Private sector adds 40,000 jobs in Dec: report
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Private employers added 40,000 jobs in December, a report by a private employment service said on Thursday.
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US employers boosted payrolls by 157,000 jobs in December, keeping the economy on a path of moderate expansion and completing the first year of job growth since 2000.
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U.S. employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.
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The unemployment rate soared and job growth came to a near-halt in December, the government said yesterday, as the housing downturn rippled through the economy. It is the strongest evidence to date that growth is slowing.
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A key gauge of future U.S. economic  growth rose for a second straight month in December,  a private  research firm said on Thursday.
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Spending on research will more than double this year, with a growing amount coming from the private sector.
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Stocks looked set to open slightly higher on Thursday, rebounding after a weak start to the new year, as reports showed the private sector added 40,000 jobs in December and weekly unemployment benefits claims fell more than expected.
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Business activity in the US Midwest expanded in December but at a slower rate than expected, with hiring down after four months of growth, a report showed on Thursday.
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Sales of notebook computers rose 40 percent in the first quarter.
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. factories saw demand for their products rise in December by the largest amount in five months, a spot of welcome news that failed to change the picture of an economy struggling to stay afloat.
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U.S. private sector wage growth  should continue to accelerate in the months ahead on the back  of a healthy employment climate, according to a survey released  on Tuesday.
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Employers added 2.2 million jobs in 2004, the first annual increase in payrolls since before the 2001 recession and a turning point for the nation's labor market after three years of job losses.
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The economy added 157,000 payroll jobs in December, the Labor Dept. said today, an improvement over November.
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Japanâs factory output in December rose more than expected, to a record, fueled by higher overseas demand for automobiles and machinery. Industrial production climbed a seasonally adjusted 0.7 percent, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in Tokyo. In the labor market, Japanâs seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.1 in December, slightly more than the 4.0 percent that was expected. In a sign of an improving employment market, the jobs-to-applicant ratio was 1.08 in December, meaning 108 jobs were available per 100 applicants.
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Employers posted fewer job openings  and hired fewer people in December than a year ago, government  data showed on Tuesday, in a report that further underlined the  weakness of the labor market.
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U.S. private employers likely added 57,000 new jobs in February, according to a survey by ADP Employer Services, a private employment service, released on Wednesday.
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NEW YORK - Improving conditions in the labor market and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in consumer confidence in December.