Black teen unemployment drops 10 percent, national rate dips slighty

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring. The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring...

Report: Jobs picture for veterans improved in 2012

Kevin Freking, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks dropped by about 18 percent in 2012...

Black unemployment rises; US rate at 7.8 percent

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense fiscal cliff negotiations in Washington...

US unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, 4-year low

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) i The U.S. economy added a solid 146,000 jobs in November and theunemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said Superstorm Sandy had only a minimal effect on the figures...

Black unemployment rises in last jobs report before election

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 171,000 jobs in October, and hiring was stronger in August and September than first thought...

US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

Hope Yen, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau says the number of Americans in poverty stood at 15 percent in 2011 as the number of poor remained at record highs...

Obama: Too many people still looking for work

Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says new jobs figures released Friday show there are too many people looking for work...

Jobs report presents mixed blessing for Obama

Julie Pace and Ken Thomas, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama got new figures Friday to buttress his argument that he's presiding over steady, if slow, economic growth. But the government's report that the overall rate of unemployment actually crept up to 8.3 percent allows Republican rival Mitt Romney to keep pressure on Obama to defend his record...

Sour economy confounds Dems

theGrio

WASHINGTON (AP) - Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock prices are down to 2011 levels and news on the European debt front is menacing...

Jobs report falls short of expectations

Caryn Freeman

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May job report today and although the report did not indicate any abysmal news concerning job loss the gain in overall jobs was far less than projected.

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Black teen unemployment drops 10 percent, national rate dips slighty

Report: Jobs picture for veterans improved in 2012

Black unemployment rises; US rate at 7.8 percent

US unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, 4-year low

Black unemployment rises in last jobs report before election

US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

Obama: Too many people still looking for work

Jobs report presents mixed blessing for Obama

Sour economy confounds Dems

Jobs report falls short of expectations

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