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An F-150 pickup is assembled at a Ford plant in Dearborn, Mich., last year. Manufacturing has been a soft spot in recent months.

Hiring Slows Amid Trade Tensions, With Only 75,000 Jobs Added In May

4:50pm June 07, 2019

by Scott Horsley

The number of jobs added was well below the three-month average. Manufacturing, a key sector that is affected by trade tensions, showed weak growth. But the unemployment rate held steady, at 3.6%.

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Plumber Zakiyyah Askia welds pipes at a high-rise residence under construction in Chicago on Jan. 24. U.S. employers added 196,000 jobs in March, a rebound from February's weak growth, the Labor Department said Friday.

U.S. Jobs Rebound To Solid Growth; Unemployment Holds At 3.8 Percent

9:59am April 05, 2019

by Scott Horsley

Employers added 196,000 jobs in March, bouncing back from February's weak growth, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate was unchanged at nearly 50-year lows.

Nate Poort works on braizing loops together for transformers at RoMan Manufacturing in Grand Rapids, Mich., on Dec. 12, 2018.

U.S. Economy Loses Steam, Adding Only 20,000 Jobs Last Month

11:38am March 08, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The economy added far fewer jobs than expected in February, a slowdown from much stronger gains in December and January. But the jobless rate fell to 3.8 percent, and earnings growth picked up.

Worker Kelly Coman inspects an F-150 pickup on the assembly line at a Ford plant in Dearborn, Mich. Some indicators point to a slowdown in manufacturing, but the sector added 32,000 jobs in December.

U.S. Adds Stronger-Than-Expected 312,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rises To 3.9 Percent

4:07pm January 04, 2019

by Avie Schneider

The economy added 312,000 jobs in December — topping analysts' expectations of 180,000 jobs added. Unemployment climbed as more people felt confident enough to quit their jobs and look for new ones

A worker installs a roof on a home being built in San Diego in 2017. The housing market has been softening, with sales of new single-family homes falling in October to the lowest level in more than 2 1/2 years.

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Job Market Looks Healthy Despite Other Signs Of Trouble For The Economy

4:20pm December 06, 2018

by Avie Schneider

Private analysts forecast that the U.S. unemployment rate remained at a nearly 50-year low of 3.7 percent in November and that the economy added 190,000 jobs. That's below October's gain of 250,000.

Job seekers line up at a technology fair in Los Angeles in March. Analysts projected the unemployment rate stayed at a nearly 50-year low of 3.7 percent in October.

What To Look For In The Last Jobs Report Before The Elections

6:43pm November 01, 2018

by John Ydstie

The midterm elections are days away, and Friday's jobs report will give voters a final glimpse of the strength of the economy. A key recurring question: Is wage growth finally picking up?

A worker installs a door on a 2018 Ford F-150 truck at an assembly plant in Dearborn, Mich., on Sept. 27. The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in September, a nearly 50-year low.

U.S. Unemployment Rate Drops To 3.7 Percent, Lowest In Nearly 50 Years

11:13am October 05, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The jobless rate last month was the lowest since 1969, though the economy added a less-than-expected 134,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said. Wage growth slowed to a 2.8 percent rate.

The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low.

U.S. Economy Added 157,000 Jobs In July; Unemployment Dips To 3.9 Percent

10:46am August 03, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low. Analysts have been looking for signs that wage growth might pick up, but it held steady, too.

U.S. Economy Added Only 103,000 Jobs In March

10:20am April 06, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The American job market recorded its 90th consecutive month of net growth in March — but growth was much slower than analysts had expected.

Construction workers work on a building on the west side of Manhattan on Tuesday in New York. The rise in employment was driven by the construction industry, restaurants, health care and manufacturing, all sectors that added jobs last month.

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U.S. Economy Added 200,000 Jobs In January; Wages Rose

12:05pm February 02, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

The monthly report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows continued growth in jobs, with the unemployment rate holding steady at 4.1 percent. Wages rose at their highest rate since June 2009.