US Adds 236K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 7.7 Percent
A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. read more >
A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. read more >
Unemployment rates declined last month in more than half of the 372 largest U.S. cities, further evidence of steady improvement in the job market. Includes unemployment rates for cities in Arkansas in October. read more >
U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought. The unemployment rate inched up to 7.9 percent from 7.8 percent in September. read more >
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services said the drop is due to a declining civilian labor force that saw 2,700 fewer people. read more >
The U.S. economy added 163,000 jobs and the unemployment rate stands at 8.3 percent in July, according to a report Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. read more >
