Employers boost payrolls by 132,000
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Employers boosted payrolls by a respectable 132,000 in November, but the unemployment rate edged up to 4.5 percent as jobseekers streamed into the labor market by the thousands with the approaching holidays.
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WASHINGTON -- Employers boosted payrolls by a better-than-expected 132,000 jobs in June, enough to keep the unemployment rate at a relatively low 4.5 percent. It was another sign that the economy is snapping out of a nearly yearlong sluggish spell.
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A stronger-than-forecast 132,000 new U.S. jobs were created in November, according to a government report on Friday that implied the economy had more underlying resilience than previously realized.
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A stronger-than-forecast 132,000 jobs were created in November, according to a government report on Friday that implied the U.S. economy had more underlying resilience than previously thought.
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay grew unexpectedly last week to 357,000, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, but an official said an increase in the week after a public holiday was typical.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday first-time applications for unemployment benefits climbed to a seven-month high last week. Labor said initial jobless claims rose 18,000
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The number of U.S. workers filing   new claims for jobless benefits rose by a larger-than-expected   7,000 last week but remained at a level suggesting stable labor   market conditions, a government report on Thursday showed.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week.
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Businesses added a net 111,000 jobs last month, continuing the recent trend of strong labor markets.
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There are ways to secure higher pay even when all other employees receive the same annual increase, says Sue Shellenbarger. Plus, more on work and family.
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U.S. employers added 132,000 jobs in June and payrolls rose more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.
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THE NUMBERS: Employers went on a hiring spree in October, adding 337,000 new jobs, the Labor Department said Friday. The surge was the largest in seven months.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels pointing to a healthy labor market.
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Hiring perked up in August as employers added 128,000 jobs, pulling down the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent and flashing a Labor Day weekend message of an economic expansion that still has staying power.
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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits shot up by the largest amount since early February, a far bigger increase than had been expected.
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U.S. employers added 157,000  employees to payrolls in December, completing the strongest  year for job growth since 1999, according to a government  report on Friday that cemented expectations of rising interest  rates in 2005.
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U.S. employers added a stronger-than-expected 132,000 new jobs in June and also boosted payrolls more strongly than previously thought in April and May, according to a Labor Department report that underlined a strengthening job market.