Job data offers mixed reading of economy
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The unemployment rate last month dipped to 4.6 percent even though the number of new jobs was disappointing, a sign the economy is slowing but in no danger of stalling as Election Day nears.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered some positive signals for America's economy.
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The best of times, or the worst of times. The US economy is the strongest in years, or is mired in the deepest employment crisis in decades.
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A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, disappointed some but confirms a still-sluggish pace of US economic growth, analysts said.
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Signs that secured borrowing remains robust and firm data on manufacturing and retail sales, released on Thursday, painted the picture of an economy that has yet to be cooled by the recent spate of interest rate rises.
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Labor market data was mixed on  Thursday ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs report for  February, due on Friday morning.
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Stock index futures indicated a mixed  start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be  scrutinized for clues on the strength of the world's largest  economy which looks to be headed towards recession.
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Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in September, but mixed data on employment on Tuesday focused economists' attention on upcoming payrolls data to get a clearer sign about the outlook.
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Investors are hoping the coming week  brings some answers to the question of whether an improving  U.S. economy unleashes inflationary forces, and one place to  look will be in the June payrolls data.
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The stock market has been on the upswing, but few investors are relaxing just yet. This week's data on housing, retailers and labor costs will give Wall Street an idea of whether the economy is weakening or inflation is accelerating Â or both.
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Here's a look at some miscellaneous -- and enlightening -- statistics from this year's salary survey.
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The Bush administration expects revised data due on Friday to show the pace of job creation in the year leading up to March was much swifter than had been believed
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The chatter about the economy tends to focus on the big picture. How much did gross domestic product rise? How many jobs were created? What's the price of oil?
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The Census tries to keep tabs on the key, and overlooked, service economy.
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Statistics don't tell the real story about the state of your finances.
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US jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered more positive signals for America&#39;s economy.
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The latest batch of disappointing U.S. employment data highlights a gap between Wall Street's economic forecasts and the tough labor market facing nearly eight million unemployed Americans.