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Unemployment rate dips to 3.4% as 517,000 jobs added in January

Friday, February 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 517,000 jobs to their payrolls in January, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show.The number of jobs added far exceeded what economists had expected and is more than double the amount added in December --... Read More.

The Fed says unemployment will rise. Here’s who economists say would lose their jobs first.

Monday, September 26 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Federal Reserve escalated its fight against inflation this week, instituting a major rate increase and saying more will likely follow. The moves will cause a jump in the number of unemployed Americans by the end of next year, the central bank... Read More.

Abortion, unemployment, police shootings on Ohio young voters’ minds for midterms

Saturday, September 3 by ABC News

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) -- The battle over a Senate seat is hot in swing state Ohio. Democratic nominee Rep. Tim Ryan is locked in a competitive race with Republican opponent J.D. Vance, who picked up $28M in airtime funding from a PAC aligned with Senate Minority... Read More.

Unemployment rate holds steady at 3.6% as 428,000 jobs added in April

Friday, May 6 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs to their payrolls in April, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show.The increase marks the 12th straight month of job growth above 400,000.The biggest gains in employment last month occurred in leisure and hospitality... Read More.

Unemployment rate drops to 3.6% as 431,000 jobs added in March

Friday, April 1 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 431,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show.The biggest increases in employment in March occurred in leisure and hospitality (112,000) followed by professional and business services (102,000), retail trade (49,000)... Read More.

Unemployment rate drops to 3.8% as 678,000 jobs added in February

Friday, March 4 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- U.S. employers added 678,000 jobs to their payrolls last month, the latest figures released Friday by the Labor Department show, exceeding economists’ expectations.Economists had expected to see employment grow by around 440,000 new positions.The biggest increases in employment in February occurred in... Read More.

Employers add dismal 199,000 jobs in December, unemployment rate hits 3.9%

Friday, January 7 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Employers added a lackluster 199,000 jobs last month -- significantly lower than economists' expectations -- and the unemployment rate fell to 3.9%, the Department of Labor said Friday.Hiring in December was even less than the revised figure for the previous month, when... Read More.