Tag: jobs report

NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Aug. 6)

President Joe Biden says this is not a time for celebration even after a healthy jobs report from July, bikers cruise to South Dakota for an annual motorcycle rally, and an American organization is calling on students and workers to host protest walkouts in response to vaccine mandates.


American Employers Added 943,000 Jobs in July

America’s private employers in July added 943,000 jobs—a proxy for new hires—in a sign that the U.S. economy enjoyed a solid burst of job growth as the labor market recovery continues. The Labor Department’s jobs report, released Friday, shows that nonfarm payroll employment rose by 943,000 in July, topping the 850,000 jobs U.S. employers added in June….


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (July 2)

President Biden joins a swearing-in ceremony for 21 newly naturalized citizens ahead of the Fourth of July, over 800,000 jobs were added in the past month according to the latest jobs report, and this year’s foreign aid spending bill plans to use U.S. tax dollars to fund global abortion programs.


US Gains Robust 850,000 Jobs, While Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.9 Percent

WASHINGTON—Job creation in June jumped more than 50 percent from the previous month with more people entering the labor force as the economy continues to recover. The U.S. Labor Department announced on Friday that the U.S. economy added 850,000 jobs last month, beating a consensus estimate of 706,000. The unemployment rate, however, rose to 5.9…


Weak Jobs Report Raises Doubts About Biden’s Economic Policies

WASHINGTON—U.S. jobs growth for April was far lower than what the market had predicted, adding to the worries that excessive stimulus payments could have undesirable side effects in the long term, making the road to recovery rocky. The April jobs report was the biggest miss on record. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the…


Biden Fends Off Criticism That Federal Unemployment Boost Keeps Workers From Taking Jobs

President Joe Biden and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday sought to fend off claims that the enhanced unemployment boost was creating a disincentive for people to take jobs, after a wave of criticism to that effect following Friday’s disappointing employment report that showed a sharp slowdown in hiring despite job openings at near-record levels….


US Economy Adds 49,000 Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 6.3 Percent

The U.S. economy added 49,000 more jobs than it lost in January after shedding a net 227,000 positions in December, suggesting tepid labor market recovery as many pandemic-related restrictions remain in place. The Labor Department made the announcement in its Friday jobs report, which also showed that the unemployment rate fell from 6.7 percent in December…