Tag: Jobs

March 4, 2022

Non-farm payrolls added a whopping 678,000 jobs in February, well above the consensus estimate of 400,000; and the unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a point to 3.8 percent, the lowest of Biden’s presidency, the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reported […]

February 1, 2019

The U.S. economy created nearly double the expected number of jobs in January, extending a robust pace set last year after President Donald Trump’s $1.5 trillion of tax cuts stimulated growth. Nonfarm payrolls climbed by about 304,000 in January, the […]

December 7, 2018

The U.S. saw declining jobs growth last month, keeping the unemployment rate at a half-century low even amid signs that the economy might be slowing down. A report from the Labor Department on Friday showed that nonfarm payrolls rose by […]

November 2, 2018

The U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month, and workers’ wage growth accelerated, a Labor Department report showed Friday, Nov. 2. Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 250,000 jobs, higher than the 190,000 predicted by analysts in a […]

May 9, 2018

In Cleveland, a new road meant to cut commute times between the suburbs and a downtown medical hub has been redesigned as an “Opportunity Corridor” to bring businesses and jobs to poor neighborhoods along its way. In St. Louis, development […]

April 6, 2018

The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs last month, missing expectations, the Labor Department said Friday. The gains fell short of economists’ estimates of a 185,000 increase in non-farm payrolls in March. Investors have scrutinized recent employment reports for clues on […]

March 9, 2018

Toot that horn, Trump. The U.S. economy added 313,000 jobs in February, well above expectations, while wage growth moderated to 2.6%. Economists had expected growth in nonfarm payrolls of 200,000, based on a survey by data provider FactSet. The wage […]