US unemployment and employment data
Weak US jobs growth for July sparks Wall Street sell-off
US economy added 114,000 jobs in July in significant dip from June while unemployment increased to highest level since October 2021
US economy adds 206,000 June jobs as labor market cools slightly
Number is close to what was expected, as unemployment rate creeps above 4% for first time in two years
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 216,000 jobs in December as stronger than expected rise caps robust year
While growth has slowed, the labor force defied fears of a downturn amid highest inflation levels in a generation
US added 150,000 jobs in October as pace of growth slows sharply
Market cools as number of jobs added comes in lower than the 180,000 that economists had been expecting
Biden hails strength of economy as US adds 187,000 jobs in August
Number of new jobs matches July’s total, reflecting resilience of labor market even with high interest rates
US economy adds 187,000 July jobs in sign labor market is cooling
Figure is less than expected in first jobs report since Fed raised interest rate to 22-year high
US economy adds 209,000 jobs in June as hiring slows
Rise was lower than the 240,000 jobs economists had expected though job market remains robust
US jobs market remains strong despite high interest rates and debt ceiling fight
US adds 339,000 jobs in May, surpassing forecasts, as unemployment rate increases slightly to 3.7%
US adds 236,000 jobs in March as labor market weakens
March saw fewer jobs added to economy compared with February as effects of Fed’s interest rate increases are felt
US adds 517,000 jobs in January in huge gain for labor market
Total is far higher than what economists expected even as Federal Reserve continues to raise interest rates to bring down inflation
US adds 223,000 jobs in December, ending 2022 on high note
Continued strength of jobs market comes as Fed struggles to cool hiring and bring down inflation by raising interest rates
US adds 263,000 jobs in November as unemployment rate stays at 3.7%
Jobs market remains strong even as Fed imposes biggest series of rate rises in decades in effort to tame inflation
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Twitter layoffs: anger and confusion as multiple teams reportedly decimated - as it happenedUS adds 261,000 jobs in October as unemployment rate rises slightly
US employers added 263,000 new jobs in September as ‘cracks’ appear in labor market
Jobs market growth has remained robust despite rising interest rates and fears of a recession, but how long it can maintain trajectory is unknown
US added 315,000 jobs in August as strong market defies signs of worsening economy
Numbers come as Jerome Powell says Federal Reserve intends to continue interest rate hikes to try to tamp down inflation
Long Covid keeping 2-4 million Americans out of workforce, report says
US adds 528,000 jobs in July as market returns to pre-pandemic levels
US adds 372,000 jobs in June as growth exceeds expectations
US unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%, labor department said, as jobs report indicated resilience
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