Weaker-than-expected jobs data suggests US economy still sputtering
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The US economy generated 146,000 jobs in January, the government said in a report that was well below most forecasts and which suggests still-modest economic growth ahead.
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Sales of new U.S. homes were unexpectedly weak last month, although they climbed off an 11-year low, and orders for long-lasting goods fell, according to data Thursday that underscored the economy's weakness.
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AMERICA&#39;S payrolls picked up last month, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labour market that jobseekers have braved.
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US 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&#39;s direction.
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US employers added just 112,000 new jobs heading into the Christmas shopping season, the weakest employment gains in five months and half of what economists expected.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - After July&#39;s jobs report came up much weaker than expected, August&#39;s figures probably calmed nerves at the White House and the Federal Reserve, both of which have been making the case that recent economic soft spots were only temporary.
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The U.S. economy created only  112,000 new jobs in November, the government said on Friday,  about a third October's total and weak enough to deepen a  shadow of uncertainty hanging over the holiday sales season.
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The Bush administration expects revised data due on Friday to show the pace of job creation in the year leading up to March was much swifter than had been believed
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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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The US economy created less jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.
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Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting at better conditions in the country&#39;s sluggish labor market.
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U.S. employers added just 51,000  jobs in September, far below market expectations, according to  a government report on Friday that showed weakness in  construction, manufacturing and retail.
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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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The number of Americans with jobs fell for the first time in four years in August, as Friday's closely watched government jobs report came in much weaker than Wall Street forecasts.
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A leading index of the U.S. economy  dipped in the latest week, and a continued lack of growth in  the data shows no end in sight to the current slowdown, a  report showed on Friday.
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U.S. growth slowed in some parts of the country last month and private employers hired fewer people than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime with other weak signals from the economy.
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The U.S. factory sector and the job market showed surprising weakness in data released on Thursday, raising concerns the Federal Reserve may need to deliver more interest rate cuts to shore up the economy.