US gains 157,000 jobs in December
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US employers boosted payrolls by 157,000 jobs in December, keeping the economy on a path of moderate expansion and completing the first year of job growth since 2000.
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The U.S. services industry grew  further in December, rounding out a year of expansion in the  huge sector, although employment news was less favorable,  according to a survey published on Wednesday.
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George Bush received the best possible boost to the start of his second term yesterday when US payrolls rose at the fastest rate for seven months, well above the market&#39;s expectations.
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The US economy added fewer jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.
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U.S. retail sales jumped a  more-than-expected 1.2 percent in December, but first-time  jobless claims posted a surprise climb and import prices dipped  more than anticipated, government reports showed on Thursday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world&#39;s largest retailer, said December sales at US stores open at least a year are rising within its forecast as shoppers rushed to stores last week to complete their holiday shopping.
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New U.S. jobs soared at the sharpest rate in seven months in October, the government reported on Friday, helped by a surge in construction activity as hurricane-battered areas in the Southeast were rebuilt.
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U.S. employers added 157,000 new jobs in December, slightly fewer than expected, as retailers surprisingly shed employees during the holiday shopping season, the Labor Department reported on Friday.
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Employers added a scant 18,000 jobs in December and the national unemployment rate kicked up to five percent, its highest in more than two years, according to a government report on Friday that underlined the economy's rapidly slowing momentum.
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Employment climbed at a steady pace in December, suggesting the economy is on a solid footing but that employers are still cautious about hiring.
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The number of new U.S. jobs climbed by an unexpectedly brisk 157,000 in May, while factory activity improved and consumers remained upbeat, according to data on Friday that suggested the economy was bouncing back.
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US employers pulled back on hiring as they entered the holiday shopping season, adding just 112,000 new jobs overall in November. It was the weakest gain in five months and about half of what economists had forecast.
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U.S. factories picked up their pace in  December, capping off a year of expansion in the manufacturing  industry despite some recent signs of a downturn in employment,  a report showed on Monday.
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Industrial output in the US has beaten forecasts in December, increasing for the 19th month in a row.
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The US economy created less jobs than expected in December,  but created more jobs in 2004 than any time since 1999.
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US services expanded in December at the fastest pace in five months, capping a record year for the biggest part of the economy, a private survey showed yesterday.
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US employers added 18,000 jobs in December, fewer than analysts had forecast, official data shows.