Hurricanes help to create jobs in US
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George Bush received the best possible boost to the start of his second term yesterday when US payrolls rose at the fastest rate for seven months, well above the market&#39;s expectations.
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Recovery effort will buoy some industries, but many are hit hard by the hurricanes.
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The number of Americans lining up to claim an initial week of jobless aid climbed more than expected last week, primarily because of hurricanes that have battered
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That&#39;s according to the Lundberg Survey. It cites an increase in crude oil supplies combined with the recovery of US offshore oil production after Hurricane Ivan.
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WASHINGTON  - US jobless claims rose in the past week, with Hurricane Ivan a major factor, the Labor Department reported. The number of claims rose 14,000 to 350,000 in the week to September 18.
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VANCOUVER -- An already buoyant lumber market is getting a psychological boost from the combined impact of hurricane Charley and reports of surprisingly strong US housing construction activity.
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WASHINGTON Sept. 23, 2004 - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.
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The line of people filing new claims for jobless benefits grew last week, hurt by damage to businesses caused by Hurricane Charley, a US government report showed.
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Job growth in the United States soared in October, exceeding even the most optimistic forecasts on Wall Street. The US Labor Department says the growth was spurred by rebuilding in the hurricane-battered south-east and brisk hiring in service industries.
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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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The deadly hurricanes that have battered the Southeast and the Caribbean this year may be a sign of things to come as climate change heats up the tropical oceans where such storms are born, scientists warned Thursday.
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Some retailers are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes.
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The US economy lost 4,000 jobs in August. Home builders, factories, and schools were hit hard.
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This was supposed to be another brutal hurricane season. But so far, the United States has been spared, and forecasters say one big reason is a low-pressure system off the East Coast that has been a shield against which storms just bounce off.
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The number of US workers applying for unemployment aid grew more than expected last week. Thursday&#39;s Labor Department report says initial jobless claims grew by 14,000 - to 350,000 - mostly due to the hurricanes
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WASHINGTON : The line of people filing new claims for jobless benefits grew last week, hurt by damage to businesses caused by Hurricane Charley, a US government report showed.
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Heavy rains in the US in the wake of Hurricane Ivan caused floods from Alabama in the south to Pennsylvania in the northeast and left about 1 million homes and businesses without power.