Economists are forecasting that the unemployment rate retreated slightly in June after May's big spike. But few believe that is a sign that the battered labor market is at or even near the bottom.
Today's troubles in the U.S. economy and labor market could very well turn out to be a lucky break for the next president, no matter who is elected.
The number of newly laid-off workers filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week but remained at a level showing the strains of a weak economy.
A measure to extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 39 weeks passed the House on a second try Thursday but the bill still faces numerous hurdles.
The House passed a bill extending unemployment benefits by 13 weeks Thursday, but a presidential veto threat makes its final passage uncertain.
Amid an ever worsening jobs picture, House lawmakers have approved a measure Thursday to extend unemployment benefits.
Democrats will try again Thursday to pass a bill extending unemployment benefits after it fell three votes short of a needed two-thirds majority on Wednesday.
A measure to extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 39 weeks failed in the House on Wednesday, but the issue is likely to persist.
On the first day of what is to be a two-week economic tour around the country, Barack Obama said Monday that lawmakers should inject another $50 billion immediately into the sluggish U.S. economy.
Unemployment is likely to continue to rise as companies cut more jobs, according to a new index from a respected business research group released Monday.
Economists are forecasting that the unemployment rate retreated slightly in June after May's big spike. But few believe that is a sign that the battered labor market is at or even near the bottom.
Today's troubles in the U.S. economy and labor market could very well turn out to be a lucky break for the next president, no matter who is elected.
The number of newly laid-off workers filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped slightly last week but remained at a level showing the strains of a weak economy.
A measure to extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 39 weeks passed the House on a second try Thursday but the bill still faces numerous hurdles.
The House passed a bill extending unemployment benefits by 13 weeks Thursday, but a presidential veto threat makes its final passage uncertain.
Amid an ever worsening jobs picture, House lawmakers have approved a measure Thursday to extend unemployment benefits.
Democrats will try again Thursday to pass a bill extending unemployment benefits after it fell three votes short of a needed two-thirds majority on Wednesday.
A measure to extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 39 weeks failed in the House on Wednesday, but the issue is likely to persist.
On the first day of what is to be a two-week economic tour around the country, Barack Obama said Monday that lawmakers should inject another $50 billion immediately into the sluggish U.S. economy.
Unemployment is likely to continue to rise as companies cut more jobs, according to a new index from a respected business research group released Monday.
The dismal jobs report on Friday has prompted renewed calls for a second congressional effort to stimulate the economy.
Wall Street has plunged, with the Dow Jones industrials closing down more than 400 points, after oil prices shot higher and neared $140 for the first time
The government reports the nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5% in May -- the biggest monthly rise since 1986
The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits showed an unexpected improvement last week although a key indicator of unemployment hit a four-year high.
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level in a month
Some of the worst economic conditions in the country are where John McCain can least afford them - in electoral battleground states crucial to Republicans' chances of hanging onto the White House.
New filings for unemployment claims fell more than expected in the latest week, according to a government report released Thursday.
As the U.S. economy sheds jobs, concern is growing over competition between native-born and foreign-born workers.
Democratic leaders are signaling that they will launch a spring offensive on the economy by pushing for measures aimed at creating jobs and providing relief for Americans struggling financially.
New filings for unemployment claims retreated last week after a one-week spike, according to a government report released Thursday.
Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses
An unemployment rate at 5% used to be called full employment. Today it's considered the sign of a recession.
New filings for unemployment claims surged in the latest week to the highest level since September 2005, according to a government report released Thursday.
Stocks teetered then fell after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said a U.S. recession was a possibility in a Congressional hearing Wednesday.
New filings for unemployment claims fell last week, according to a report released Thursday by the Labor Department.
New filings for unemployment claims rose more than expected last week, matching the highest level since 2005, according to a report released Thursday by the Labor Department.
Employers made their deepest cut in staffing in almost five years in February, the Labor Department reported Friday.
New filings for unemployment claims held steady in the latest week but continuing claims remained elevated, according to a government report released Thursday.
Job losses are the worst in five years. If you've found yourself with a pink slip, or you're worried you might get one, here's what you need to know about your unemployment check.
If you want to know what's going to happen to the labor market, don't ask an economist - ask your neighbor or co-worker.
New filings for unemployment claims dropped more than expected in the latest week, while continuing claims rose, painting a mixed picture of the labor market.
