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Unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent
WASHINGTON, USA – The US jobs market brightened better than expected in February, with the unemployment rate falling and solid job growth, official data released on Friday, March 8, showed. The jobless rate fell to 7.7%, from 7.9% in January, and the US gained a net 236,000 jobs, the Labor…
Unemployment rate falls to 7.7 percent in November
The US unemployment rate fell in November to a nearly four-year low as the labor force shrank from October, the US Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate dropped to 7.7 percent, its lowest level since December 2008, from 7.9 percent in October, the department said. The US economy added…
U.S. jobless rate ticks up slightly to 7.9 percent in October
WASHINGTON — The US unemployment rate rose to 7.9 percent in October from 7.8 percent the prior month, the government said Friday in a highly anticipated report ahead of the November 6 election. Though the jobless rate ticked up a notch, the economy added 171,000 jobs in October, well above…
U.S. adds 227,000 new jobs, unemployment steady at 8.3 percent
The US jobless rate held steady at 8.3 percent in February after falling for five straight months, the Labor Department said Friday. The economy created another 227,000 new jobs, topping the the 200,000 mark for the third straight month, not enough to pull the unemployment rate lower but good enough…
US jobless rate falls in big job surge
The US unemployment rate dropped to 8.5 percent in December, the lowest level in nearly three years, as hiring surged more than expected, government data showed Friday. The Labor Department report confirmed an improving trend in the ailing job market. The department noted that the number of unemployed as well…
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