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Squinting for good news in a bad October jobs report? Here it is.
Like a squirrel trying to find an acorn in a grassy field, it’s hard to find a nugget of good news in a bad October jobs report. The unemployment rate staying at 4.1% might be the only one that ...Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
'Fairytales and lies' - Ten Hag condemns job reports
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag accuses the media of making up "fairytales and lies" about his future.Top stories - BBC News - October 18 -
Pre-Election Jobs Report Will Present a Muddled Picture
Less than a week before the presidential vote, employment figures will reflect hurricane damage and a long strike at Boeing.Business - Inc. - 5 days ago -
Democrats braced for jobs report blow ahead of election
Lacklustre data could obscure an ‘incredibly healthy’ employment market and weigh on Kamala Harris’s prospectsBusiness - Financial Times - 4 days ago -
The Jobs Report on Friday May Be a Fluke and a Political Football
Economists expect the October data to show unusually weak job creation. But hurricanes and strikes may account for much of the shortfall.Business - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Jobs report offers blurry snapshot of economy days before election: What to know
The latest jobs report data is incomplete due to one-off disturbances last month.Top stories - ABC News - 3 days ago -
Last jobs report before Election Day
The latest jobs report showed slowed growth in the U.S. economy just days before Election Day. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady has more on what the data may indicate about the ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Trump campaign pounces on latest jobs report
The Trump campaign is pouncing on the new jobs report from the Labor Department which shows 12,000 jobs were created last month. Hiring slowed while the country was hit by two major hurricanes and ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Almost two-thirds of EU water in bad condition, report shows
Pressure rises on agriculture and industry to reduce pollution and cut its share of use from 59%Business - Financial Times - October 14 -
Erik ten Hag was bad, but Manchester United and its now-vacant coaching job are worse
Manchester United, after sacking Erik ten Hag, is now looking for its sixth coach since Sir Alex Ferguson. None of the previous five have lasted three years.Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28 -
Boeing strike will dent last jobs report before election
Some 44,000 U.S. workers, most at Boeing, were on strike during the jobs report tally, according to the U.S. Labor Department.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
Friday's jobs report is expected to show the slowest pace of hiring in years
Economists expect the Bureau of Labor Statistics to report that payrolls expanded by just 100,000 on the month.Business - CNBC - 3 days ago -
Bond traders shake off weak jobs report, send 10-year Treasury yield to 4-month high
Long-dated Treasury yields ended at their highest levels since early July on Friday as traders looked past October’s nonfarm-payrolls report, which came in well below expectations.Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago -
U.S. Job Growth Stalls in Days Before Vote
Employers added 12,000 jobs in October, with hiring hit by strikes and storms. The unemployment rate was steady, at 4.1 percent, in the last major report before an election in which the economy is ...Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
US adds only 12,000 jobs in October in final report before election
Average monthly job gains in 2024 had been about 200,000, but new figures affected by Boeing strike and hurricanes. The US added just 12,000 jobs in October, the last snapshot of the employment ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Weak Jobs Report Provides Fodder For Harris and Trump Ahead of Election
Republicans and Democrats used the latest jobs numbers to bolster their arguments about who would be better at managing the economy.Business - The New York Times - 3 days ago -
Biden going on campaign trail after weak October jobs report
President Biden will head back out on the campaign trail over the weekend after a rough week for his administration that began with backlash over Mr. Biden appearing to call Trump supporters ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
October Jobs Report Shows Hiring Slowed Amid Storms and Strikes
U.S. payrolls grew by only 12,000 in October, a figure that left markets placid but fueled political contention. Unemployment remained 4.1 percent.Business - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
White House blames jobs reports on hurricanes and labor strikes
The White House on Friday blamed the stall in job growth in October on the hurricanes and labor strikes in recent weeks. The U.S. added 12,000 jobs and the jobless rate stayed flat at 4.1 percent ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Trump hits Harris over 'worst jobs report in the history of our country'
Former President Trump panned a jobs report released by the Labor Department on Friday, calling it the “worst jobs report in the history of our country” during a rally in Michigan. “We have ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
What the October jobs report says about the state of the economy
The final jobs report before Election Day shows the number of jobs added to the U.S. economy plummeted in October, with only 12,000 new hires. Despite adding roughly 100,000 fewer jobs than ...Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Gen Z turning down jobs because of expensive commutes, rent: Report
A new survey found that modern price tags are making it hard for some to accept job offers.Politics - The Hill - 16 hours ago -
Here Is the Missing Context in Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Message’
Israel and its foes share one thing in common.Top stories - The New York Times - October 24 -
Final jobs report before election likely to see hurricane impact — masking some economic gains
The U.S. economy remains on solid footing.Top stories - NBC News - October 23 -
ADP jobs report shows 233,000 gain in private-sector hiring — much stronger than expected
U.S. businesses 233,000 new jobs in October to mark the biggest gain in 14 months, paycheck company ADP said, suggesting the labor market is somewhat stronger than previously believed.Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
The October jobs report comes at a crucial moment — but don’t expect clear answers on the economy
Job gains in October will likely be dragged down by one-off events like Hurricane Milton and the Boeing strike. Here’s how that could muddy the waters for investors and the Fed.Business - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
10-year Treasury yield trades near 4.3% before Friday's jobs report
Investors parsed data on inflation and jobless claims out Thursday.Business - CNBC - 4 days ago -
U.S. added just 12,000 jobs in October, reflecting impact of strikes and 2 devastating hurricanes
The U.S. added just 12,000 jobs last month, a figure economists say was impacted by two hurricanes and a strike.Top stories - NBC News - 3 days ago -
US adds just 12,000 jobs as storms and strikes hit labour market
October figure far below average forecast of 100,000 job gains and comes just four days before US electionBusiness - Financial Times - 3 days ago -
October jobs report was a ‘head fake.’ Look at these numbers instead before Election Day.
A jobs report skewed by hurricanes and a strike at Boeing landed on voters’ radar with less than a week until Election Day, scrambling the picture of the U.S. economy as Kamala Harris and Donald ...Business - MarketWatch - 2 days ago -
Weak jobs data can’t stop 10-year yield’s climb as stock-market rally lost steam
Bond-market traders shook off Friday’s weak nonfarm payrolls report for October by sending the benchmark 10-year yield to its highest level since early July, which may have sapped some momentum out ...Business - MarketWatch - 3 days ago