us economy

US Trade Deficit Falls to Five-Month Low in July 2015

According to the latest official figures released by Commerce Department, the US trade deficit with the rest of the world…

9 years ago

Puerto Rico Defaults on Debt Payment

Puerto Rico government has confirmed that it failed to make a debt payment at the weekend, in the latest sign…

9 years ago

US Economy Adds 223,000 New Jobs in April 2015

The US economy created 223,000 new jobs in April 2015, a much larger increase than the month before. According to…

10 years ago

US economy adds only 126,000 jobs in March 2015

The US economy added only 126,000 jobs in March - a gain far lower than January and February. The slower…

10 years ago

US adds 295,000 jobs in February 2015

According to Labor Department figures, the US economy added 295,000 jobs in February 2015, while the unemployment rate fell to…

10 years ago

US economy creates 321,000 jobs in November

According to Labor Department latest figures, the US economy added 321,000 jobs in November, while the unemployment rate stayed at…

10 years ago

US economy added 214,000 jobs in October 2014

The US unemployment rate has fallen to 5.8% after the economy added 214,000 jobs in October 2014, official Labor Department…

10 years ago

US economy grows at 3.5% annual pace in Q3 2014

The US economy grew at an annual rate of 3.5% in Q3 2014, the Commerce Department has announced. That was…

10 years ago

US unemployment rate falls to its lowest level in six years in September 2014

The US unemployment rate fell from 6.1% in August 2014 to 5.9% in September 2014, official figures have shown. The…

10 years ago

US employers added fewest jobs in August 2014

According to the latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 142,000 jobs in August 2014,…

10 years ago

US gains 209,000 jobs in July 2014

The US economy added 209,000 jobs in July bringing the unemployment rate to 6.2%, latest data from the Bureau of…

10 years ago

Dow Jones Industrial Average tops 17,000 for first time

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit 17,000 for the first time. On July 3, investors pushed shares higher after…

10 years ago

US employers added 288,000 jobs in June 2014

According to latest figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the US economy added 288,000 jobs in June 2014. The…

10 years ago

US GDP in surprise slump in Q1 2014

According to latest figures, the US economy suffered its worst performance for five years in Q1 2014. The US economy…

10 years ago

US economy shifts into reverse in 2014 Q1

The US economy contracted in 2014 Q1 to an annualized rate of 1%, official estimates have shown. It is the…

10 years ago

US economy adds 288,000 jobs in April 2014

According to the latest figures from the Labor Department, the US economy created 288,000 jobs in April, the strongest monthly…

11 years ago

US economic growth slows to 0.1% in 2014 Q1

US economic growth slowed sharply in 2014 Q1, growing at an annual rate of 0.1%. The rate is the slowest…

11 years ago

US economy gains 192,000 jobs in March 2014

The US economy added 192,000 new jobs in March 2014, in line with expectations, as the unemployment rate held steady…

11 years ago

US economy creates 175,000 new jobs in February 2014

According to US Labor Department figures, the US economy added 175,000 new jobs in February, but the unemployment rate rose…

11 years ago

US economy shrinks in Q4 2012

The US economy unexpectedly shrank at an annualized rate of 0.1% in Q4  2012, initial official estimates indicate. If confirmed,…

12 years ago

US economy grew more than expected in Q3 2012

The US economy grew more than expected in the third quarter, official figures showed. The world's largest economy expanded at…

12 years ago

iPhone 5 launch expected to boost American economy

Apple fans aren't the only people chomping at the bit for the new iPhone to be released but now American…

12 years ago

US economy growth slows to 1.5% in second quarter

The US economic growth slowed in the second quarter to an annualized pace of 1.5%, as consumer spending eased. But…

12 years ago