By JAVIER E. DAVID A surprisingly strong jobs report boosted the dollar, as evidence of a rebounding labor market helped diminish expectations of more expansionary monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. With markets still being roiled by Greece's
Well, how about that? A hefty upside surprise from the jobs report. Employers added 243000 jobs last month with gains across most industries. And the unemployment rate ticked down from 8.5% to 8.3%, the lowest it has
In what's likely to be a boost to President Obama's chances of winning a second term, nonfarm payroll employment jumped by 243000 last month as the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since February of 2009.
By Dave Fry 02/03/12 – 07:04 PM EST The jobs report Friday was a ginned-up number but the media and algos don't look under the hood much it seems. Yes, the unemployment rate fell to 8.3% and 243K new jobs were created and perhaps the number itself will
It was the strongest job growth in nine months. The increase in hiring pushed the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent, the lowest since February 2009. The surprising data gave financial markets a morning jolt that lasted throughout the trading day.
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