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Consumer sentiment rose to its highest level in more than five years in November as consumers felt more optimistic about employment prospects and the outlook for the overall economy, a survey released on Friday showed.

The pace of growth in the services sector slowed modestly in October as new orders slipped, though employment improved to its highest level in seven months, an industry report showed on Monday.

Hot-job lists may give you an idea of what jobs, on average, employers are trying to fill most. But what really matters is where the jobs are, not what they are.

Employment reports coming Friday could have an outsized impact on this fall's elections, as voters firm up their opinions of the economy.

Less of the labor force is working in small businesses than in the early 1990s. After a brief resurgence from 2001 to 2004, the share of private sector employment in companies with between 1 and 249 employees has fallen.

Private-sector jobs in the U.S. increased 209,000 last month, according to a national employment report published by payroll processor ADP. The gain was just above economists' median expectation of 200,000 contained in a survey done by Dow Jones Newswires.

U.S. stocks rose on Friday, propelling the Nasdaq index to an 11-year high, after January's U.S. employment report sailed past expectations, boosting hopes for world's largest economy.

Investors hoping for relief from the tumultuous market swings of the past few months should double up on antacid and hang on: Economists predict more gyrations in the days and weeks ahead.

The Supreme Court’s 5-to-3 decision on Thursday amounted to a green light for vigorous state efforts to combat the employment of illegal workers.

A place with low unemployment doesn’t always mean it’s the best place for finding a job.