The U.S. unemployment rate slipped another 0.2 percentage points in December as employers introduced 252,000 new jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said Friday that the national unemployment rate was down to 5.6 percent by year-end 2014, bringing that number down to its lowest level since June 2008.
Read More »Unemployment Rate Falls in Most States, But Changes Little Overall
Forty-one states and the District of Columbia experienced month-over-month declines in their unemployment rate, while 43 states and the District of Columbia saw year-over-year decreases in unemployment for November, according to the Regional and State Employment and Unemployment November 2014 report released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Read More »Payrolls Jump by 321K in November; Unemployment Rate Holds
U.S. payrolls for November surpassed even the most optimistic forecasts, increasing at the highest rate in more than two years, according to a government estimate.
Read More »Unemployment Rate Low, But Number of Americans ‘Not in Labor Force’ Near All-Time High
The October 2014 Employment Situation Summary released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on November 7 reported a nationwide unemployment rate of 5.8 percent, the lowest level in more than six years. However, a report released recently by the Pew Research Center indicates that while the U.S. unemployment rate is low, the number of people who are "not in the labor force," meaning they are not counted among the unemployed in the BLS survey, is near an all-time high.
Read More »Report: Job Openings Decline While Hires, Separations Increase
The number of job openings in the country declined slightly from August to September, while the number of hires and separations both increased, according to the September 2014 Job Openings and Labor Turnover report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday.
Read More »October Job Growth Falls Short of Predictions; Unemployment Drops Again
U.S. employers added 214,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported Friday morning. Economists had expected payrolls would increase by 240,000, a slight decline from September's preliminary estimate of 248,000 new jobs added.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Employment Report Supports Forecast of ‘Solid Economic Growth’
Fannie Mae's chief economist, Doug Duncan, weighed in on today's employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, saying the GSE maintains its "forecast of solid economic growth" in response to the data released.
Read More »Unemployment Rate Falls Below 6 Percent For First Time Since ’08
According to the latest monthly figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nation added 248,000 jobs in September, bringing employment growth back above 200,000 after an unexpected drop in August.
Read More »Employment Growth Falls Well Short of Expectations for August
Employment growth in the United States took a sharp downturn in August, according to government figures released Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported an increase 142,000 in U.S. payrolls last month, well short of the 230,000 predicted by economists. August's sudden slowdown snaps a six-month streak in which payroll growth came in at 200,000 or higher.
Read More »ADP: Hiring Surges in June
Employment in the private sector rose in June at the highest rate in nearly two years, according to the ADP National Employment Report issued Wednesday for the month of June. By ADP's calculation, private sector employment rose by 281,000 new jobs created, surpassing most already optimistic projections.
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