Payrolls shrink, first drop in 4-1/2 years
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U.S. employers unexpectedly cut 17,000 non-farm jobs in January, the first time in nearly 4-1/2 years that U.S. payrolls shrank as fading construction and manufacturing sectors reflected the economy's waning momentum.
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Stocks slid on Friday, driving each of the major indexes more than 1 percent lower, as the government reported the first monthly drop in payrolls in four years, stoking market concerns about a recession.
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New claims for U.S. jobless aid fell by a more-than-expected 17,000 last week to the lowest level since mid-July, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, but the four-week average of claims changed little.
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The number of workers filing new claims for jobless aid unexpectedly fell 15,000 last week to its lowest in four months, according to government data on Thursday that underscored a stronger labor market.
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The number of U.S. workers claiming  first-time jobless benefits fell 10,000 to a seasonally  adjusted 328,000 last week, slightly lower than Wall Street  expectations, a government report showed.
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The nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.5 percent in February even as big losses of construction and factory jobs restrained overall payroll growth. Wages grew briskly.
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U.S. job growth slowed sharply last month, and many workers' incomes fell, as automakers, airlines and retailers trimmed their payrolls, reducing consumers' buying power just as the holiday season was beginning.
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US firmss have cut back on the total number of staff employed for the first time in four years, official data shows.
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First-time claims for state jobless benefits dropped by 5,000 in the week ended December 25 to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, the Labor Department reported today.
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Employers&#39; payrolls grew by just 96,000 in September in a weaker-than-expected government report Friday that provided a final snapshot before Election Day of a lackluster jobs market.
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Stocks fell at the open on Wednesday after reports showing a surge in lay-offs and the slowest rate of private-sector hiring in more than four years raised concern about the employment picture.
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U.S. factory activity shrank in  November for the first time in 3-1/2 years as new orders,  production and employment fell and prices paid rose, according  to a survey published on Friday.
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The number of laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell for a fourth straight week, an encouraging sign that the job market is holding up in the midst of a host of otherwise bad economic news.
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The number of U.S. workers signing  up for first-time jobless benefits fell to a seasonally  adjusted 308,000 last week, slightly lower than expected, a  government report on Thursday showed.
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Annual growth in workers&#39; pay slowed unexpectedly in the three months to September to its lowest this year, official data has shown, providing more
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Employers cut jobs for the first time in four years last month, the government reported yesterday, driving stock prices down in the United States and Europe and raising fears the slowdown in the housing and credit markets brought on by the crisis in subprime mortgages is spreading across the economy.
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The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, providing a slight break from a recent rise in layoffs.