Job growth sluggish in September
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The US economy experienced another month of disappointing job growth in September, adding to the trend of lackluster hiring that has made this one of the weakest labor market recoveries in modern history.
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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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Payrolls grew by an estimated 96,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate remained at 5.4%, the Labor Department said Friday, providing fodder for the presidential campaign.
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Employment grew by 96,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department reported Friday, well below the level needed to keep pace with the expansion in the labor force and presenting a weak picture
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Employers' payrolls grew by just 96,000 in September in a weaker-than-expected government report that provided a final snapshot before Election Day of a lackluster jobs market.
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WASHINGTON -- Employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, the fewest in almost a year, while the unemployment rate dropped down to 4.6 percent _ offering a mixed picture of the nation's jobs climate.
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US businesses added just 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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OTTAWA - An indicator that gives an early look at Canada&#39;s economic situation showed more signs of slowing in September, Statistics Canada said Wednesday.
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Sales growth was slow at major retailers in September, as same-store sales rose 2.4 percent in September, according to data from the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS released last week.
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The pace of growth in U.S. service  industries slowed in September and pricing power ebbed,  according to a report on Wednesday that showed a key service  sector index falling to its lowest since April 2003.
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Employers&#39; 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.
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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 pace of growth in U.S. service industries slowed in September and pricing power ebbed, according to a report on Wednesday that showed a key service sector index falling to its lowest since April 2003.
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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 consumer confidence unexpectedly fell for a second month in September, tempered by slack job growth and near-record gas prices.
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U.S. private employers likely added 125,000 new jobs in September, holding the unemployment rate steady at 4.7 percent and bolstering views that the economy has slowed enough to persuade the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady, according to a Reuters poll.
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The US created 96,000 jobs in September, a slowdown from the previous month, in the last major figures before November's election.