Job Gain Less Than Expected, 2004 Strong
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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.
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Employers added just 51,000 jobs, the fewest in almost a year, but unemployment dropped to 4.6 percent.
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U.S. employers added a  fewer-than-expected 121,000 workers to their payrolls last  month, but the jobless rate stayed at a five-year low and  hourly earnings rose, a government report showed on Friday.
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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. employment costs rose a  slightly less-than-expected 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter  of 2004, as salaries and wages grew at their slowest rate in  nearly six years, a government report showed on Friday.
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U.S. employers added 157,000 new jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
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Issuing an economic report that could have a strong political impact, the Labor Department said Friday that US employers created 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than most economists had expected.
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Private employers likely added 38,000  jobs in August, far fewer than analysts had expected and the  slowest rate of growth in four years, a report by a private  employment service said on Wednesday.
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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 number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless benefits rose less than forecast last week and held below the year&#39;s average, a government report showed today.
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The U.S. economy added a weaker-than-expected 111,000 jobs in January, but the job picture was much brighter than first estimated in the final quarter of last year, a government report on Friday showed.
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U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.
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US employers added just 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than analysts expected and a sign that the economic recovery remains weak.
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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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The nation&#39;s unemployment rate was a respectably low 5.4 percent in September -- but the number of new jobs created -- 96,000 --- was well below analysts&#39; expectations of 150,000
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U.S. employers added a scant 51,000  jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to  a government report on Friday that showed broad weakness in the  manufacturing and retail sectors.
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US employers added 18,000 jobs in December, fewer than analysts had forecast, official data shows.