Jobs Data Lifts Market

Private payrolls that exclude government agencies climbed 67,000, after a revised 107,000 increase in July that was more than initially estimated, Labor Department figures in Washington showed today. The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News called for a gain of 40,000. Overall employment fell 54,000 for a second month and the unemployment rate rose to 9.6 percent as more people entered the labor force.

Stock-index futures rose as the report bolstered Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke’s view that the conditions are in place for …

US Futures Flat Ahead of Jobs Report

US stock futures are flat ahead of the open Friday as investors braced for the August nonfarm payrolls report to get a clearer picture on the health of the economy and employment.

Nonfarm payrolls are expected to decline by 100,000 in August. The decline would mark the 3rd straight month of losses, caused in part by the loss of temporary census hiring.

Private payrolls are seen rising by 41,000 after a stronger performance in July. Little change is seen in the unemployment rate, despite the rising nonfarm …