Jobs up 51,000 in September, below expectations
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U.S. employers added just 51,000  jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to  a government report on Friday that showed weakness in  construction, manufacturing and retail.
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U.S. planned job cuts soared to an eight-month high in September while new hiring rose only slightly, a report said on Tuesday.
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Employers added a  smaller-than-expected 121,000 new workers to their payrolls  last month, but the jobless rate stayed at a five-year low of  4.6 percent and average hourly earnings rose, the Labor  Department said on Friday.
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Layoffs announced in September jumped 45 percent from August to 107,863, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas said Tuesday.
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(CBS/AP) The Labor Department said Friday that employers&#39; payrolls increased by 96,000 overall in September while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.4 percent.
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The United States trade deficit shrank to $51.6 billion in September, as exports posted their best month on record. In another report, new claims for jobless
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest  grew in September at a faster-than-expected rate, hinting that  the economy is climbing out of its summer slow patch, a report  showed on Thursday.
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The US labor market escaped a quagmire in October, churning out a seven-month record of 337,000 jobs -- far more than predicted by Wall Street.
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The US economy adds 157,000 new jobs in May as firms continue to recruit people despite the sluggish economy.
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US employers added 18,000 jobs in December, fewer than analysts had forecast, official data shows.
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WASHINGTON - Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election Day, highlighting a modest pace of hiring that has become an issue in President Bush's bid for another term.    The four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states the past two months "appears to have held down employment growth, but not enough to change (the overall jobs picture) materially," the Labor Department said Friday in assessing September's national employment situation...
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The number of new U.S. jobs climbed by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May on a surge of hiring in service businesses while hiring in the factory sector continued to decline, Labor Department data showed on Friday.
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Short-term interest rate futures jumped on Friday after US jobs growth for September was reported below expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve could slow down its program of rate increases.
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WASHINGTON - Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election Day. The figures underscored the modest hiring pace that has become an issue in President Bush's re-election bid...
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WASHINGTON -- Employers boosted payrolls by a better-than-expected 132,000 jobs in June, enough to keep the unemployment rate at a relatively low 4.5 percent. It was another sign that the economy is snapping out of a nearly yearlong sluggish spell.
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US businesses added 96,000 jobs to payrolls in September, the government has reported, a weaker-than-expected total that is expected to sharpen a presidential debate later in the day over the economy&#39;s direction.
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The US economy added 337,000 now jobs in October, a seven-month high and much higher than Wall Street expectations.