Economy Adds 144K Jobs in August
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America's payrolls picked up in August, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labor market that jobseekers have braved.
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The U.S. job market brightened in August as employers added 144,000 workers to their payrolls and hiring totals for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
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The number of workers seeking jobless aid fell more than expected last week and the service sector grew steadily in August, according to data on Thursday that pointed to economic strength despite credit market turmoil and a slumping housing market.
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The Labor Department reports the unemployment numbers for August at 8:30 am EDT Friday. Economists look for a stronger increase in August payrolls than in the prior two months and for the unemployment rate to be unchanged.
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NEW YORK -- A closely watched gauge of future economic activity slipped in August for the second consecutive month, suggesting that the U.S. economy is cooling.
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WASHINGTON: The US job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak job tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labour Department said yesterday.
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Planned U.S. lay-offs rocketed in  August as the housing slowdown and subprime mortgage debacle  led to record job cuts in the financial sector, an independent  report showed on Wednesday.
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Hiring perked up in August as employers added 128,000 jobs, pulling down the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent and flashing a Labor Day weekend message of an economic expansion that still has staying power.
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The U.S. job market brightened modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to payrolls and weak hiring tallies for the two prior months were revised up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 16--Silicon Valley's economy continued to turn in modest job growth in August -- a heartening sign of the region's ongoing recovery from the tech bust of 2000, economists said.
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U.S. employers added 128,000 workers   to their payrolls in August, evidence of a cooler -- but still   solid -- pace of economic growth that could let the Federal   Reserve hold interest rates steady.
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Businesses added a net 111,000 jobs last month, continuing the recent trend of strong labor markets.
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WASHINGTON - Construction spending surged in August to the highest level on record, while manufacturing grew at a slower pace in September, offering mixed signals about the economy's strength.    The Commerce Department reported Friday that the value of buildings put in place clocked in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.02 trillion, a record high...
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The U.S. job market brightened  modestly in August as employers added 144,000 workers to  payrolls and weak hiring tallies for the two prior months were  revised up, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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The UK economy continued to create jobs at a steady pace in August as unemployment fell to a 20-year low, official figures showed today.
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Growth in the services sector slowed in August although managers seemed more willing to hire new workers.
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Orders to US factories, excluding the volatile transportation sector, rose a solid 2.3 percent in August, the Commerce Department reported Friday.