Location is everything, according to the real estate adage. Many people learn the wisdom of these words after they move into their first apartment on a tight budget and have a view of a landfill and the smells that come from it.
If you've rewritten that résumé several times and sent out dozens of applications but your job search still shows no promise, you might not be the problem.
Employers trimmed jobs from their payrolls in January, according to a government jobs report Friday that showed the first decline in employment in four years. That raised new concerns about the risk of recession for the weakening U.S. economy.
Ahead of Friday's January employment report, there is a lot of concern about the weakening job market, even as the unemployment rate stands at a relatively modest 5%.
Job growth was back on track in September, according to a government report that showed a rebound in hiring by U.S. employers and revised away an earlier job loss that had triggered alarms about the economy.
The big and unexpected job loss in August shook economists and investors, and while the September report due Friday is expected to show a hiring rebound, job seekers should still be nervous.
The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in seven weeks, an unexpected sign of improvement for the job market.
The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits rose last week in another worrisome sign that the labor market is weakening.
The monthly jobs report is always among the most anticipated economic readings. But the August report, to be released Friday morning, will get particularly close attention as investors are hoping for weak job numbers since that could convince the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates later this month.
The number of workers filing for unemployment benefits for the first time unexpectedly rose last week.
The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless aid fell by 2,000 last week, government data showed Thursday, while the number of people still collecting benefits rose to its highest since April.
The number of U.S. workers signing up for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly to 322,000 last week, the highest level in two months but still pointing to a steady job market, Labor Department data on Thursday showed.
The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits rose by 7,000 last week to a level slightly higher than expected but still underscoring steady labor market conditions, government data released Thursday showed.
New applications for U.S. jobless benefits rose by 4,000 last week, government data showed Thursday, underscoring continued strength in the labor market.
The number of new claims filed for U.S. jobless benefits fell unexpectedly in the latest week, dropping 2,000 to the lowest in more than two months, the government said Thursday.
Initial claims for jobless benefits fell to their lowest level in two months last week, but a forward-looking indicator of economic activity suggests cooler growth in the second half of 2007, according to reports on Thursday.
The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless aid rose 10,000 last week to the highest level in nearly two months, government data showed Thursday.
Treasury prices extended losses Thursday after a higher-than-expected reading on factory activity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region for May.
Bond prices were little changed Thursday after February import prices and jobless claims came in higher than expected, suggesting a softening economy. The dollar weakened against the euro and the yen.
Treasury bond prices eased Thursday after the release of a revised gross domestic product number showed that the economy grew more than economists expected in the fourth quarter.
Treasury prices fell Thursday after a weekly report on jobless claims came in below expectations.
The general public, including those who vote, has been nervous about the economy for some time. Now so is Wall Street.
The number of U.S. workers making new jobless claims rose a bigger-than-expected 11,000 last week, a government report showed Thursday.
New claims for jobless benefits fell more than Wall Street expected last week, hinting at a strengthening labor market, a government report showed Thursday.
The unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in nearly five years in January, the government reported Friday, as employers added a respectable 193,000 jobs to payrolls and paychecks increased more than expected.
Hiring slumped in December though the economy created 2 million jobs for the second straight year, the government said Friday, in a reading that was mostly weaker than Wall Street had expected.
New claims for jobless benefits rose by 3,000 last week, in line with forecasts on Wall Street, a government report showed Thursday.
The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits climbed to the highest level in over two years last week, topping the 400,000 mark, the government said Thursday, citing the effects of Hurricane Katrina.
The government Friday gave a mixed picture of the labor market before Hurricane Katrina, reporting a slowdown in job growth last month but the lowest unemployment rate in four years.
The labor market may be even stronger than a quick look at the unemployment rate, and hourly paychecks, suggest.
Treasuries were muted Thursday as an employment report offering an upbeat sign for the labor market wasn't enough to move bonds off the gains reached in the previous session following news that the Treasury Department would resume selling the 30-year bond.
The number of Americans seeking new claims for jobless benefits fell by 6,000 last week to the lowest level in two months, the government said Thursday, in a surprise to economists expecting an increase.
Initial claims for jobless benefits fell by 21,000, slightly more than expected, according to a government report released Thursday.
U.S. employers added the fewest jobs to payrolls in nearly two years in May, according to a government report Friday that showed the nation's labor market to be far weaker than Wall Street predicted.
People filing for initial jobless claims fell below 300,000 for the second time since October 2000, after the biggest single weekly drop in more than three years, the government said Thursday.
