Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in Nearly 5½ Years by Reuters May 9th 2013 8:49AM The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level in nearly 5½ years last week, despite federal budget cuts.
Dow, S&P 500 Close at Record Levels After Jobs Report by Reuters May 3rd 2013 4:45PM The Dow and S&P 500 advanced to all-time closing highs on Friday, with major indexes jumping 1 percent after an unexpectedly strong April jobs report.
Service-Sector Job Growth in April Slowest in 9 Months by Reuters May 3rd 2013 10:21AM The pace of growth in the vast U.S. services sector slowed in April to its weakest pace in nine months, an industry report shows.
Hiring Up, Jobless Rate Falls To 7.5% by The Associated Press May 3rd 2013 8:47AM U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought.
Stocks Rise After Initial Unemployment Claims Fall by The Associated Press May 2nd 2013 10:43AM Stocks are rising in early trading on Wall Street Thursday following encouraging news about the job market and higher profits from CBS, Facebook and other companies.
U.S. Workers More Productive in 1Q -- But Just Barely by The Associated Press May 2nd 2013 9:18AM U.S. worker productivity barely grew from January through March after shrinking in the final three months of 2012.
Jobless Claims Plummet to 5-Year Low by Reuters May 2nd 2013 8:53AM The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week to its lowest level since the early days of the 2007-09 recession.
Construction Spending in March Fell to 7-Month Low by Reuters May 1st 2013 10:31AM Construction spending dropped to a seven-month low in March as public outlays recorded their largest drop since 2006, possibly leading to a lowering of first-quarter GDP.
