175,000 new jobs added in May; black unemployment ticks up

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says the unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent from 7.5 percent in April. The increase occurred because more people began looking for work, a good sign...

Hurricane Sandy may delay release of jobs report

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Sandy could complicate Friday's release of the October U.S. jobs report, the final snapshot of employment before the presidential election...

Jobless claims lowest in 4 years

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(AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week...

Black unemployment dips, as US rate hits 8.1 percent

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MSNBC - The U.S. economy generated fewer jobs than expected in April, but the unemployment rate dipped slightly and data from prior months was revised upward...

US unemployment claims hit 4-year low of 357K

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept hiring in March at a healthy pace...

Unemployment claims at 352,000, fewest since 2008

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008...

200,000 new jobs created, unemployment rate falls

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(AP) Employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest since February 2009. But black unemployment rose again from 15.5 to 15.8 percent overall and from 39.6 to 42.1 among African-American teens...

Unemployment falls, but rises among blacks

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The unemployment rate fell last month to its lowest level in more than two and a half years, as employers stepped up hiring in response to the slowly improving economy...

Labor Department accuses Cargill of discrimination

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Labor officials have moved to cut off federal contracts held by one of the nation's largest meatpackers, saying it discriminated against women and non-Asians....

Employers post most job openings in 3 years

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department says companies and governments posted 3.35 million job openings...

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175,000 new jobs added in May; black unemployment ticks up

Hurricane Sandy may delay release of jobs report

Jobless claims lowest in 4 years

Black unemployment dips, as US rate hits 8.1 percent

US unemployment claims hit 4-year low of 357K

Unemployment claims at 352,000, fewest since 2008

200,000 new jobs created, unemployment rate falls

Unemployment falls, but rises among blacks

Labor Department accuses Cargill of discrimination

Employers post most job openings in 3 years

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