Economy News Us Economy Added A Whopping 303,000 Jobs Last Month, Far Outpacing Expectations

US economy adds 528,000 jobs, far outpacing expectations

The U.S. hiring saw a dramatic increase in July, as the economy added 528,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday. The ... Read More

US economy is growing at fastest pace in nearly 2 years — White House calls it ‘explosive growth’ as spending roars back. Is Trump really winning?

Take, for example, the fact that after months of dismal jobs numbers and recession predictions, a recent White House press release touted the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ revision of second ... Read More

A Month Without Data Muddles the Economic Picture

Tariffs and uncertainty were already making the economy hard to read. The loss of government data during the shutdown has made the situation much worse. Read More

US hiring fell sharply in July, an unexpected setback for the economy stoking recession fears

The U.S. economy suffered an unexpected setback in July as hiring fell sharply and the unemployment rate rose for the fourth straight ... Read More

The US economy saw 'essentially no job growth' last month: Moody's

A leading economist is warning that job creation in the U.S. economy is slowing to a crawl as the ongoing government shutdown precluded the release of the September jobs report last week. Moody's ... Read More

Government shutdown halts data, stokes risk as economy wobbles, experts say

Federal agencies said they would not release some key data during the shutdown. The government shutdown halted the release of key economic data, choking off the flow of information as some experts ... Read More