U.S. Job Growth Weaker Than Expected
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U.S. employers hired just 96,000  workers in September, the government said on Friday in a weak  jobs snapshot, the final one ahead of presidential elections  that also fueled speculation about a pause in interest-rate  rises.
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US 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 U.S. workers applying   for initial jobless benefits fell by a steeper-than -expected   9,000 last week to the lowest level in more than a month, the   government said Thursday in a report that still showed a steady   labor market.
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AFP/File - 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's largest economy.
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Stocks fell in early trading after the governmentâs employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the unemployment rate.
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The U.S. economy grew at a weaker-than-expected rate in the final three months of last year, the government's latest estimate on Wednesday showed, as businesses built fewer inventories and consumers spent less.
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A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, disappointed some but confirms a still-sluggish pace of US economic growth, analysts said.
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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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Employers added fewer jobs than expected in December while the unemployment rate shot up to a two-year high, according to a government report Friday that showed a job market much weaker than Wall Street expectations.
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US economic growth will slow to 3.5 percent in 2005 from 3.9 percent this year, generating average monthly gains in payrolls of about 175,000 jobs, according to President George W. Bush&#39;s administration.
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U.S. business productivity growth proved surprisingly sluggish at the end of 2004 and claims for jobless aid unexpectedly dipped last week, according to government reports that showed a good sign for employment which could fan inflation fears.
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U.S. employers added a  fewer-than-expected 121,000 workers to their payrolls last  month, but the jobless rate stayed at a five-year low and  hourly earnings rose, a government report showed on Friday.
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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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Recent hurricanes that lashed the southeastern United States likely caused slower job growth last month than otherwise would have been the case, US Treasury Secretary John Snow said on Thursday.
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Employers posted fewer job openings and hired fewer people in December than a year ago, government data showed on Tuesday, in a report that further underlined the weakness of the labor market.
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The US economy created only 112,000 new jobs in November, the government said on Friday, about a third October&#39;s total and weak enough to deepen a shadow of uncertainty hanging over the holiday sales season.
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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.