Employers added far fewer jobs in March than the previous month, as a much anticipated government report Friday came in well below Wall Street forecasts.
Economists are looking to the March employment report, due Friday morning, to decide if an improving labor market is a trend they can bank on.
Martha Stewart's exit from prison has far more drama than today's employment report, and far, far less importance to most of the country. She will pick up where she left off and try to rebuild her company's fortunes. If she can do it, her employees and shareholders will benefit. Great.
The February job report will be front and center for investors and economists Friday, but the question is how much will Fed policy-makers care about it?
Weekly jobless claims rose last week, the government said Thursday in reporting a figure that was higher than forecasts.
Treasury prices extended early losses and the dollar traded mixed on Thursday after reports showed jobless claims at the lowest level in more than four years, indicating improvement in the labor market.
Initial U.S. jobless claims posted an unexpected rise of 10,000 last week, adding to a surge the week prior from which analysts had expected a sizeable fall, according to a government report released Thursday.
The world may find out Friday if the surprisingly strong October job report was a trick -- a return to the job growth blips from early this year -- or the treat of a long-term improvement in the labor market.
Stocks failed to tough it out Thursday, but a strong mid-quarter update from Intel may give equities a much-needed boost on Friday.
U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate stayed unchanged, according to a government report Friday that came in weaker than Wall Street expectations.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 18,000 last week, the government reported Thursday, as the figures that have fluctuated with the series of hurricanes on the East Coast came in above estimates.
The number of people filing for jobless benefits increased last week, a government report showed Monday, as the closely watched reading on the labor market came in above Wall Street expectations.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 16,000 last week, the government reported, coming in below economists' estimates.
The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance tumbled by 44,000 last week, the government reported Thursday, coming in well below estimates as the backlog of filings from Hurricane Charley subsided.
Job growth rebounded in the United States last month and the unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly, the government reported Friday, in one of the last big employment reports before the November election.
The monthly jobs report will be especially important to George Bush and John Kerry when the Labor Department releases its numbers for August on Friday.
Bonds drifted lower while the dollar traded mixed after traders shrugged off readings on jobless claims and productivity Thursday morning, awaiting the August unemployment report due Friday morning for clues about the economy's strength.
The number of people filing for jobless benefits jumped last week, the government reported Thursday, as the latest reading on the strength of the labor market came in far worse than Wall Street forecasts.
If the unemployment rate stays at current levels until the election, President Bush stands a much better chance at winning another four years in the White House, a job placement firm reported Monday.
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits last week edged lower, according to a government report released Thursday, as the closely watched measure of the strength of the employment market was somewhat stronger than Wall Street expectations.
The number of people filing for initial jobless claims declined last week, according to a government report Thursday, with fewer filings than analysts expected.
Oil prices off their recent record highs could give a lift to U.S. stocks at Thursday's open as investors brace for the July employment report.
The number of job cuts planned by U.S. employers rose in July, while hiring announcements fell for the second straight month, an outplacement firm said Tuesday.
A deceptively strong report on weekly jobless claims knocked the dollar to a three-month low versus the euro Thursday, after Wall Street took a moment to digest the report.
The number of people filing jobless claims fell sharply last week, a government report showed Thursday, as the reading on the employment market came in much stronger than Wall Street expectations.
Wall Street's third quarter begins Thursday with signs of a slight opening advance between the Fed's quarter-point rate hike and the June employment report.
Jobless claims rose last week, the government said Thursday, with the number of people filing for initial unemployment benefits above Wall Street expectations.
Despite Friday's strong May employment report, the third straight month of big job gains, it will probably be late summer -- at the earliest -- before the general public embraces the idea of a strong labor market.
The number of people filing initial claims for jobless benefits declined slightly last week, the government reported Thursday, roughly in line with Wall Street expectations.
Anxiety about oil and the May employment report looked to send stocks lower at Thursday's open.
The Senate rejected by one vote Tuesday a proposal to extend unemployment benefits to jobless Americans, and the vote quickly became an issue in the presidential campaign.
Is the jobless part of the jobless recovery over? Friday's April employment report will go a long way to answering that question.
Stocks fell sharply Thursday but ended off their worst levels of the session as investors fretted about rising interest rates, oil prices and Friday's monthly employment report.
Congratulations, Manatee County, Fla. -- no other county in the United States grew jobs at a better rate than you in the year ending in September 2003, according to a government report Tuesday.
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