a social finance and enterprise development studio in the Twin Cities. Almost every decision I make has to do with making sure that we make payroll. So while I invite your opinions, your thoughts, your feelings—at the end of the day, I hope to make payroll.

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Do We Really Know How Remote Work Is Transforming The Workforce?

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Sectors that saw the highest rate of remote work included communications, finance, insurance and technology. . There is different exposure of industries to remote work, but the exposure to remote work writ large is universal,” said Liz Wilke, principal economist at payroll and benefits company Gusto.

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U.S. Private Sector Adds Nearly Half a Million Jobs in June

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The report, produced by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, uses anonymized payroll data from client companies served by ADP to provide a comprehensive picture of the labor market. What’s going on: In June 2023, the private sector in the U.S. year-over-year, which was down from 6.6%

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U.S. Unemployment Hits Lowest Level Since 1969

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What’s going on: In April 2023, the United States experienced better-than-expected job growth, with 253,000 nonfarm payrolls added to the economy, according to CNBC. This number exceeded the predictions made by Wall Street, which had estimated that only 180,000 jobs would be created.

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Business finance: The ultimate guide for non-finance people

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Either way, you’ll need to master the basics of business finance if you want to find success. Even employees not working directly in finance generally need a basic understanding of it to succeed. Nothing exists in a bubble, and business finance is no different. Why is that?

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