Aug private sector job growth lowest in 4 years
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Private employers likely added 38,000  jobs in August, far fewer than analysts had expected and the  slowest rate of growth in four years, a report by a private  employment service said on Wednesday.
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The US economy grew at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the fourth quarter, slower than the government first estimated, as companies stepped up efforts to curb inventories.
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SINGAPORE : Singapore&#39;s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level in five years on the back of strong economic growth in the first half of the year, the government said Monday.
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WASHINGTON  -U.S. economic growth in the opening quarter this year was the weakest in more than four years as businesses sold off inventories and Americans imported more foreign goods, the government reported on Thursday.
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Unemployment fell for the 15th month in a row in August to reach the lowest level for 29 years, official figures showed.
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The pace of job creation picked up modestly in August and the unemployment rate edged down, the Labor Department said on Friday in a report that offered some political
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The US economy grew at a pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2007, its weakest rate in more than four years.
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Payrolls shrank in August for the first time in four years, the government reported on Friday, prompting calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before credit market turmoil drags the economy into recession.
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The nation's labor market softened slightly last month, with the unemployment rate edging up to 4.6 percent as job growth slowed, the Labor Department said yesterday.
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U.S. employment costs rose a slightly less-than-expected 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2004, as salaries and wages grew at their slowest rate in nearly six years, a government report showed on Friday.
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The number of workers filing new  claims for jobless aid unexpectedly fell 15,000 last week to  its lowest in four months, according to government data on  Thursday that underscored a stronger labor market.
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The economy grew at a 0.7 percent annual pace in the first three months of this year, the weakest in more than four years but slightly better than previously estimated, data showed  on Thursday.
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Business productivity growth was  revised down sharply in the fourth quarter to an annualized 1.6  percent pace, government data on Tuesday showed, suggesting  inflation pressures as labor costs soared.
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Wall Street looked set to open lower on Wednesday as the employment picture soured in August after reports showed a surge in lay-offs and the slowest rate of private-sector hiring in more than four years.
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WASHINGTON - The US economy grew by less than initially projected between April and June, coming in at an annual rate of 2.8 per cent.
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Australiaâs jobless rate fell to a 31-year low in January as fewer people sought work, worsening a worker shortage that may fuel wages and inflation. The rate fell to 4.5 percent from 4.6 percent in December, the lowest since May 1976. Australian employers hired an extra 300,000 workers last year, the largest gain since 1989..
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Private-sector job growth slowed in December and the number of people receiving jobless benefits hit a two-year high in late December, reports released on Thursday showed.