US job growth slows in January; unemployment rate at 4.0%
US job growth slowed more than expected in January, but a 4.0% unemployment rate probably will give the Federal Reserve cover to hold off cutting interest rates until June.
Economy adds 143,000 jobs in January, reflecting a slower but solid pace of growth this year
Annual revisions to jobs data and disruptions related to the catastrophic Los Angeles fires and severe winter storms are likely to be reasons behind the slump in job gains.
Hiring Slows but Remains Solid, With Economy Adding 143,000 Jobs
The gain in jobs was lower than expected, but the job counts for November and December were revised upward by a combined 100,000.
Canada's unemployment rate drops again in January, job gains solid
Canada's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell and the economy posted another solid month of job gains, data showed on Friday, in signs that joblessness was started to ease.
Job Growth Slowed in January, but Overall Picture Remains Solid
U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs last month, somewhat fewer than forecast, while unemployment fell to 4 percent and hourly earnings rose.
Employers added 143,000 jobs in January amid a slowdown in the labor market
The U.S. economy added fewer jobs in January than economists had forecast, although the jobless rate edged lower.
U.S. Job Growth Misses Estimates In January But Unemployment Rate Unexpectedly Dips
While the Labor Department released a report on Friday showing employment in the U.S. increased by less than expected in the month of
US job growth slows but unemployment stays low
Job growth in the US slowed last month but unemployment remained low, in a sign of a solid, if more subdued economy. Employers added 143,000 jobs in January, while the unemployment rate slipped to 4% from 4.
US job growth misses expectations in January; unemployment rate at 4.0%
U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in January, likely restrained by wildfires in California and cold weather across much of the country, but a 4.0% unemployment rate probably gives the Federal Reserve cover to hold off cutting interest rates at least until June.
Ex-Mass. lawmaker sentenced for scamming pandemic unemployment funds
Dean Tran of Fitchburg, was convicted in September on 20 counts of wire fraud and three counts of filing false tax returns.
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January jobs report: Unemployment rate falls to 4%, wages rise more than forecast as US labor market remains resilient to start 2025
The January jobs report comes as investors are closely watching for any clues about whether or not the Federal Reserve will ...
Massachusetts will have to pay interest costs related to $2.5B unemployment benefit error
State will pay $2.034B to the federal government from the employer-funded unemployment insurance trust fund and $73M in ...
Unemployment applications rose to 219K last week; layoffs remain relatively low
More Americans filed unemployment claims last week, but the labor market remains healthy and layoffs relatively low ...
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Here's how much unemployment claims in Missouri declined last week
Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Missouri dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of ...
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DETR says unemployment claim backlog is gone, answers questions on call wait times, AI
A backlog of unemployment claims that soared as high as 45,000 cases during the pandemic has been cleared, officials told ...