US job market brightens in Aug
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I Na report that the incumbent President, Mr George W Bush, is expected to go to town with, the Labour department said that the economy picked up in August adding 1,44,000 jobs only slightly less than the 1,50,000 figure forecast by economists.
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According to economists and employment analysts, the job picture will be brighter next year.
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The U.S. job market brightened  modestly 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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A spike in private-sector jobs in  November tentatively raised hopes of improvement in the U.S.  labor market on Wednesday while a jump in mortgage applications  offered some light in the dimming housing sector.
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The U.S. economy added jobs at a moderate pace in August, enough to lower the unemployment rate a notch without deepening worries about inflation.
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The Labor Department reports the unemployment numbers for August at 8:30 am EDT Friday. Economists look for a stronger increase in August payrolls than in the prior two months and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged.
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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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Employers are more optimistic about first-quarter hiring than they have been in four years, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
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U.S. unemployment dropped slightly last month and hourly wages rose, evidence of a still-healthy labor market that eased many investors' concerns about a possible economic slowdown.
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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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U.S. employers added 128,000 workers  to their payrolls in August, evidence of a cooler -- but still  solid -- pace of economic growth that could let the Federal  Reserve hold interest rates steady.
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Growth in the service sector rose unexpectedly in June, while the job market also appeared to pick up some steam, according to reports on Thursday that signaled strength in the economy.
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US stock futures fell on Friday then quickly rebounded, after a US report showed job growth in August came in slightly below expectations.
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WASHINGTON - Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent.
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AMERICA&#39;S payrolls picked up last month, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labour market that jobseekers have braved.
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The pace of job creation picked up modestly in August and the unemployment rate edged down, the Labor Dept. said.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy headed into the summer with strong momentum, propelled by a manufacturing rebound and consumers who eagerly went shopping and sightseeing despite high gas prices.