Economists said the latest jobs numbers were moderately encouraging, although some of them warned not to get carried away with the results of any single month — especially December.
Category: December 2011 jobs report
Under Obama, a Record Decline in Government Jobs
The loss of public sector jobs has been greater in the first three years of the Obama administration than even under Ronald Reagan.
Signs of Hope on Jobs, and Some Caveats
The monthly jobs report from the Labor Department on Friday may offer a decided upturn, but there are reasons to be cautious about the harbingers of that result and the actual jobs created.