Jobs News Georgia Unemployment Rate Unchanged, Labor Commissioner Says ‘job Market Hits New Highs’

ADP says U.S. economy lost jobs for third time in four months. Fed to weigh weak labor market in rate-cut vote.

Privately run businesses eliminated jobs in November for the third time in four months, pointing to a broad slowdown in hiring that threatens to nudge unemployment higher and chip away at the economy. Read More

Chicago Fed sees November unemployment rate steady at 4.4% as alternate data shows job losses

The U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged around 4.4% in November, the Chicago Federal Reserve estimated on Thursday, while closely watched data from a private provider added to the evidence that the U ... Read More

Unemployment claims in Georgia declined last week

Initial filings for unemployment benefits in Georgia dropped last week compared with the week prior, the U.S. Department of Labor said Thursday. New jobless claims, a proxy for layoffs, fell to 2,679 ... Read More

Instant view: Job growth accelerated in September, unemployment rate ticks up

The pace of U.S. job growth accelerated more than expected in September, and the unemployment rate increased, indicating the labor market remained on the sluggish side, while expectations the Federal ... Read More

U.S. added jobs but unemployment remained unchanged

With transportation and warehousing losing 25,000 jobs and manufacturing remaining flat, the labor environment tied directly to tire demand continues to soften. Read More

U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed report

U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. The ... Read More

Official Job Market Data Is Delayed: Here's What Private Sources Say

With government data on the job market for November still weeks away, a pair of private reports show pink slips are flying faster than job offers. Read More

Employers added 119,000 jobs in September, blowing past expectations

Employers across the U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, marking a pickup after previous employment data had shown a slowdown in hiring. The report marks the first official job tally since the ... Read More

Corporate profits are soaring even as layoffs mount. Economists call it a "jobless boom."

As U.S. corporate profits rise and the stock market hits new highs, investors are reaping the rewards. Yet beneath the surge, companies have cut nearly 1 million jobs this year — the most since 2020, ... Read More

Labor Department Won’t Publish October Unemployment Rate

The report will include the October payrolls data that was delayed due to the government shutdown, but no data on the October unemployment rate, the BLS said. Read More