Unemployment drops to 4.3 percent in May
The U.S. economy added 138,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent.
The U.S. economy added 138,000 jobs in May and the unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent.
The U.S. economy added 98,000 jobs in February and the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5 percent.
The U.S. economy added 156,000 jobs in December and the nation’s jobless rate rose slightly to 4.7 percent.
The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November and the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent.
The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in August, slowing sharply from the two previous months.
The latest jobs data came in above expectations with non-farm payrolls adding 255,000 jobs in July, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics released today.
Is the U.S. economy losing its momentum? That’s what those who watch the course of American commerce were worried about until Friday, when they got two pieces of good news: Job growth surged in June and wages continued to rise.
Employers added 287,000 jobs in June, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, up from the addition of only 38,000 jobs in May.
U.S. employment growth slowed in April as the economy added 160,000 jobs, the smallest increase since September.
The U.S. economy created 242,000 new jobs in February, exceeding economists’ expectations.
The U.S. economy finished the year with a hiring spree, adding 292,000 new jobs, as the unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent.
The U.S. economy added 211,000 jobs in November and the nation’s unemployment rate held steady at 5 percent.
The U.S. economy added a disappointing 142,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate stayed at 5.1 percent.
The U.S. economy added 173,000 jobs in August, fewer than economists expected, but the nation’s unemployment rate fell to 5.1 percent.
The U.S. economy added 215,000 jobs in July, according to government data released Friday, providing more evidence of an economy that is slowly but steadily returning to normal.
The U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate fell 0.2 percent to 5.3 percent.
The U.S. economy created 223,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 5.4 percent.
New economic numbers suggest that the economy is poised for faster growth after a disappointing first quarter.
The U.S. economy added a lackluster 126,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent.