Unemployment falls to 7.5 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent...

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VIDEO - There were several data points for investors to digest last week. The economy grew by 2.5 percent during the first quarter, much slower than expected. Existing home sales fell .6 percent in March...

Is the black teen unemployment drop bad news?

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theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate for black teens -- youth ages 16 to 19 -- fell nearly 10 points from 43.1 percent in February to 33.8 percent in March. This was the lowest black teen unemployment rate since March 2009 when the rate was 33.5 percent...

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CNBC - Investors closely watched the jobs report last week. In March the unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.6 percent as 88,000 jobs were created...

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VIDEO - The fed left its key interest rate, which affects mortgage, credit card and student loan rates unchanged, and vowed to keep rates low until the unemployment rate improves...

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...

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VIDEO - In addition to seeing the Dow Jones Industrials reach an all-time high last week, investors kept an eye on jobs...

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US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, lowest in 4 years

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers increased hiring in February, adding 236,000 jobs and pushing the unemployment rate down to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January...

Black unemployment dips as national rate rises to 7.9 percent

Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment dipped slightly from 14 percent to 13.8 and black teen joblessness also fell from 40.5 to 37.8 percent...

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Unemployment falls to 7.5 percent

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Is the black teen unemployment drop bad news?

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Report: Jobs picture for veterans improved in 2012

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'Invincible' city brought to its knees by poverty

US adds 236K jobs, unemployment falls to 7.7 percent, lowest in 4 years

Black unemployment dips as national rate rises to 7.9 percent

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