September Job Growth Weaker Than Forecast
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WASHINGTON - Employers' 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.    The Labor Department report means President Bush will face the electorate with 821,000 fewer jobs in the country than when he took office, though 1.78 million jobs have been added in the past year...
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The Index of Leading Economic Indicators, a widely watched barometer of future economic activity, edged lower in September for the fourth month in a row, indicating a slowing in economic growth, a private research group reported Thursday.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stocks fell on Friday after the release of weaker-than-expected September employment data, adding to worry that the economy may be slowing to the detriment of corporate profits.
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Short-term interest rate futures jumped on Friday after US jobs growth for September was reported below expectations, suggesting the Federal Reserve could slow down its program of rate increases.
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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.
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The economy probably added 150,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.4%, a three-year low, according to a survey of economists.
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Growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in September, with a significant decrease in prices paid but a solid employment component, according to an industry survey published on Tuesday.
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U.S. consumer confidence edged lower  in September for a second straight month as persistent worries  about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday  said.
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U.S. consumer confidence edged lower in September for a second straight month as persistent worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday said.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Activity at factories in the Philadelphia region grew at a slower pace in September, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said Thursday.
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The four hurricanes striking Florida and other coastal states in the past two months appear &quot;to have held down employment growth but not enough to change materially&quot; the overall jobs picture in September, the Labor Department said Friday.
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NEW YORK  -U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday after the release of weaker-than-expected September employment data, adding to worry that the economy may be slowing to the detriment of corporate profits.
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COLUMBUS - John Kerry&#39;s campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday&#39;s Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.
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NEW YORK -- A closely watched barometer of future economic activity fell in September for the fourth consecutive month, suggesting that the recovery may be cooling. A separate report from the Labor Department, however, suggested modest improvement in the job market.
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US businesses added 96,000 jobs to payrolls in September, the government has reported, a weaker-than-expected total that is expected to sharpen a presidential debate later in the day over the economy&#39;s direction.
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US employers added just 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than analysts expected and a sign that the economic recovery remains weak.
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U.S. payrolls grew by just 96,000  workers in September, the government said on Friday in a  surprisingly weak report that will sharpen criticism of  President Bush in a looming debate and may hasten a pause in  U.S. interest-rate rises.