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U.S. Dec nonfarm payrolls rose 1,000 Friday January 9, 8:31 am ET WASHINGTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change Dec Nov (Prev) Oct (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls 1 43 57 100 137 Jobless Rate (Pct) 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.0 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . Dec Nov (Prev) Oct (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.7 33.9 33.9 33.8 33.8 Manufacturing Hours 40.7 40.8 40.8 40.6 40.6 Overtime Hours 4.6 4.5 4.4 4.3 4.3 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.50 15.47 15.46 15.46 15.45 . Pct change 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Non-Farm Month-On-Month...

U.S. Nov nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000 Friday December 5, 8:31 am ET WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change Nov Oct (Prev) Sept (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls 57 137 126 99 125 Jobless Rate (Pct) 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . Nov Oct (Prev) Sept (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.9 33.8 33.8 33.7 33.7 Manufacturing Hours 40.8 40.6 40.5 40.5 40.5 Overtime Hours 4.4 4.3 4.2 4.2 4.2 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.46 15.45 15.46 15.44 15.45 Pct change 0.1 0.1 0.1 -0.1 UNCH Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll...

U.S. Oct nonfarm payrolls rose 126,000 Friday November 7, 8:31 am ET WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change Oct Sept (Prev) Aug (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls 126 125 57 35 -41 Jobless Rate (Pct) 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . Oct Sept (Prev) Aug (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.8 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 Manufacturing Hours 40.5 40.5 40.4 40.2 40.2 Overtime Hours 4.2 4.2 4.2 4.1 4.0 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.46 15.45 15.45 15.45 15.46 Pct change 0.1 UNCH -0.1 0.1 0.2 Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll...

U.S. Sept nonfarm payrolls rose 57,000 Friday October 3, 8:32 am ET WASHINGTON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change Sept Aug (Prev) July (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls 57 -41 -93 -57 -49 Jobless Rate (Pct) 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.2 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . Sept Aug (Prev) July (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.7 33.7 33.6 33.6 33.6 Manufacturing Hours 40.4 40.2 40.1 40.1 40.1 Overtime Hours 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.0 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.45 15.46 15.45 15.43 15.43 Pct change -0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll...

New U.S. govt data shows huge churning of jobs Tuesday September 30, 3:11 pm ET WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A new U.S. data series released on Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a "tremendous churn" of jobs every quarter as workplaces open and close and contract and expand over the business cycle. The Report on Employment Business Dynamics, to be released quarterly with an eight-month time lag, fills in details of the closely watched U.S. employment situation, including a breakdown of jobs lost and gained each quarter since 1992. The first installment of the series, which provided...

The Daily Reckoning PRESENTS: The strong, compelling evidence of an economy that is as far away from a recovery as its disastrous job numbers. EMPLOYMENT DISASTER By Kurt Richebächer There has been much talk to the effect that America has just had its slightest recession in the whole postwar period. That is measured in real GDP growth, being bolstered by many statistical tricks. Measured, however, by job losses, which certainly are the far more important gauge, it is already America's worst recession by far. In June it was declared that the recession had ended in November 2001. Yet in the...

U.S. Aug nonfarm payrolls fell 93,000 Friday September 5, 8:28 am ET WASHINGTON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change Aug July (Prev) June (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls -93 -49 -44 -83 -72 Jobless Rate (Pct) 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.4 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . Aug July (Prev) June (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.6 33.6 33.6 33.7 33.7 Manufacturing Hours 40.1 40.1 40.1 40.3 40.3 Overtime Hours 4.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.45 15.43 15.44 15.38 15.39 Pct change 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll...

U.S. July nonfarm payrolls fell 44,000 Friday August 1, 8:29 am ET WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change July June (Prev) May (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls -44 -72 -30 -76 -70 Jobless Rate (Pct) 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.1 6.1 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . July June (Prev) May (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.6 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 Manufacturing Hours 40.1 40.3 40.2 40.2 40.2 Overtime Hours 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.44 15.39 15.38 15.35 15.35 Pct change 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll...

U.S. June nonfarm payrolls fell 30,000 Thursday July 3, 8:32 am ET WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change June May (Prev) April (Prev) in Nonfarm Payroll -30 -70 -17 -22 unch Jobless Rate (Pct) 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: . June May (Prev) April (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.7 33.8 Manufacturing Hour 40.2 40.2 40.2 40.1 40.4 Overtime Hours 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.0 4.1 Earnings/Hour (dlr 15.38 15.35 15.34 15.30 15.29 Pct change 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 unch Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll...

UPDATE - US jobless rate up, but payrolls show mild drop Friday June 6, 8:57 am ET By Caren Bohan (Adds market, analyst reaction, more details)WASHINGTON, June 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate rose in May to its highest level in nearly nine years but an unexpectedly mild jobs drop and an overhaul earlier figures fueled hopes the soft economy may be poised for a pickup. Equity futures prices and the dollar gained while bond prices eased following Friday's key employment report from the Labor Department. The unemployment rate inched up to 6.1 percent, the highest level since July...

U.S. April nonfarm payrolls fell 48,000 Friday May 2, 8:29 am ET WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Department seasonally adjusted jobs data. In 1,000s, Change April March (Prev) Feb (Prev) in Nonfarm Payrolls -48 -124 -108 -353 -357 Jobless Rate (Pct) 6.0 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 Earnings, Hours of Private, Non-Farm Production workers: April March (Prev) Feb (Prev) Avg Weekly Hours 34.0 34.3 34.3 34.1 34.1 Manufacturing Hours 40.5 40.8 40.8 40.8 40.8 Overtime Hours 3.9 4.0 4.0 4.1 4.1 Earnings/Hour (dlrs) 15.11 15.09 15.10 15.08 15.08 Pct change 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 Non-Farm Month-On-Month Payroll Changes...

U.S. jobs show steeper-than-expected drop in March Friday April 4, 8:30 am ET WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. payrolls dropped by a worse-than-expected 108,000 in March, the government said on Friday in a report that highlighted the economy's fragility amid a war with Iraq that many analysts say has dampened hiring. But the unemployment rate managed to stay steady at 5.8 percent last month, defying expectations that it would creep higher. A closely watched report by the Labor Department showed that the March payroll decline was steeper than the 29,000 decrease projected by U.S. economists in a Reuters survey....