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By Phil Flynn |
June 10, 2013
The U.S. jobs report was just right. Strong enough to suggest decent energy demand but not enough of a blockbuster that may force the Fed to hurry up and taper.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
June 7, 2013
American employers took on more workers than forecast in May as the world’s largest economy weathered the impact of higher taxes and federal spending cuts.
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By Liz Capo McCormick, Bloomberg |
June 7, 2013
Bill Gross, manager of the world’s biggest bond fund, said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to reduce its asset purchases after the unemployment rate climbed from a four-year low in May.
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By Jeff Kearns, Bloomberg |
June 7, 2013
The Federal Reserve says it will keep buying bonds until the labor market has “improved substantially,” without defining the phrase. Officials may have adopted a threshold nevertheless, say two former Fed economists.
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By Press Release |
June 7, 2013
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in May, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 5, 2013
Employers hired fewer workers than forecast in March and a slump in the size of the labor force pushed the jobless rate down to a four-year low, indicating the U.S. job market is struggling to make bigger strides.
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By Press Release |
December 7, 2012
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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By Daniel Kruger and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Treasuries fell for a second day as a report showed the U.S. economy added more jobs than forecast last month, adding to speculation that stimulus from the Federal Reserve is bolstering economic growth.
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By Press Release |
November 2, 2012
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent.
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By Carlos Torres, Bloomberg |
October 30, 2012
The Labor Department is striving to issue its monthly report on employment in the U.S. in three days as scheduled, a spokesman said today.
