1. Analysts noted that even while the economy added a larger-than-expected number of jobs in July, manufacturing employment actually declined. 2. Bond investors may not be satisfied even if the economy added fewer jobs last month, said Liro. 3. A report issued Friday showed the U.S. economy added more than twice as many jobs as expected in March. 4. A report Friday showed the economy added fewer jobs than expected last month, while hourly earnings barely budged. 5. But the economy added fewer jobs than anticipated, as businesses remained cautious about hiring in the wake of the recession. 6. Canadian government bonds were little changed after a report showing the U.S. economy added more jobs than expected last month renewed concern inflation may accelerate. 7. Economists say the economy probably added jobs at a faster pace in May than April. 8. Even as the economy added fewer jobs than expected, hourly wage costs rose and factory overtime pay reached a record. 9. Evidence that the economy is adding fewer jobs may drive bonds and stocks even higher, benefiting the dollar. 10. Friday, the Labor Department reported that the U.S. economy added jobs in July at the slowest pace in more than two years. |