Economy Steady But Job Growth Moderate, Giving Fodder to Kerry and ...
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The latest snapshot shows an economy that has returned to a moderate economic expansion of about 3 percent. At this pace, the economy is not growing fast enough to create large numbers of jobs
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The sluggish pace of job growth in November hasn&#39;t changed the odds for a quarter point interest rate hike later this month, but maybe it should.
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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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The U.S. economy added a modest  97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain in two years, but  job growth in prior months was stronger than first thought and  the unemployment rate dropped, the government said on Friday,  easing fears over economic weakness.
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With John Kerry apparently lagging in the polls, a poor showing in the upcoming debates may not make much of a difference. The support for Bush is hardly likely to increase much more than it is at the moment
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The unemployment rate rose slightly in November, a statistically modest change over October as labor markets continued adding enough jobs to dampen the effect of a downturn in the automobile and manufacturing sectors.
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WASHINGTON -- Most parts of the country saw modest economic growth in the past month, although there were pockets of sluggishness as businesses continued to cope with fallout from the troubled housing and automotive industries.
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The economy should expand modestly in coming months as a healthy job market continues to trump weakness in housing prices.
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There may be lots of reasons to vote for John Kerry over George Bush, but &quot;job quality&quot; isn&#39;t one of them. Kerry has been telling crowds that the country is &quot;shipping jobs
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The economy grew at a faster pace this spring than previously thought, but was at its weakest showing in more than a year, providing ammunition to both candidates in the final weeks of the presidential race.
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In the last major economic report before Tuesday&#39;s presidential election, the government reported Friday that the economy looked solid in the third quarter - just not as strong as most analysts had expected.
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Stocks were nearly unchanged on Friday  after third-quarter gross domestic product data showed the U.S.  economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace, but another report  showed Midwestern business activity expanding in October.
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Output growth at U.S. Mid-Atlantic  factories eased in November but still suggested the  manufacturing sector was operating at a healthy clip.
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The Labor Department report, showing the unemployment rate in September held steady at 5.4 percent, will provide fodder for the second debate between President George W. Bush and Democratic Presidential contender Sen.
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California&#39;s economy will grow at a modest pace this year in an uneven recovery that will chip away at an unemployment rate projected to remain higher than the national average, according to a closely watched economic forecast
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The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate on domestic policy set for tonight.
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Output growth at U.S. Mid-Atlantic factories eased in November but still suggested the manufacturing sector was operating at a healthy clip.