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U.S. Employers chopped 80,000 jobs last month

Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses. full story
Unemployment Drives 4,000 to Job-Fair

Cars began filling the car park before sun-up for a job fair in Indiantown, Florida full story
Layoffs Slow to 539K in April; Jobless Rate Rises

The pace of layoffs slowed in April when employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months. But the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9 percent, the highest since late 1983, as many businesses remain wary of hiring given all the economic uncertainties full story
Private survey shows US hiring slowed last month

Business A private survey shows U.S. businesses sharply reduced hiring in April, a troubling sign two days before the government reports on monthly job growth. full story
Employers slash 63,000 jobs in February

Employers slashed jobs by 63,000 in February, the most in five years, the starkest sign yet the country is heading dangerously toward recession or is in one already. full story
Obama Stimulus Job Formula

Few things in President Barack Obama's economic stimulus plan have produced as much skepticism or criticism as his oft-repeated promise to create or save 3.5 million jobs by the end of next year full story
Jobs reports push US stocks higher at the open

Better news on jobs is driving stocks higher at the opening of trading. full story
White House: People 'sick and tired' of Washington

President Barack Obama's chief spokesman says the dust-up with House Republicans over the timing of Obama's economic speech to Congress dramatizes why "people are fed up" with Washington. full story
Oil industry: Boost in energy could create 1M jobs

Business The oil industry says government policies to increase domestic energy production could create up to a million jobs over the next seven years. full story
Obama to Congress: 'Pass this jobs bill'

President Barack Obama is pitching to the public his $447 billion jobs program of tax cuts and new spending after bluntly telling Congress to "stop the political circus" and fix the economy. full story
Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill

President Barack Obama says he's sending his jobs bill to Congress on Monday and lawmakers should pass it immediately with no games, politics or delays full story
Obama: Congress has no reason to wait on jobs bill

Imploring Congress to follow his lead, President Barack Obama on Tuesday lobbied lawmakers to adopt his nearly $450 billion jobs plan full story
Obama to take jobs sales pitch to North Carolina

Yesterday it was Ohio, today it's North Carolina. President Barack Obama goes on the road again to push his jobs plan. He's scheduled to visit a machine company in the Raleigh-Durham area. full story
OECD warns of entrenched unemployment

World, Business The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is urging governments to act more boldly to stop a rise in long-term unemployment and keep young and vulnerable workers in the job market. full story
Obama pitches jobs plan in Denver

President Barack Obama is heading to Denver to pitch his jobs plan in the city where he accepted the Democratic nomination. But as he's acknowledged at fundraisers up and down the West Coast, this election isn't like 2008. full story
Obama: Congress should vote on jobs bill in Oct.

President Barack Obama says he expects Congress to vote on jobs legislation this month and plans to press legislative leaders from both parties to act quickly on the $447 billion proposal he delivered three weeks ago. full story
Steve Jobs mourned via devices he developed

Steve Jobs is being mourned around the world today, through the same devices he conceived. full story
FedSenate rejects GOP plan cutting taxes, regulations

A divided Senate has voted to kill a Republican plan that would cut income tax rates, repeal the new health care law and block or overturn dozens of environmental, labor and energy rules. full story
Obama aims to reward businesses that invest in US

Business President Barack Obama says he wants to reward companies that invest in America and eliminate tax breaks for companies that don't, and he's planning new tax proposals to do it. full story
Obama tells jobs council of 'substantial progress'

President Barack Obama says his administration has made "substantial progress" in embracing outside ideas on how to solidify the economic recovery. full story
Citigroup to Cut Another 53,000 Jobs

Citigroup Inc. is cutting approximately 53,000 more jobs in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt full story
Obama could propose $300 billion in tax cuts spending

President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending when he unveils his jobs agenda in a nationally televised address Thursday night. full story
Biden: Obama willing to work with GOP on jobs plan

Vice President Joe Biden says the Obama administration is willing to compromise with Republicans on a job-creation program if they come up with "a better idea." full story
Obama: Pass jobs bill; GOP: Cut red tape

World President Barack Obama says Congress should pass his $447 billion jobs proposal without any more "division or delay." full story
Obama sells jobs plan in Silicon Valley

President Barack Obama is selling his jobs plan - and his re-election hopes - to plugged-in networkers in Silicon Valley and around the country. full story
Congress takes up China, free trade, jobs bill

Congress is attacking the jobs front this week, with votes on China currency, free trade and President Barack Obama's jobs bill. full story
Obama says he'll keep fighting for jobs bill

President Barack Obama says he won't take no for an answer on his jobs bill, even though Senate Republicans have blocked action on his plan. full story
Obama seeks action on jobs bill pieces this week

President Barack Obama shifts gears this week on his job creation message. full story
Obama presses GOP on consumer watchdog delay

Sparring over job creation and the middle class continue to dominate the presidential and Republican weekly radio and internet addresses. full story
For vets returning to US, green energy jobs await

An Ohio energy company is making an effort to hire military veterans to install solar panels at a time when veteran unemployment is outpacing that of civilians. full story

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