The Labor Department reported this morning that 161,000 jobs were created last month. This was the 73rd straight month of jobs creation! Additionally, September’s jobs
The Labor Department announced today that hiring decelerated to its slowest pace in more than five years in May. Nonfarm payrolls rose by only a
The overall U.S. jobs market declined in April. This was a strong sign that employers are getting worried that the economy will slow next year.
Many signs point to a surge in hiring. One of the best metrics confirming this trend is the number of U.S. job openings, which rose
Though today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report showed the unemployment rate rising .1% to 5.5%, 280,000 new jobs were created last month! This was
The Labor Department said this morning that U.S. employers continued a trend of robust hiring by adding 295,000 new employees last month. This lowered the
Federal Reserve officials took a small step toward raising short-term interest rates in 2015 by introducing language into their policy statement that asserted they would
