Jobs growth modest in January, but solid overall
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The U.S. economy added a modest 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 showed on Friday.
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Fewer Americans signed up for unemployment benefits last week, raising hopes that the nation&#39;s job market will show improvement moving into the new year.
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WASHINGTON -- Most parts of the country saw modest economic growth in the past month, although there were pockets of sluggishness as businesses continued to cope with fallout from the troubled housing and automotive industries.
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U.S. factory output grew more slowly  in January as companies received fewer orders, although  managers did show a renewed desire to hire new workers, an  industry survey showed on Tuesday.
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U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
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A key forecasting gauge for the U.S. economy rose for the second straight month, but at a smaller-than-expected 0.1 percent in January, a report from a private research group said on Wednesday.
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Employment climbed at a steady pace in December, suggesting the economy is on a solid footing but that employers are still cautious about hiring.
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The service sector of the economy showed slower growth in January, as the rate of expansion in both employment and inflation pressures softened, the Institute for Supply Management said Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- The nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.5 percent in February even as big losses of construction and factory jobs restrained overall payroll growth. Wages grew briskly.
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U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, while a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
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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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US economic growth was largely  "modest" in February with some sluggishness, the Fed's Beige Book report says.
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UK public finances improved slightly in January, despite a fall in corporation tax receipts, official figures show.
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NEW YORK  - U.S. factory output grew more slowly in January as companies received fewer orders, although managers did show a renewed desire to hire new workers, an industry survey showed on Tuesday.
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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 nation's manufacturing sector contracted in January, surprising many economists and signaling a shaky start to the new year for industry amid weakness in housing and autos.
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The U.S. economy added a slightly  weaker-than-expected 97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain  in more than two years, as increases in service-sector  employment offset declines in construction and manufacturing, a  government report showed on Friday.