Labor data mixed ahead of jobs report
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Labor market data was mixed on  Thursday ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs report for  February, due on Friday morning.
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Stock index futures were little changed on Friday before a much-anticipated employment report that could help answer questions about economic growth in the wake of recent losses.
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The Bush administration expects  revised data due on Friday to show the pace of job creation in  the year leading up to March was much swifter than had been  believed, economists who received a White House memo on the  subject said on Tuesday.
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Companies added 96,000 jobs to their payrolls in September, fewer than economists forecast for the last employment report before Election Day, highlighting a modest pace of hiring that has become an issue in President Bush's bid for re-election.
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U.S. employers probably increased their hiring slightly in September, economists said in advance of jobs figures being released Friday, the last politically charged employment report before Election Day.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered some positive signals for America's economy.
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U.S. jobless claims unexpectedly  rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor  market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data  offered some positive signals for America's economy.
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Issuing an economic report that could have a strong political impact, the Labor Department said Friday that US employers created 96,000 jobs in September, far fewer than most economists had expected.
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Financial markets traded cautiously on  Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that investors hope will  give them some guidance on state of the U.S. economy and the  future direction of interest rates.
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The US Labor Department on Friday issued its employment report for November, showing slower job growth than had been expected. Only 112,000 new jobs were created, compared to forecasts of 180,000.
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US jobless claims rose unexpectedly last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other indicators offered more positive signals for the economy.
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Bonds rose and the dollar was mixed Thursday as investors digested weekly jobless data showing unemployment claims rose more than expected.
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Stock futures pointed to a mixed  start on Wall Street on Monday as investors awaited a report on  June manufacturing activity.
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What can a handful of numbers tell us aout the state of the American worker?
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Wall Street looked poised for a weaker open on Thursday, but data on the U.S. manufacturing sector and the job market could determine the direction of the session.
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In a sign U.S. companies are slowing up on their hiring, a survey on Thursday showed that it is taking longer than ever for workers to land a new job.
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With time running out before US presidential elections on Nov. 2, Friday&#39;s report on employment in September -- the last one before voters go to the polls