The U.S. economy added 138,000 jobs in May, according to the monthly jobs report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday morning. The national unemployment rate nudged lower, to 4.3 percent from 4.4 percent — a 16-year low. The 4.4 percent level had been the lowest since since 2007, before the recession hit. […]
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Over 200,000 Jobs Added, Beating Projections
Hiring in the United States rebounded in April as employers added a brisk 211,000 jobs, a sign that the economy’s slump in the first three months of the year could prove temporary. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.4 percent — its lowest point in a decade — from 4.5 percent in March. The figures suggest […]
Last Obama Jobs Report Show Record 75 Straight Months Of Growth
That’s a wrap. December’s jobs report is the last for the Obama administration, and it ends on a high (if also predictable) note: The U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.7 percent. The number of jobs added in October and November were revised down 7,000 and up 26,000 […]