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US Economy Adds 171K Jobs; Rate Rises to 7.9 Pct.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought. The unemployment rate inched…
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Weekly Applications for US Jobless Aid Dip to 363K
WASHINGTON (AP) — Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 363,000 last week, a level consistent with modest hiring. The report…
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US Jobless Claims Fall to 339K, Fewest in 4½ Years
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid plummeted last week to seasonally adjusted 339,000, the lowest level in more than four years.…
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US Jobless Rate Falls to 7.8 Pct., 44-Month Low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years…
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Unemployment Falls in Nearly 90 Pct. of U.S. Cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in August in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. metro areas, mainly because more people gave up looking for…
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US Unemployment Claims Fell Last Week to 382,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell only slightly last week to a seasonally adjusted 382,000. The level suggests hiring remains…
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Fox News to Issue Correction on Unemployment Report
Fox News will air a correction for a misleading graphic that ran on Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends.” Liberal watchdog group Media Matters discovered the errors…
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Obama: Unemployment Report “Not Good Enough”
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama says news that private employers created just 96,000 jobs last month is "not good enough" and the economy…
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Government Overpaid in Unemployment Benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that an estimated $14 billion were overspent in unemployment benefits in fiscal 2011. The federal government and states like…
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Blacks Unemployed in NYC
A new Labor Department study finds that not only have blacks in New York City been disproportionately affected by the recession, the aftermath of it…
