The jobless rates for adult men ... change. (See tables A-1, A-2, and A-3.) The number of people jobless less than 5 weeks was 2.5 million in November, up by 316,000 from September....

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For each establishment-week, we ... in the current and previous week, respectively. The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) provides a quarterly count of Paid Employment reported by employers covering more than 95 percent of U.S. jobs....

10 hours ago - On Friday, the December jobs report is expected to show a slowdown in hiring in the final month of 2025, with economists expecting nonfarm payrolls to grow by 55,000, down from November's job gains of 64,000.

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16 hours ago - Employment for December is expected to have climbed by 55,000 jobs, a Reuters poll showed. Payrolls rose by 64,000 in November, but unemployment of 4.6% was at a more than four-year high.

19 hours ago - Though some government agencies are still processing reports that were delayed by last year’s government shutdown, the Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the December jobs report on Friday as originally scheduled. Federal Reserve officials have indicated that a weakening labor market could lead the central bank to enact more interest rate cuts this year. Last week’s release of December meeting minutes showed that Fed officials are divided on the path of interest rates and would be closely monitoring upcoming data on the labor market.

ABC News' Alexis Christoforous breaks down the data. ... The U.S. added 119,000 jobs in September, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. ABC News' Alexis Christoforous breaks down the numbers.

Initial jobless claims in the US fell by 16,000 to 199,000 in the week ending December 27, a typically volatile period due to the holiday season, and well below market expectations of 220,000. The reading marked the lowest level since January, excluding the seasonally volatile Thanksgiving ...

3 days ago - Below is the schedule of key market events for the week ahead. All economic dates are tentative and subject to change. Monday, Jan. 5 will host the ISM manufacturing index and auto sales reports. Slated for Tuesday, Jan. 6 is the S&P U.S. services PMI for December, while a speech is expected from Richmond Fed President, Tom Barkin. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, the ADP employment report, ISM services index, job openings, and U.S.

Below, EPI senior economist Elise Gould offers her insights on the jobs report released this morning, which showed 41,000 jobs lost over October and November.

3 weeks ago - Tuesday morning’s jobs report is expected to show that just 40,000 jobs were added last month and the unemployment rate held steady at 4.4% – historically low but still higher than in recent years.

1 day ago - In addition to the December jobs report, the BLS on Wednesday will issue November figures on job openings, quitting and layoffs. The Institute for Supply Management’s December surveys of manufacturers and service providers will also offer clues about employment in those industries. At week’s end, the government will report on October housing starts, while the University of Michigan issues its preliminary January consumer sentiment index.

Employment increased by 60,000 (+0.3%) in September and the employment rate rose by 0.1 percentage points to 60.6%. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.1%.

February 29, 2024 - Only 22,000 jobs were added in August, and job creation averaged just 27,000 per month since April. Whether the trend continued into September is a matter of keen concern. Although the availability of private data means policymakers haven't ...

3 days ago - Our US economists expect nonfarm payrolls to rise by +50k (+64k in November), with the unemployment rate falling slightly to 4.5% (4.6%), and the hourly earnings growth rising to +0.3% MoM (+0.1%). The ADP and JOLTS reports are also scheduled ...

5 days ago - The number of people receiving unemployment benefits after an initial week of aid, a proxy for hiring, fell by 47,000 to a seasonally adjusted 1.866 million during the week ending December 20, the claims report showed.

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The unemployment rate is still elevated, and job gains have been concentrated in part-time work. So, while this is an improvement, there is still room for recovery. The Bank of Canada's next decision is due next week, and the past few employment reports have painted an encouraging picture of ...

3 weeks ago - Employers added 64,000 jobs in November, according to the report. That was a bit more than expected, but the agency also says that there were fewer jobs added in September and August than it had initially estimated.