CLEVELAND, March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- According to job expert Jeff Christian, founder of executive search firm CTPartners and CEO of Revenue Beast, a revenue acceleration company, "If tomorrow's unemployment report goes as expected, meaning fractionally up or down, it is not a leading indicator of a labor market trend." Are we at the beginning of a recession-ending job market or are we stuck going nowhere or even down? "It's way too early for us to have any definitive idea as to where the labor market is going as a whole," remarks Christian. Initial Labor Department reports for the week ending February 26 indicate that there was a decline in jobless claims by 20,000 to 368,000.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report of a 36,000 January increase in payrolls is again disappointing, however inclement weather played some role in suppressing the overall payroll count.

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance jumped by 17,000 during the week ending Sept. 26, the U.S.

U.S. markets retreated from early gains Thursday despite first-time jobless claims dropping for the second consecutive week. The Labor Department said there were 12,000 fewer initial claims in the week ending Sept. 12. In the previous week, the Labor Department reported 26,000 fewer initial claims.

U.S. markets retreated from early gains Thursday despite first-time jobless claims dropping for the second consecutive week. The Labor Department said there were 12,000 fewer initial claims in the week ending Sept. 12. In the previous week, the Labor Department reported 26,000 fewer initial claims.