Market Week: Job Growth May Be Fading Fast
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Economists anticipate sluggish job numbers for December, and some think the markets will react favorably.
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U.S. stocks fell at the market open on  Friday after a government report showed weaker-than-expected  job growth in September, a sign the  economy may not be as  strong as Wall Street had estimated.
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The number of new applications filed last week for US unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.
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WASHINGTON  - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, cast fresh doubts over the pace of growth of the world&#39;s largest economy.
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Data to be released this week was expected to bring more evidence that the consumer side of the economy is faltering amid rising price pressures and a tight job market.
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A surprisingly weak jobs report sent the markets reeling and plunged the major stock averages into a deficit for the week.
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Weaker-than-expected jobs growth in September has stocks searching for direction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 15 points in today&#39;s early going.
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Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief next week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.
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Wall Street ended an erratic week with a moderate advance after a job report eased concerns that the economy was losing steam too quickly.
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US stocks fell this week after a government report showing slower job growth, coupled with an unexpected drop in an index of service industries and record oil prices, fueled concern that economic expansion will stall.
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A slowing economy weighs on the employment software company.
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The US economy should expand modestly in coming months as a healthy job market continues to trump weakness in housing prices, a gauge of future business activity showed yesterday.
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The housing sector is in a funk,  auto sales are weak, and manufacturing jobs are drying up. So  why were Friday&#39;s employment numbers surprisingly strong?
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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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NEW YORK -- A closely watched barometer of future economic activity fell in September for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting that the recovery may be cooling. A separate report from the Labor Department, however, suggested modest improvement in the job market.
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Technology shares slipped and blue-chip stocks clung to tiny gains on Thursday as investors fretted about Friday's jobs report and the economy's prospects.
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Financial markets traded cautiously on Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that investors hope will give them some guidance on state of the U.S. economy and the future direction of interest rates.