Unemployment rates down and jobs up in all 14 metro areas

Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities (eight areas). The metro areas with the largest unemployment rate decreases were the Rockford MSA (-1.8 points to 5.9%) and the Decatur MSA (-1.3 points ... Read More

New jobs report comes in cooler than expected, unemployment rate down to 4% - MSN

New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the U.S. added 143,000 jobs last month, fewer than economists predicted. The report also showed that the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4%. Read More

DC metro area unemployment rate creeps up - WTOP News

Among all metro areas, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the lowest July unemployment rate at 1.6%, followed by Rapids City, South Dakota at 1.8%. El Centro, California had the highest July jobless ... Read More

August Employment Report: Headline Rate Of 4.2% Is Misleading

The unemployment rate dropped to 4.2%, but job growth remains weak with only 142,000 jobs created in August, below pre-pandemic levels. Structural issues are emerging, with a rise in the U6 rate ... Read More

Mixed news on US jobs: Unemployment rate falls but hiring is slowing

The August jobs report, which showed employers hired 142,000 new workers and the unemployment rate ticked down to 4.2% from 4.3%, “supported the story of ongoing moderation in the labor market ... Read More

Unemployment Rate for Female Veterans Spikes to 7% in Latest Jobs Report - Military.com

The unemployment rate for female veterans rose to 7% in August while the rate for all veterans bumped up to 3.5% -- even as the jobless rate for the general population ticked down from 4.3% to 4.2 ... Read More

US Jobs Report: Latest Figures Released Today - Newsweek

US employers added 142,000 jobs in August, while unemployment fell slightly to 4.2 percent, the Department of Labor announced on Friday. In July, U.S. employers added 114,000 jobs—far less than ... Read More

Latest jobs report shows employment fell as number of jobs grew - Marketplace

The unemployment rate rose slightly in February, to 4.1%, because the number of unemployed people went up while the number of people in the labor force went down. Read More

February jobs report: US labor market adds 151,000 jobs, unemployment rate ticks up to 4.1% - Yahoo Finance

The February jobs report came at a crucial moment for markets as tariff fears ... US labor market adds 151,000 jobs, unemployment rate ticks up to 4 ... down from the 4.1% seen in January. On ... Read More

Unemployment rates down, jobs up in all 14 metro areas - Yahoo

Oct. 31—SPRINGFIELD — For the fourth straight month, the unemployment rate decreased over-the-year in all 14 Illinois metropolitan areas in September according to preliminary data released ... Read More