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US employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, jobless rate falls to 4%

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added just 143,000 jobs last month, but the jobless rate fell to 4% to start 2025. The first job report of Donald Trump’s second presidency suggested that he inherited a labor market that is solid but unspectacular. January job creation was down from the 263,000 added in November, and the 307,000 created in December. Economists had expected about 170,000 new jobs in January. Most Americans still enjoy unusual job security. But for those looking for work, the job hunt has been getting harder as the labor market cools from the red-hot hiring days of ...

US inflation is lingering and tariffs threatened by Trump could nudge prices in wrong direction

WASHINGTON (AP) — An inflation gauge closely watched by the Federal Reserve rose slightly last month, while some underlying price pressures showed signs of easing. The latest inflation figures arrive as President Donald Trump has threatened to impose big import taxes on goods from Canada and Mexico, potentially affecting everything from autos to avocados, which could push prices higher in the coming months. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 2.6% in December from a year earlier, up from a 2.4% annual pace in November and the third ...

Luxe and Lace cuts ribbon to mark official grand opening in DLH

LOCK HAVEN — Surrounded by family, friends, local officials and members of the community, Michele Briggs — owner of Luxe and Lace — cut a ceremonial ribbon and marked the official grand opening of her bridal boutique in downtown Lock Haven on Friday morning. Prior to cutting the ...

$1 million settlement approved for former Shop-Vac workers

WILLIAMSPORT — All of the protests, the court appearances and the fight to justify what they claimed were unjust job terminations have paid off for hundreds of workers at the former Shop-Vac Corp., the wet/dry vacuum manufacturer in Williamsport. This week, U.S. Middle District Court ...