September job growth below expectations
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U.S. employers added a scant 51,000  jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to  a government report on Friday that showed broad weakness in the  manufacturing and retail sectors.
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President Bush&#39;s re-election hopes suffered a blow yesterday with news that the economy created just 96,000 new jobs in September, considerably fewer than expected.
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The four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states in the past two months appear &quot;to have held down employment growth but not enough to change materially&quot; the overall jobs picture in September, the Labor Department said Friday.
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U.S. employers added a scant 51,000 jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to a government report on Friday that showed broad weakness manufacturing and retail sectors.
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U.S. payrolls grew by just 96,000  workers in September, the government said on Friday in a  surprisingly weak report that will sharpen criticism of  President Bush in a looming debate and may hasten a pause in  U.S. interest-rate rises.
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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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U.S. industrial output inched up a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in September, suppressed in part  by hurricanes that hit the United States that month, the  Federal Reserve said on Friday.
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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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IT worker confidence declined in September after several months of increases, but it remains high relative to the confidence of workers in other industries.
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Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in September, with a significant decrease in prices paid but a solid employment component, according to an industry survey published on Tuesday.
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September quarter was a good one, but software maker's revenue forecast for current period falls short of analysts' expectations.
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U.S. businesses added 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's  direction.
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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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The US economy added 96,000 jobs last month -- fewer than investors expected and less than the number needed to provide jobs for a growing workforce.
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WASHINGTON - 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 another term.    The four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states the past two months "appears to have held down employment growth, but not enough to change (the overall jobs picture) materially," the Labor Department said Friday in assessing September's national employment situation...
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Short-term interest rate futures jumped on Friday after US jobs growth for September was reported below expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve could slow down its program of rate increases.
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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.