The latest jobs report had good news and bad news. Private job growth was up, but the economy still lost another 54,000 jobs overall last month. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and Yuki Noguchi about the unemployment numbers released Friday, the White House's reaction and the president's upcoming trip to Wisconsin.

US businesses added more jobs in past three months than originally estimated, calming fears of a double-dip recession.

The jobs crisis has hit the United States unevenly; its severity depends on your education level, race, age and gender.

The latest jobs report was not as bad as economists had forecast. Unfortunately, exceeding low expectations and making progress are not the same thing.

U.S. businesses added more jobs in the past three months than originally estimated, calming fears of a double-dip recession. Yet the pace of growth signaled that the wheels of the economic recovery were still spinning in place.

Companies in the United States added more jobs than expected in August, easing concern the world's largest economy is sliding back into a recession. Private payrolls climbed 67,000 after a revised 107,000 increase in July that was more than initially... United States - Recession - Economy - Recession shapes - Employment

Full-time employment in the manufacturing industry fell, together with that in construction and hotels and restaurants, following a shift from full- to part-time work.

The federal jobs bill that most of Alabama’s congressional delegation opposed is now viewed as a lifeline by state education officials who face the possibility of another year of budget cuts.

Listen to the Audio The August jobs report released Friday showed that the private sector added 67,000 jobs but jobless numbers still remain grim with the U.S. unemployment rate rising slightly to 9.6 percent. All the while, President Obama urges the public to be patient and insists his policies are working -- just slower than hoped. JIM LEHRER: The August jobs report turned out a mixed bag of ...

A better-than-expected jobs report lifted stocks for the third-straight session through midday, although the equity markets had pared some of their gains by late morning.

Here are a few more graphs based on the employment report ... Click on graph for larger image.

Employment in the month of August fell by much less than economists had been expecting, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday, with the report also showing a much smaller than previously reported drop in employment in July. The report showed that non-farm payroll employment fell by 54,000 jobs in August, matching the revised decrease in jobs seen in July. Economists ...

Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000) in August, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Government employment fell, as 114,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work.

Government employment fell in August, as 114,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work.

Employment in the month of August fell by much less than economists had been expecting, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday, with the report also showing a much smaller than previously reported drop in employment in July.

US employment fell for a third month in a row in August, but the decline was far less than expected.

The employment picture in the Tri-Cities showed little change in July, remaining stuck near the same level as in June and showing little or no improvement from a year before.According to new figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics , 215,125 peop

Employment probably cooled in August as slower economic growth caused some U.S. companies to lose confidence the recovery will be sustained, economists said before a report today.

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The jobs picture still looks sour, but there could be light at the end of the tunnel.