U.S. economy sheds 125,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 9.5 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - The loss was driven by the end of 225,000 temporary jobs for the Census. Businesses added a net total of 83,000 workers, an improvement from May. ...

Unemployment challenges Obama's economic push

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FORT MADISON, Iowa (AP) - The unemployment rate, perhaps the most recognizable economic indicator, has held steady at 9.7 percent for three months, and 15 million Americans remain out of work...

Danny Glover fights for Ohio factory workers

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BROOKLYN, Ohio (AP) - Glover is bringing attention to the plight of Ohio workers at a Hugo Boss plant that faces a shutdown next month with the loss of 375 jobs...

Unemployment rate remains unchanged as 36,000 jobs lost

theGrio

VIDEO - The figures suggest the job market is slowly healing but that significant hiring has yet to occur...

Defiant Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill

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ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) - Obama weaved angry us-against-them rhetoric throughout the day, telling a town hall audience that he "will never stop fighting" for an economy that works for the hard-working...

Many blacks are out of work and back in the classroom

Ethyln Harris

OPINION - Many adult Americans are finding themselves in a place they never thought they'd be again - back in the classroom...

What Obama should say to the unemployed

Abdul Ali

OPINION - In October, I left my job or I was fired. My position was terminated. However you slice it my future was uncertain. As President Obama gears up for his speech on unemployment...