President Barack Obama welcomed news Friday of better-than-expected private sector job growth. But with the unemployment rate ticking upward nevertheless, he said he'd roll out new plans next week to spur the economy. ...

Economists and others weigh in on the drop in total nonfarm payrolls and rise in the unemployment rate.

Kurt Brouwer submits: Last Friday's report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was positive in that the economy produced some jobs. It's been a long time coming and I'm happy to see some positive progress. However, as Hans Solo said to ...