The U.S. added a mere 54,000 non-farm jobs last month, the lowest number in eight months. The unemployment rate ticked up to 9.1 percent. This … Read more
Economists Lower Job Estimates Following Disappointing ADP Report
If you haven’t already heard about today’s jobs numbers from ADP, well, to paraphrase Bette Davis, “Fasten your seatbelts, it’s … Read more
Job Growth Jumps In April; So Does Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate climbed in April, but the 244,000 new jobs created during the month was the largest increase in a year, swamping economists’ … Read more
ADP Reports Disappointing Employment Numbers
Stocks dropped today following reports suggesting the U.S. economy is still wobbly. The market was off more than 100 points at noon in New York. … Read more
Economists Expect Strong Jobs Report; Consumers Optimistic, but Wary
This is the week employment numbers for the U.S. will be released by the Labor Department, and economists expect them to continue the robust trend of the … Read more
Strong Job Growth Pushes Down Unemployment Rate
No April Fool’s joke here: The U.S. added 216,000 jobs in March as the unemployment rate crept down to 8.8 percent. It is the second consecutive … Read more
ADP Says Economy Job Growth Gaining Momentum
Payroll processor ADP reported this morning that the U.S. added 201,000 private sector jobs in March, an estimate that bolsters expectations that … Read more
Surprising Economic Reports Help Lift U.S. Stocks
With the world’s investors worrying about Japan’s nuclear problems and rebellions of all sorts in the Mideast, the U.S. enjoyed a little good … Read more
Beware of False Economies: 3 Ways to Avoid the Trap
We are in interesting times with regards to corporate recruiting. This is a Big Inflection Point in the business cycle (arguably the largest one many of us … Read more
Private Sector Job Growth Fastest in Months as Unemployment Rate Ticks Down
The U.S. added jobs last month at the fastest pace since the big run-up to the Census a year ago. This time, however, the new jobs came from the private … Read more