Private sector adds 40,000 jobs in Dec: report
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Private employers added 40,000 jobs in December, a report by a private employment service said on Thursday.
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Employers hired workers in 2004 at the fastest pace in five years, with overall payrolls rising by 2.2 million. December's job growth was a bit lower than expected, with the unemployment rate holding at 5.4 percent.
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest  expanded in December for the 20th consecutive month but at a  slower rate than expected, a report showed on Thursday.
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U.S. construction spending rose 1.1  percent in December, topping expectations, as private  residential spending jumped to a record high, a government  report showed on Tuesday.
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Employers posted fewer job openings and hired fewer people in December than a year ago, government data showed on Tuesday, in a report that further underlined the weakness of the labor market.
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Unemployment jumped to its highest rate in two years and new hiring slowed to a trickle in December as a cooling economy and a continued downturn in the housing sector registered soundly in the country's labor force.
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U.S. private employers added 107,000 jobs in August, a survey by a private employment service said on Wednesday.
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Standard Life's Irish operation has announced a E30m investment that will create up to 40 new jobs.
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US retail sales surge in December, helped by a big rise in car sales as dealers bring in new offers to boost business.
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The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.
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U.S. private employers likely added 57,000 new jobs in February, according to a survey by ADP Employer Services, a private employment service, released on Wednesday.
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U.S. private sector wage growth   should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back   of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released   on Tuesday.
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Manufacturing activity expanded for the 19th consecutive month in December, a research group reported Monday, suggesting that the industrial sector entered the new year with solid strength behind it.
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Pay rises in the private sector are now running at 4%, fuelled by higher inflation, a report says.
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Improving labor market conditions and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in a widely watched indicator of consumer confidence in December, a good sign for growth heading into the new year.
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NEW YORK, December 2  - The US witnessed increased factory activity in November, with new orders and employment picking up in the manufacturing sector.
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U.S. employers added 157,000  employees to payrolls in December, completing the strongest  year for job growth since 1999, according to a government  report on Friday that cemented expectations of rising interest  rates in 2005.