U.S. Economy Added 144,000 Jobs in August
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The unemployment rate for August fell to 5.4 percent from 5.5 percent, the lowest since October 2001, the government reported today.
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Planned U.S. lay-offs rocketed in  August as the housing slowdown and subprime mortgage debacle  led to record job cuts in the financial sector, an independent  report showed on Wednesday.
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The number of workers seeking jobless aid fell more than expected last week and the service sector grew steadily in August, according to data on Thursday that pointed to economic strength despite credit market turmoil and a slumping housing market.
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US manufacturing expanded at a slower pace in August as fewer companies reported an increase in orders and production. Construction spending rose to a record in July, private and government reports showed.
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By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 16--Silicon Valley's economy continued to turn in modest job growth in August -- a heartening sign of the region's ongoing recovery from the tech bust of 2000, economists said.
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I Na report that the incumbent President, Mr George W Bush, is expected to go to town with, the Labour department said that the economy picked up in August adding 1,44,000 jobs only slightly less than the 1,50,000 figure forecast by economists.
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US firms added a modest 128,000 jobs in August, the latest sign that economic growth has slowed.
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WASHINGTON  - 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&#39;s largest economy.
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The U.S. economy added jobs at a moderate pace in August, enough to lower the unemployment rate a notch without deepening worries about inflation.
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The Massachusetts economy hit a soft patch in August as unemployment edged higher, and payroll employment sustained the greatest job losses in six months.
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Hiring perked up in August as employers added 128,000 jobs, pulling down the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent and flashing a Labor Day weekend message of an economic expansion that still has staying power.
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The US unemployment rate fell slightly and 144,000 more people found work in August, providing both the Bush and Kerry campaigns ammunition in their battle for the presidency.
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Online job recruiting bounced back in August following a seasonal decline last month.
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The US economy added 144,000 jobs in August, dropping the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly two years and handing George W. Bush fresh ammunition to claim that life is getting better for Americans.
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The U.S. economy added a  weaker-than-expected 111,000 jobs in January, but the job  picture was much brighter than first estimated in the final  quarter of last year, a government report on Friday showed.
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President Bush on Friday quickly tried to take political advantage of government data showing 144,000 new U.S. jobs were created in August as he opened his post-convention drive to the Nov. 2 election.
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U.S. machine tool demand in August rose sharply from a year earlier as manufacturers ratcheted-up purchases amid signs the economy is improving, two industry trade groups said in a report released on Sunday.