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US jobs
02 Sep 2016
US creates weaker-than-expected 151,000 jobs in August
US job creation slowed in August, the economy adding 151,000 new positions, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department.
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US economy
04 Jun 2016
US hiring stalls in May; Fed rate hike in question
The Labor Department said Friday that the US economy generated a paltry 38,000 net new positions in May.
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US economy
04 Dec 2015
US unemployment rate holds at 5.0% on solid job creation
The US economy pumped out 211,000 new jobs in November.
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US economy
04 Sep 2015
US unemployment falls to 5.1%, lowest since April 2008
The US economy generated a lower-than-expected 173,000 new jobs in August, the government reported Friday, but upward revisions to previous months` data sweetened the picture for hiring across the country.
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Asia shares
11 May 2015
Asia shares mostly up after US jobs report, China rate cut
Shanghai jumped 3.04%, or 127.66 points, to 4,333.58 and Hong Kong added 0.51, or 140.86 points, to close at 27,718.20.
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US jobless
08 May 2015
US gains 223,000 jobs in April, jobless rate at 7-year low
The US economy pumped out a solid 223,000 net new jobs in April, rebounding modestly from a dismal March, the Labor Department reported Friday.
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US jobless
07 May 2015
US jobless claims trend at 15-year low
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits rose modestly last week but the overall trend fell to a 15-year low, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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dollar value
05 May 2015
Dollar up in Asian trade
The euro bought $1.1141 in late-morning Singapore trade from $1.1146 in New York late Monday, while the dollar climbed to 120.15 yen from 120.14 yen.
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US jobless
02 Apr 2015
US jobless claims fall sharply to 268,000
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell sharply last week, more evidence of a tightening labor market, official data showed Thursday.
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US economy
26 Mar 2015
Lower US jobless claims suggest solidly improving labour market
The sustained jobs market strength underscores the economy`s solid fundamentals and suggests a recent slowdown in economic activity will be temporary. 
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US jobless
19 Feb 2015
US jobless claims fall as labor market gains momentum
The prior week`s data was unrevised. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast claims falling to 293,000 last week.
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US economy
06 Feb 2015
US economy produces 2,57,000 jobs in January
But the unemployment rate edged up to 5.7 percent from 5.6 percent in December, the Labor Department said Friday.
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US unemployment
29 Jan 2015
US jobless claims plunge 14%
New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits plunged to the lowest level in nearly 15 years last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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US jobs
09 Jan 2015
US payrolls rise solidly, but weak wages steal limelight
US job growth increased briskly in December, but wages unexpectedly fell in a sign the tightening labor market has yet to give much of a boost to workers.
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Inflation
22 Oct 2014
US inflation ticks up unexpectedly in September
US consumer prices rose slightly in September, contrary to analysts` expectations, the Labor Department reported Wednesday.
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LinkedIn
05 Aug 2014
LinkedIn to pay nearly $6 million in US Labor Dept settlement
A Labor Department representative said LinkedIn has mailed the payments to the workers covered by the settlement.
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US jobless
03 Jul 2014
US jobless rate falls to 6.1% in June
Jobs gains were broad-based across industries, with a surge as well in government hiring.






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