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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

US posts solid job growth in September, but unemployment rate rises

U.S. employment growth accelerated in September, but the labor market remained sluggish and failed to keep pace with new job-seekers as employers dealt with fallout from import tariffs and integrated ... Read More

September Jobs Report Boosts Unemployment, But Rate Cut Still Likely

September's jobs report showed 119,000 new jobs, beating expectations, but unemployment rose to 4.4%. Learn more about SP500 stock here. Read More

US Job Market Is Rebalancing Not Weakening, Dallas Fed Blog Says

Cheremukhin writes that the unemployment rate is a more “reliable signal” of the health of the labor market because, compared to payrolls, it’s not as swayed by changes in demographics. The jobless ... Read More

Absent the jobs report, let's look at other labor market indicators

Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ weekly report on jobless claims nationwide usually comes out. But with the government shutdown, it remains absent. It’s been about a ... Read More

Fresh signs emerge that the U.S. labor market is weakening as government shutdown draws to an end

Job growth may not be strong enough to keep the unemployment rate from rising, data suggest. There are fresh signs that the labor market is weakening as the record-breaking government shutdown draws ... Read More

US job growth beats expectations in September; unemployment rate rises to 4.4%

U.S. job growth accelerated in September, but the unemployment rate rose to 4.4% and the economy shed jobs in the prior month, suggesting labor market conditions remained sluggish. Nonfarm payrolls ... Read More

Is the job market frozen or faltering?

They call it the Great Freeze. That’s how some analysts describe the U.S. job market recently — a “low-hire, low-fire” environment where workers who have jobs are not losing them but finding a new job ... 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