The country’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.6 percent in January as a further 113,000 job opportunities were added by employers. This is according to the latest Labor Department report.The number of jobs added was significantly lower than the average monthly figure of 194,000 recorded during 2013 and was also well below the Wall Street projections of 175,000 new jobs for January.[...] Read More...

The stock market’s record highs and recent gains in the job market are clear signals that the American economy is busy recovering. This has led a large number of economists to believe that job growth will continue to be relatively strong this year.[...] Read More...