Where September's Job Gains Came From

The unemployment rate dipped below 6% for the first time in six years, as the U.S. Department of Labor reported today (Friday) that employers...

August Jobs Report Flop: Smallest Gain This Year with Only 142,000 Jobs Added

The August jobs report was disappointing indeed, missing estimates by a whopping 83,000.

Last month employers added the fewest jobs in...

July Jobs Report: Growth Slows, Slack Lingers in U.S. Labor Market

U.S. job growth slowed more than expected in July, resulting in an unexpected rise in the unemployment rate, according to the July jobs report...

Labor Department Jobs Numbers Show 806,000 Left the Workforce

The U.S. Labor Department jobs numbers for April came out today, and as usual they aren't as good as the government wants us to...

April Employment Report Begins to Show the Signs of the "Obamacare Effect"

Economists breathed a sigh of relief when the Labor Department reported a better than expected April employment report on Friday, but the...

January 2013 Jobs Report: 4 Reasons Unemployment Will Stay High

The U.S. Labor Department released the January 2013 jobs report Friday, showing the unemployment rate inched upward from 7.8% to 7.9%....

April's U.S. Jobs Report a Far Cry from Where We Need to Be

Expectations ahead of April's U.S. jobs report were that it could deliver some good news about the U.S. economy. A robust number would have...

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