Economists expect the U.S. Labor Department’s hiring and unemployment report will show employers added just 100,000 jobs in July. Friday’s report is also expected show the unemployment rate holding steady at 8.2 percent for a third straight month. Hiring has dropped sharply since the start of the year, from an average of well over 200,000 […]
Jobless Report for July to be Released Friday
Posted August 3rd, 2012 at 7:00 am (UTC-5)
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US Jobless Rate Improves For Some
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 5:40 pm (UTC-5)
/// re-issuing to fix wording in graf 3 /// U.S. unemployment has stayed stubbornly high for the past couple of years, and is expected to remain at around 8.2 percent on Friday when government experts publish new data showing the jobless rate for July. While the job picture in the overall economy seems stalled, a […]
US Jobless Rate Improves For Some
Posted August 2nd, 2012 at 4:15 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. unemployment has stayed stubbornly high for the past couple of years, and is expected to remain around 8.2 percent on Friday when government experts publish new data showing the jobless rate for July. While the job picture in the overall economy seems stalled, a survey of a couple hundred recruiters by the MRINetwork shows […]
US Jobless Rate Rises Slightly; Job Creation Weaker Than Expected
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 6:15 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly during May, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.2 percent. Friday’s report from the Labor Department said the U.S. economy had a net gain of just 69,000 jobs during the month – the smallest in a year. Government data says 12.7 million Americans are unemployed, with four […]
US Jobless Rate Rises Slightly; Job Creation Weaker Than Expected
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 2:30 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly during May, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.2 percent. Friday’s report from the Labor Department said the U.S. economy had a net gain of just 69,000 jobs during the month – the smallest in a year. Government data says 12.7 million Americans are unemployed, with four […]
US Jobless Rate Rises Slightly; Job Creation Weaker Than Expected
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 11:25 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly during May, rising by one-tenth of a percentage point to 8.2 percent. Friday’s report from the Labor Department said the U.S. economy had a net gain of just 69,000 jobs during the month – the smallest in a year. Government data says 12.7 million Americans are unemployed, with four […]
US Jobless Rate Rises Slightly; Job Creation Weaker Than Expected
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. unemployment rate increased slightly (by one-tenth of a percentage point) to 8.2 percent in May. Friday’s report from the Labor Department also shows that the U.S. economy had a net gain of just 69,000 jobs, which is much less than most economists had predicted. Economists say job gains are needed to give consumers […]
US Job Growth Expected to Improve for May
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 8:15 am (UTC-5)
Economists expect to learn the U.S. economy added at least 150,000 new jobs in May when the government releases its monthly unemployment report Friday . The expected 150,000 mark would be an improvement over the 115,000 jobs added in April, bringing the average non-farm employment growth closer to the 176,000 a month average posted in […]
Economists Predict More U.S. Jobs Gains in February
Posted March 9th, 2012 at 7:05 am (UTC-5)
Economists are eagerly awaiting Friday’s release of the U.S. government’s unemployment report for February . They are predicting that the economy added about 210,000 jobs last month, keeping the unemployment rate unchanged at 8.3 percent posted from January, when the economy created 243,000 jobs. It would mark the third straight month the economy has added […]
Unemployment Rises in Advanced Economies
Posted December 13th, 2011 at 10:55 am (UTC-5)
Unemployment rates remain stubbornly high in the world’s most advanced economies, causing more headaches for policymakers trying to avoid another global recession. Data released Tuesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development shows unemployment across the group’s 34 countries rose slightly to 8.3 percent in October, from 8.2 percent the month before. The OECD […]
