Democrats, GOP spin numbers in September jobs report
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COLUMBUS - John Kerry&#39;s campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday&#39;s Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.
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The economy probably added 150,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.4%, a three-year low, according to a survey of economists.
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WASHINGTON : US weekly jobless claims rose 16,000 in the past week to 333,000, according to the Labor Department. The number of claims in the week to September 11 remained below the average Wall Street estimate
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U.S. private employers likely added  125,000 new jobs in September, holding the unemployment rate  steady at 4.7 percent and bolstering views that the economy has  slowed enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to hold interest  rates steady, according to a Reuters poll.
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Unemployment in Northern Virginia fell to 2.1 percent in September from 2.3 percent in the corresponding period last year as strong employment growth in high-tech and government contracting businesses continued to fuel one of the nation's strongest job markets.
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The United States trade deficit shrank to $51.6 billion in September, as exports posted their best month on record. In another report, new claims for jobless
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President Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry on Friday seized on a Labor Department report showing the US expanded payrolls by 144,000 and lowered the unemployment level to 5.4 percent
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The US created 96,000 jobs in September, a slowdown from the previous month, in the last major figures before November's election.
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The following are comments from stock market analysts and strategists about the US Labor Department&#39;s report that US nonfarm payrolls expanded by a less-than-expected 96,000 in September.
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U.S. stocks began September with sharp   gains on Friday as a report showing slightly more-than-expected   U.S. job growth in August raised hopes that companies will   sustain profitability even as the expansion moderates.
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Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election Day, highlighting a modest pace of hiring that has become an issue in President Bush's bid for re-election.
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U.S. employers added a scant 51,000 jobs in September, far fewer than expected, but the job count for prior months was revised up and earnings moved higher, dimming financial market hopes for interest rate cuts next year.
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US businesses added 96,000 jobs to payrolls in September, the government has reported, a weaker-than-expected total that is expected to sharpen a presidential debate later in the day over the economy&#39;s direction.
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WASHINGTON -- Employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, the fewest in almost a year, while the unemployment rate dropped down to 4.6 percent _ offering a mixed picture of the nation's jobs climate.
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The Republican and Democratic national party committees have nearly matched each other in total fundraising during the first five months of this year, a boost for Democrats who historically have trailed the GOP.
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Planned job cuts announced by employers hit an eight-month high of 107,863 in September, 41 percent more than a year ago, according to a monthly report released Tuesday by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray &amp; Christmas, Inc.
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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.