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Job Losses Hit 3.6M;
Unemployment at 7.6%

Feb 6, 2009 8:05 AM CST

Job Losses Hit 3.6M; Unemployment at 7.6%

(Newser) - Nonfarm payrolls plunged 598,000 in January, the Labor Department announced today, bringing the total job losses to 3.6 million since the recession began in December 2007. The drop was significantly worse than analysts anticipated, and the worst since December 1974, the Wall Street Journal reports. The jobless rate...

US Loses 524K Jobs;
Unemployment Hits 7.2%

Jan 9, 2009 8:04 AM CST

US Loses 524K Jobs; Unemployment Hits 7.2%

Makes 2008 worst year for employment since 1945

(Newser) - Employers cut 524,000 jobs in December, which, on the heels of November’s decline of 584,000, made 2008 the darkest year of job losses since the end of World War II, Bloomberg reports. Those numbers were in line with forecasts, but the jobless rate topped its forecast by...

Jobs Data Send
Stocks Tumbling

MARKET Open

Dec 5, 2008 8:54 AM CST

Jobs Data Send Stocks Tumbling

(Newser) - Stocks took a tumble at the open today, after a stunningly terrible payroll report showed that the US lost more than a half-million jobs in November, the 11th straight month of losses. The Dow fell 95 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq dropped 1% and 1.4% respectively, the...

US Lost
Half-Million
Jobs in Nov.

Economy

Dec 5, 2008 8:24 AM CST

US Lost Half-Million Jobs in Nov.

Biggest drop in 34 years

(Newser) - November saw 553,000 Americans lose their jobs, according to a Labor Department non-farm payrolls report, the steepest drop in 34 years. The number exceeded even the grimmest predictions in Bloomberg’s survey of 73 analysts. “The labor market capsized in November,” said one economist. “The financial...

Employers Cut Payrolls at Fastest Rate
in 5 Years

Oct 3, 2008 8:22 AM CDT

Employers Cut Payrolls at Fastest Rate in 5 Years

Some 159,000 positions disappear

(Newser) - Employers slashed payrolls by 159,000 in September, the most in more than 5 years and a worrisome sign that the economy is hurtling toward a deep recession. Today's snapshot also showed the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 6.1% as hundreds of thousands of people streamed out of...

US Lost 62K Jobs in June

Jul 3, 2008 8:23 AM CDT

US Lost 62K Jobs in June

US payrolls suffer sixth straight monthly decline

(Newser) - US employers, battered by rising fuel prices and a stuttering economy, continued to cut payrolls in June, eliminating some 62,000 jobs. It was the sixth straight monthly drop, reports the Wall Street Journal, and nearly 13% more than economists expected. Payrolls have fallen 438,000 so far this year,...

Jobless Rate Posts Biggest Jump in 22 Years

Economy

Jun 6, 2008 8:43 AM CDT

Jobless Rate Posts Biggest Jump in 22 Years

Signs are very bad for consumers

(Newser) - Unemployment saw its biggest leap in two decades in May, spiking from 5.0% to 5.5%, as companies scale back their workforces in the face of recession, Bloomberg reports. Analysts had expected a more modest climb, to 5.1%; unemployment hasn’t been this high since October 2004. Payrolls...

US Drops 80,000 Jobs,
Biggest Loss in 5 Years

BREAKING

Apr 4, 2008 8:00 AM CDT

US Drops 80,000 Jobs, Biggest Loss in 5 Years

Non-farm payrolls fall 80,000 in March, biggest drop in five years

(Newser) - Unemployment surged in March to 5.1%, the worst it’s been since September 2005, reports the Wall Street Journal. The country lost 80,000 non-farm jobs last month after dropping 76,000 jobs in both January and February. The third sharp drop fuels fears that the US has slipped...

Most Economists Say
Recession Is Here

Mar 13, 2008 5:00 PM CDT

Most Economists Say Recession Is Here

WSJ poll sees big shift toward the negative from survey five weeks ago

(Newser) - A cascade of bleak financial news has convinced most economists in a Wall Street Journal poll that the US is already in a recession. The results are markedly more negative than a similar survey only five weeks ago, and much of the foul mood can be traced to last week’...

Jobs Get Surprise October Bump

Nov 2, 2007 10:25 AM CDT

Jobs Get Surprise October Bump

Good news is new reason for Fed to hold interest rates

(Newser) - Job growth in October was unexpectedly robust, with the addition of 166,000 jobs doubling projections and easing recession fears. Analysts had predicted an increase of only 85,000 jobs; one economist said the surprise figure “will increase the Fed's conviction that it should keep rates unchanged” for months...

August Retail Sales Fail to Meet Forecasts

Sep 14, 2007 10:47 AM CDT

August Retail Sales Fail to Meet Forecasts

Gain of .3% drops to .4% loss if auto sales are excluded

(Newser) - Retail sales were up last month, but the .3% rise failed to meet expectations, and if automobile sales are excluded, sales actually fell by .4%—the steepest drop in a year. The August sales figures provide more fodder for an interest-rate cut when the Fed meets next week. “The...

US Lost Jobs
for First Time
in 4 Years

Sep 7, 2007 8:45 AM CDT

US Lost Jobs for First Time in 4 Years

August payroll drop shows subprime crisis affecting economy

(Newser) - In the first drop since 2003, the US lost 4,000 jobs in August, surprising experts and putting more pressure on the Fed to reduce rates at its upcoming meeting. Economists had predicted an increase of 100,000 or more jobs. The decline in employment is the clearest signal to...