The job market is still in the doldrums. Employers created no new jobs in August, and unemployment remained at 9.1 percent, the Labor Department reported today. In contrast to flat payrolls last month, employers created 85,000 jobs in July, according to revised numbers released by the government. In America today, 14 million people are jobless, ...
The economy lost 54,000 jobs last month as the federal government continued to lay off Census workers, according to the latest employment report. The number of Census workers reached a peak of 564,000 in May, but in August it dropped to 82,000 workers, the Labor Department reported today. The jobless rate rose slightly, from 9.5 ...
The latest employment figures are out, and the mixed news will add fuel to the debate over whether the job market is improving. On the negative side, the jobless rate for August reached a 26-year high. The unemployment rate hit 9.7 percent, up from 9.4 percent the previous month, the Labor Department reported today. The ...