Swing States Post Job Gains in August
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The U.S. economy added 61,900 jobs  in August in 10 of the 16 key states that may decide the next  presidential election now 46 days away.
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Foreclosure filings rose 36 percent in  August from July and 115 percent from a year ago, hit by  declines in once-hot housing markets such as California, Nevada  and Florida, according to a report released on Tuesday.
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The Massachusetts economy hit a soft patch in August as unemployment edged higher, and payroll employment sustained the greatest job losses in six months.
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The number of newly laid off people signing up for jobless benefits went up last week but that didn't darken the big picture of a mostly healthy employment climate across the country.
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As job growth has picked up in many areas of the country, employment has continued to falter in some crucial battleground states.
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up 45 percent from August -- according to a survey released by the outplacement firm Challenger, Gray and Christmas. Compared with a year ago, job cuts were up 41 percent.
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The U.S. service economy expanded at the same pace in August as in July, surprising analysts who had been looking for slower growth.
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Massachusetts bucked the national hiring slowdown in July as the state posted its biggest monthly job gains in nearly four years and manufacturing employment surged.
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The U.S. job market brightened in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
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Massachusetts gained nearly 4,000 payroll jobs last month while the jobless rate held steady after hitting a three-year low in September, the state reported yesterday.
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Manufacturing in the nation accelerated in August and September, supporting Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s view that the economy &quot;regained some traction.
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The economy added 18,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls, the smallest monthly gain in more than four years. The unemployment rate rose to 5 percent.
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The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak hiring tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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The U.S. job market brightened  modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to  payrolls and weak hiring tallies for the two prior months were  revised up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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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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The US economy generated 144,000 jobs in August, the Labour Department said, in a sign that the labour market was improving slightly after two sluggish months.