To be sure, unemployment remains elevated and the labor market is far from fully healed. The unemployment rate, obtained via a separate survey of households, ticked up to a seasonally adjusted 6.2% in July from 6.1% in …Wall Street Journal · 21 minutes ago
If you're one of the people who has been predicting a spike in interest rates, you're going to be just as wrong this month as you have been for the past five years. The reason: Employment and wage growth just aren't …USA Today · ByJohn Waggoner · 25 minutes ago
The U.S. economy created 209,000 jobs in June, below expectations, as the unemployment rate climbed to 6.2 percent, reflecting a consistent but unspectacular level of employment growth. Economists expected …CNBC · ByJeff Cox · 48 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — U.S. manufacturing expanded for the 14th straight month in July. The Institute for Supply Management, a trade group of purchasing managers, reports that its manufacturing index rose to 57.1, up from 55.USA Today · 24 minutes ago
Hiring in low-wage jobs like retail and fast food have been plentiful in recent years, but that's changing now. Middle class employment is on the upswing, thanks to the strengthening economy. These are jobs that pay …CNN Money · ByTami Luhby · 1 hour ago
The U.S. manufacturing sector expanded last month at the fastest pace in more than three years boosted by a jump in its new orders and employment readings, an industry report released on Friday showed. The …CNBC · 1 hour ago
LONDON (Reuters) - Financial stocks underperformed as Britain's top equity index fell to a three-week low on Friday, while weak UK manufacturing data also weighed on the market. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was …Yahoo Finance · 29 minutes ago
U.S. stocks wobbled on Friday as traders balanced lukewarm jobs data against ongoing worries about the Fed's exit from its vast stimulus program. As of 9:40 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 17.1 points …Fox Business · ByAdam Samson · 1 hour ago
NEW YORK — U.S. markets steadied on Friday a day after a major sell-off. Investors focused on a relatively strong jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy created 209,000 jobs in July, the sixth straight month of …NBC News · 5 minutes ago
Joseba Prieto de las Heras thought a master’s degree would enable him to earn more. Spain’s labor market decided otherwise, forcing him to accept a position that pays half as much as a student job he had a few …Bloomberg · ByAngeline Benoit · 3 hours ago
The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate rose to 6.2%. This is according to latest employment report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Expectations were for nonfarm payrolls to grow …The Business Insider · 27 minutes ago
The economy continued to advance at a sturdy pace in July, creating 209,000 jobs and adding to a string of positive economic news in recent weeks that suggested it was gaining strength after years of lackluster growth …New York Times · 1 hour ago
The U.S. economy added new jobs in July, and the unemployment rate increased slightly to 6.2 percent (up from 6.1 percent). Economists surveyed by Bloomberg were expecting about 230,000 new jobs. But the …Businessweek · ByMatthew Philips · 34 minutes ago
Economists were mixed in how they view the report: some have called it “encouraging,” while others consider it “disappointing.” It is a sign of how far the U.S. economy has come in recent months that the 209,000 …The Wall Street Journal · BySarah Portlock · 18 minutes ago
Yes, it’s that time again, folks. Jobs Friday, when for one ever-so-brief moment the interests of Wall Street, Washington and Main Street are all aligned on one thing: Jobs. The numbers are in: The economy added 209 …The Wall Street Journal · ByErik Holm · 2 hours ago
For six straight months, the U.S. economy has added more than 200,000 jobs, according to government data released Friday morning, the longest streak since the mid-'90s. The Labor Department reported 209,000 net new …Washington Post · 1 hour ago
Stock futures slashed their losses Friday as the latest healthy jobs numbers fueled some early buying. Wall Street is still struggling to post a rebound after the Dow plummeted 300 points on Thursday, its second-worst …CNN Money · 2 hours ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales growth slowed a bit in July, with healthy gains from some manufacturers falling short of expectations, according to early returns from the major carmakers on Friday. Ford Motor Co (F.N) …Yahoo Finance · ByBernie Woodall ,Paul Lienert andBen Klayman · 39 minutes ago
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Washington (AFP) - The US economy generated 209,000 new jobs in July, down from June but maintaining the solid 200,000-plus monthly streak since February, the Commerce Department said Friday. The …Yahoo News · ByPaul Handley · 15 minutes ago
U.S. stock index futures were sharply lower on Friday amid investor caution ahead of the July payroll report and its implications for interest rate policy. The decline in futures suggested that Thursday's dramatic selloff - …Fox Business · 3 hours ago
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