Report reflects weak job growth
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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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The U.S. economy added a  weaker-than-expected 111,000 jobs in January, but the job  picture was much brighter than first estimated in the final  quarter of last year, a government report on Friday showed.
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U.S. businesses added 96,000 jobs to  payrolls in September, the government reported on Friday, a  weaker-than-expected total that was expected to sharpen a  presidential debate later in the day over the economy's  direction.
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Employers added 96,000 jobs to payrolls in September, the government announced Friday, a surprisingly weak total in the last report before the Nov. 2 election.
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Stocks fell in early trading after the governmentâs employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the unemployment rate.
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The U.S. economy added a slightly weaker-than-expected 97,000 jobs in February, the smallest gain in more than two years, as increases in service-sector employment offset declines in construction and manufacturing, a government report showed on Friday.
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The US jobless rate dropped in November, but analysts are surprise and disappointed by the weak job creation numbers reported by the US Labour Department.
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U.S. employers added just 146,000  jobs in January, the government said on Friday in an  unexpectedly weak report on the labor market, but a drop in  job-seekers pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in  more than three years.
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Manufacturing in the United States expanded less last month than forecast as factories cut payrolls and reduced inventories, contributing to a slowdown in the economy, according to a report released Monday.
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Weak manufacturing data heighten worries about the U.S. economy.
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Business activity in the U.S. services  sector in July and new orders at U.S. factories in June were  surprisingly weak, two reports showed on Thursday, signaling  that economic growth was decelerating.
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The number of people filing an initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.
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Employers' payrolls grew by just 96,000 in September in a weaker-than-expected government report Friday that provided a final snapshot before Election Day of a lackluster jobs market.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits fell by 20,000 last week to 307,000, in a much sharper decline than expected that underscored the strength of the labor market, government data showed on Thursday.
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U.S. business productivity growth  proved surprisingly sluggish at the end of 2004 and claims for  jobless aid unexpectedly dipped last week, according to  government reports that showed a good sign for employment which  could fan inflation fears.
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U.S. growth slowed in some parts of the country last month and private employers hired fewer people than expected, according to reports on Wednesday that chime with other weak signals from the economy.
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WASHINGTON  - A weaker-than-anticipated report on the US labor market, showing just 112,000 jobs added in November, cast fresh doubts over the pace of growth of the world&#39;s largest economy.