Employment Shows Steepest Drop In Over 30 Years In November
(RTTNews) - Indicating substantial weakness in the labor market, employment fell by much more than economists had anticipated in the month of November.

Stocks See Initial Weakness On Disappointing Employment Data - U.S. Commentary
(RTTNews) - With traders reacting to weaker than expected employment data, stocks showed a notable decline at the start of trading on Friday. The major averages moved sharply lower, extending the steep downward moves that were seen in late in the previous session.

Employment Fell By 533,000 Jobs In November
(RTTNews) - Indicating substantial weakness in the labor market, employment fell by much more than economists had anticipated in the month of November, according to a report released by the Department of Labor on Friday.

Investors brace for November employment report
Wall Street was on edge this morning as investors waited to learn how many jobs were lost as employers slashed their payrolls in November. Stock index futures were trading moderately lower. The Labor Department's monthly employment report is expected to...

Employment cloud sends stocks lower
NEW YORK | A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government's November employment report.

Building employment index down 18%
A measure of employment in the construction industry has recorded a drop of more than 18% in the year to October. The Central Statistics Office said its index of construction employment in October was down 18.1% on the same month last year.

UPDATE:BEFORE THE BELL: US Stk Futures Dn On Employment Data
U.S. stock futures extended their losses Friday after U.S. employment data for November came in worst than expected. S&P 500 futures fell 24 points to 823, Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 29 points to 1105, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures declined 172 points to 8230.

Canada Employment Plunged 70.6K, Most Since 1982
Canadian employment fell 71k in November, a larger drop than expected (median -10.0k) following a 10k gain. Declines were broad based as service sector jobs fell 38k while goods sector jobs fell 33k. Manufacturing employment dropped 38k. Full time jobs shrank 32k while part time employment fell 38k.

US pre-open: Traders wait for employment report
LONDON (SHARECAST) - US stocks are seen lower as traders wait for the monthly employment figures. The Labor Departments report is expected to show that the unemployment rate jumped to 6.8% in November from 6.5% in October. It is expected to show that companies cut 320,000 jobs.

Iowa companies predict lower employment levels
DES MOINES --- Executives of Iowa's largest employers are predicting lower capital spending and lower employment levels in the coming months, according to a new survey.

Employment report news sends stocks tumbling
A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report.

A new GI Bill is helping boost employment in Buffalo.
The Buffalo Veterans Affairs (VA) regional office at 130 South Elmwood Ave. is adding 95 claims examiners in its education division to process veterans benefits related to the new post 9/11 GI Bill. The new jobs will more than double employment in the division.

Wall Street turns cautious ahead of employment report
NEW YORK (AP) ? A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended today as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report.

Employment Report Likely Brutal, Barclays Capital Says
(RTTNews) - The November employment report is expected to be the worst in over two decades, with nonfarm payroll employment falling 350k (cf. consensus: -334k; last: -240k) and the unemployment rate rising 0.3pp, to 6.8 percent (cf. consensus: 6.8%; last: 6.502 percent), predict the analysts at Barclays Capital.

U.S. markets fall on employment news
U.S. stock indexes were lower Friday as the Labor Department said unemployment had reached 6.7 percent in a recession now digging it its heels.The U.S. employment picture includes 533,000 non-farm jobs lost in November, 403,000 lost in October and 320,000 in September, the department said.In midmorning trading, the Dow Jones industrial average were down 1.26 percent, 105.93 points, to 8,270.31. ...

Stocks tumble ahead of employment data release
A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing anxiety about the government's November employment report.

US stocks fall ahead of employment report
A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government's November employment report.

Forex Market Update: Currencies Steady as Market Waits for U.S. Employment Data
Range trading was seen on currencies in Asia today with the central bank decisions out of the way for the week. Market went into consolidation mode ahead of the pivotal U.S. employment data. Major currency pairs were contained within a 50 pt range.

Stocks tumble as report on employment looms
The Dow sheds 215 points. Data are expected to show that the jobless rate last month hit 6.8%. The major stock indexes finished down at least 2.5% on Thursday after the market once again tumbled in the last hour or two of trading on the eve of the release of government employment data for last month.

Tokyo stocks drop over US employment concerns
Tokyo, Dec 5 : Tokyo stocks ended trading down Friday, as concerns over upcoming US employment data sniffed out modest gains made earlier that day as investors tried to snap up bargains.