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Unemployment dips to 8.9 pct., 192K jobs added
Business Employers hired in February at the fastest pace in almost a year and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent ..... full story
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States ignored warnings on unemployment insurance
Business State officials had plenty of warning. Over the past three decades full story
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More people sought unemployment benefits last week
Business The number of people applying for unemployment benefits surged last week to the highest level in eight months, a sign the job market may be weakening. full story
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More Americans applied for unemployment benefits
More Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, adding to evidence that the labor market is weakening. full story
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Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst
Business In the most impressive surge for the job market since the middle of last decade, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January full story
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State Unemployment Claim Systems Overwhelmed
Electronic unemployment filing systems have crashed in at least three states in recent days amid an unprecedented crush of thousands of newly jobless Americans seeking benefits, and other states were adjusting their systems to avoid being next full story
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Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that layoffs are dropping and employers may be hiring more workers. full story
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Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, partly reversing a sharp jump in applications the previous week. full story
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More people applied for unemployment benefits
Business More people sought unemployment benefits last week, the second rise in three weeks, a sign the job market's recovery is slow and uneven. full story
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Unemployment benefit applications stuck above 400K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits was mostly unchanged last week, evidence that the struggling economy isn't generating many jobs full story
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Unemployment aid applications fall for 2nd week
Fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, an encouraging sign the job market may be slowly improving. full story
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More people sought unemployment benefits last week
More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, evidence that layoffs are rising and the job market is weak. full story
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Applications for unemployment aid drop below 400K
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign the job market may be healing after a recent slump. full story
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Unemployment rose in nearly all US cities
Unemployment rose in more than 90 percent of U.S. cities in June, mirroring a national slowdown in hiring. full story
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Unemployment aid applications at 395k, 4-month low
Business The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market is improving slowly after a recent slump. full story
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Unemployment applications fell last week to 407K
Business Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a sign that the job market may be improving slightly. full story
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More people applied for unemployment benefits
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week, evidence that the job market isn't improving. full story
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Unemployment benefit requests jumped to 428K
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits last week jumped to the highest level in three months, a sign that layoffs could be increasing. full story
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Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, though the decline isn't enough to signal improvement in the job market. full story
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Unemployment rates fell in majority of US cities
Unemployment rates fell in roughly two-thirds of U.S. cities last month, despite zero job growth nationwide. full story
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More people sought unemployment aid last week
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week rose slightly last week, a sign that the job market remains weak. full story
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Applications for unemployment aid barely changed
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits was mostly unchanged last week. A slight dip in applications suggests the job market isn't getting much better. full story
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Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits declined slightly last week, leaving applications above levels consistent with a healthy economy. full story
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Claims for unemployment aid dip but remain high
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week, though not by enough to suggest that hiring is picking up. full story
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Fewer seek unemployment aid, hopeful sign for jobs
Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, a hopeful sign that the job market might be picking up. full story
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Applications for unemployment aid drop to 390,000
The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level since April, which suggests employers could be stepping up hiring. full story
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Applications for unemployment aid at 3-year low
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped to its lowest level since May 2008, a hopeful sign that layoffs are declining and hiring is picking up. full story
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Unemployment aid applications drop to 9-month low
The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, evidence that the job market is improving. full story
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Slightly more people seek unemployment benefits
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits ticked up slightly last week after two months of steady declines. full story
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Unemployment aid applications drop to 7-month low
Business The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early April, a sign that layoffs are easing and hiring may pick up. full story







