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US job growth slows sharply, unemployment rate falls to 4.5%

The unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.5 percent, the lowest level since May 2007.

Apr 07, 2017, 18:22 PM IST

US has record number of applications for H-1B tech visas

Applications for H-1B visas allowing U.S. businesses to hire foreign workers in science, engineering and computer programming totalled a record 233,000 for fiscal 2016, according to government figures released on Monday.

Apr 14, 2015, 09:25 AM IST

US job growth brakes sharply, clouds Fed rate hike timing

Nonfarm payrolls rose 126,000 last month, less than half February`s pace and the smallest gain since December 2013, the Labor Department said on Friday.

Apr 03, 2015, 22:48 PM IST

US job growth weakest since 2013; unemployment rate steady

Nonfarm payrolls increased 126,000 last month, the smallest gain since December 2013, the Labor Department said on Friday.

Apr 03, 2015, 18:45 PM IST