US unemployment and employment statistics
Fear of US recession rattles global markets as tech shares fall
Europe’s main indices all decline on Friday as Japanese equities suffer worst day since 2020
US adds 272,000 jobs as labor market holds unexpectedly strong
Figures show unexpected resiliency of job market as Fed keeps interest rates high try to tamp down 3.4% inflation
US adds 175,000 April jobs as hiring slows and unemployment stays steady
April’s figure was lower than forecast and unemployment rate ticked up over the month but still market remains strong
Biden hails ‘America’s comeback’ as 303,000 new jobs in March beat forecast
Unemployment rate at 3.8% while job gains well above the 192,000 economists expected for the month
‘Breathtaking’ media layoffs continue with job cuts at NowThis and Intercept
Biden hails robust jobs market as proof US economy is ‘strongest in the world’
Fellow Republicans, it’s time to admit that the US economy isn’t bad
Multiple indicators – from GDP growth to the unemployment rate (and even inflation) – point to a robust US economic engine
US economy adds 199,000 jobs as unemployment rate falls slightly
Jobless rate down to 3.7% as world’s largest economy grapples with interest rates and American policymakers plot next moves
US economy added 336,000 jobs in September surpassing expectations
Data comes as central bank seeks to guide the US economy to ‘soft landing’ to avoid a recession
US employers added 253,000 jobs in April showing jobs market remains robust
April broke downward trend in growth of labor market, which has been slowing over the last few months
US hiring boom continued in February with 311,000 added jobs
Number is lower than January’s 504,000 jobs but comes as Fed signals aggressive interest rate hikes in bid to tame inflation
Inadequate US state unemployment systems leave millions vulnerable
Unprepared system leaves unemployed Americans vulnerable to poverty, losing homes and struggling to pay bills or feed families
US politics live
Democrats and Republicans at an impasse over US gun control as Biden demands action – as it happenedGrowth in US jobs continued in May, continuing a 17-month streak of gains
US adds 431,000 jobs as hiring spree cuts unemployment rate to 3.6%
Country posts 11th consecutive month of 400,000-plus gains, with labor force now just 174,000 below pre-pandemic level
US jobless claims fall to lowest level since 1969 as states float rebate checks
Claims dropped by 28,000 for week ending 19 March as at least a dozen states consider checks to ease burden of inflation
US appears to shake off Omicron and adds nearly half a million January jobs
Economists had predicted dramatic slump in job growth but labor department figures much better than expected
Too young to retire but at risk for Covid, older Americans struggle to find work
US workforce grows by just 199,000 in disappointing December
Black Americans continue to see higher jobless rate despite market recovery
Black Americans had 6.7% unemployment rate in November as economists unsurprised by disparity
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