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US private sector adds 978,000 jobs in May, biggest gain in 11 months

Private companies in the US added 978,000 jobs in May, which marked the biggest gain in 11 months and indicated a continued labour market recovery amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report

Gold rises on hopes of low interest rates post bleak US jobs data

US nonfarm payrolls data on Friday showed jobs growth unexpectedly slowed in April, pushing the dollar to a more than two-month trough, making gold less expensive for holders of other currencies

US job growth misses all estimates in April; unemployment rate at 6.1%

Employment at temporary-help agencies and transportation and warehousing declined sharply.

US job growth accelerates in March; unemployment rate falls to 6.0%

Economists expect job growth will average at least 700,000 per month in the second and third quarters

US job growth beats expectations in Feb amid falling new Covid-19 cases

Nonfarm payrolls surged 379,000 jobs last month after rising 166,000 in January, the Labor Department said on Friday. In December, payrolls fell for the first time in eight months

US private payrolls rise less than expected in February, shows data

Private payrolls increased by 117,000 jobs last month, the ADP National Employment Report showed on Wednesday

Fed's Powell calls for broad national drive to full employment

The United States remains about 9 million jobs short of where it was a year ago

US weekly jobless claims hit three-month high due to Covid-19 restrictions

The number of Americans filing first-time claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week as a relentless wave of new Covid-19 infections hobbled business operations

S&P 500, Nasdaq at record as coronavirus vaccine hope eclipses poor data

(Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Nasdaq touched all-time highs on Thursday as hopes of a swift COVID-19 vaccine-driven recovery and economic stimulus eased immediate worries about rising coronavirus cases and dismal economic data.

Gold gains as weak US jobs data, virus worries dim recovery hopes

Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,811.31 per ounce by 0324 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.2% to $1,808.70

Wall St retreats as labour market recovery slows amid rise in Covid cases

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose just 12.63 points, or 0.04%, at the open to 30,058.87

US job openings, hiring in Sept point to sluggish labour market recovery

The United States is setting daily records for coronavirus cases, which could force state and local governments to impose new restrictions on businesses like restaurants, bars and gyms

US employment growth slows sharply in July amid Covid-19 pandemic

Talks have been dragging over differences on major issues, including the size of a government benefit for unemployed workers

Wall Street dips due to slowing employment growth, US-China tensions

The Labor Department's closely watched report showed non-farm payrolls increased by 1.76 million in July

April jobs data to show a record-shattering loss of jobs in US: Report

This would mean that nearly all the job growth in the 11 years since the Great Recession had vanished in a single month

Covid-19: More US states set to reopen as unemployment rate nears 16%

Many merchants have voiced ambivalence about returning to work absent the prerequisite public health measures authorities have advocated.

Trump urged to suspend H1B, other visas after 26 mn Americans lose jobs

The letter, dated April 23, was released to the media on Friday, a day after Trump issued an executive order that suspended issuing of new Green Cards for the next 90 days

Fitch maintains US AAA rating despite rising unemployment due to Covid-19

The rating came as the Department of Labour reported unemployment claims surging to 3.3 million in the week ending March 21 after the pandemic caused many businesses to close

US adds 313,000 jobs in Feb; non-farm payrolls gain biggest in 18 months

Average hourly earnings edged up four cents, or 0.1 per cent, to $26.75 in February, a slowdown from the 0.3 per cent rise in January