September job growth weaker than expected
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US businesses added just 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&#39;s direction.
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The U.S. economy added a weaker-than-expected 111,000 new jobs in January with the bulk of hiring in the service sector, but hiring for the prior three months was stronger than earlier estimates, a government report on Friday showed.
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CHICAGO - US employers&#39; announced job-cut plans jumped 41 percent in September from the same month a year earlier, suggesting that employment growth is not picking up after a slowdown in the second quarter, a private survey found.
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U.S. manufacturing growth eased in September to its slowest in more than a year, but home sales and construction figures suggested a less abrupt decline in the housing sector than many experts had foreseen.
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The US creates fewer jobs than expected in January, but the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since September 2001.
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Brazil&#39;s unemployment rate fell in September to the lowest this year as companies hired more workers to meet rising orders as the economy expands, the government said.
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U.S. growth slowed in some parts of the country last month and private employers hired fewer people than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime with other weak signals from the economy.
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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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Payrolls grew by an estimated 96,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 5.4%, the Labor Department said Friday, providing fodder for the presidential campaign.
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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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Employers' payrolls grew by just 96,000 in September in a weaker-than-expected government report that provided a final snapshot before Election Day of a lackluster jobs market.
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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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UK unemployment fell by 67,000 in the three months to September to 1.38 million, official figures show.
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NEW YORK -- Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said yesterday.
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US consumer confidence unexpectedly fell for a second month in September, tempered by slack job growth and near-record gas prices.
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The nation added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker-than-expected figure that could play a pivotal role in the presidential election.
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US employers added 96,000 workers in September, fewer than expected, in the last jobs report Americans will see before deciding between President George W. Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry in November.