Weak Job Growth in May as Unemployment Rate Ticked Up
Payroll growth that came in at less than half of what analysts had expected confirmed fears that the United States’ recovery has markedly slowed, adding to a global economic pall. full story 
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Job Gains Calm Slump Worries
U.S. job growth picked up in April, with employers adding 165,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate ticked down again, to 7.5%, suggesting steady but still-measured economic growth.
wsj.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
City Room: Weak Job Market Leaves City’s Unemployment Rate Flat
A school bus strike and Wall Street layoffs contributed to the weak market last month and kept New York City’s unemployment rate well above the nation’s, the State Labor Department reported.
nytimes.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
Five Takeaways From the May Jobs Report
The economy added 175,000 jobs in May, a bit better than April’s job growth of 149,000, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.
palmbeachpost.com (11 days ago)
Surprising job boost in February moves unemployment rate to four-year low
Job growth made a surprising jump in February, adding 236,000 jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to its lowest rate in more than four years, the Labor Department reported this morning.
palmbeachpost.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
Jared Bernstein: Getting Back to Full Employment
Getting back to full employment -- not debt, deficits, sequester, debt ceilings -- is what we ought to be talking about (along with R&R, of course). I'm happy to say, in fact, that in my travels outside this benighted town (D.C.), it's the question I get asked most often ("Why isn't Washington doing anything about jobs!!??"). What do I mean by full employment? Well,...
huffingtonpost.com (2 months and 1 day ago)
UK unemployment: Over-65 workers hit record 1m with modest growth in jobs market
The jobs market managed to eke out some modest growth in the three months to April, but the unemployment rate remains well above pre-crisis levels and pay growth is still weak official figures showed today.
independent.co.uk (6 days ago)
US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 pct.
A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The strong job growth showed that employers are confident about the economy despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.The February jobs report issued Friday provided encouraging details: The unemployment rate is at its lowest level in...
thenewstribune.com (3 months and 12 days ago)
Unemployment rate falls in Md., Va., D.C.
Automatic federal spending cuts did not appear to be a major drag on job growth in the Washington region in April, according to data released Friday that showed a drop in the unemployment rate for all three jurisdictions.
washingtonpost.com (1 month and 1 day ago)
No Swoon: Job Creation Continues, Rate Up to 7.6%
Despite anticipation of a spring-into-summer swoon, the U.S. economy continued to create jobs at a relatively strong pace in May, adding 175,000 positions as the unemployment rate ticked higher to 7.6 percent.
cnbc.com (11 days ago)
RI unemployment rate ticks down to 9.8 percent
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island's chronically high unemployment rate ticked down again — to its lowest level in four years — though the size of the workforce shrunk from the previous month, according to statistics released Thursday.
boston.com (3 months and 13 days ago)
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