Job Gains Disappoint; Jobless Rate 3-Year Low
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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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The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits fell by 20,000 last week to 307,000, in a much sharper decline than expected that underscored the strength of the labor market, government data showed on Thursday.
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The US jobless rate dropped in November, but analysts are surprise and disappointed by the weak job creation numbers reported by the US Labour Department.
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WASHINGTON _ In a report with political significance, the Labor Department said Friday that companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, far short of the 150,000 increase that had been widely expected.
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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.
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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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The Massachusetts economic recovery remained stagnant last month as the unemployment rate dipped slightly, but employers sliced payrolls for the third time in four months, the state reported yesterday.
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New Zealand&#39;s unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in the three months to Sept. 30, the second lowest rate in the industrialized world and the country&#39;s lowest level in at least 18 years.
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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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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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The U.S. economy grew at its fastest rate in four years during the third quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, but a surge in new claims for jobless benefits showed the labor market is softening.
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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 pace of U.S. worker productivity  growth slowed at the end of 2004 and new claims for jobless aid  dipped last week, according to reports raising both job-growth  hopes and inflation concerns.
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The economy added 97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain in two years, but job growth in prior months was revised higher and the unemployment rate dropped, the government said on Friday in a report that eased fears over a sharp economic slowdown.
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The U.S. economy added a modest  97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain in two years, but  job growth in prior months was stronger than first thought and  the unemployment rate dropped, the government said on Friday,  easing fears over economic weakness.
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U.S. employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to a government report on Friday that showed weakness in construction, manufacturing and retail.
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The number of new applications filed last week for unemployment benefits fell sharply, offering a hopeful sign that the recovery in the job market may be gaining some steam.