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August 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell 19,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 326,000,…
July 12, 2012
(AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week...
April 5, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept…
January 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008...
November 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Little by very little, the job market is getting better...
November 10, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The outlook for American jobs and trade looked a little brighter Thursday, despite growing uncertainty overseas...
September 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, an encouraging sign that layoffs are…
April 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Labor Department said the number of people seeking benefits dropped 10,000 to 382,000 in the week…
December 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Factories are producing more, shoppers are spending more and business executives and consumers are more optimistic...
December 1, 2010
(AP) - Unless Congress changes its mind, benefits that had been extended up to 99 weeks will end this month...
November 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level since July 2008, a…
November 4, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A gain of 60,000 jobs is far below the 200,000 jobs a month needed to keep up…
September 3, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment increased to 16.3 percent, while black teen unemploymwnt jumped to 45 percent, the highest of…
August 19, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers appear to be laying off workers again as the economic recovery weakens...
July 19, 2010
VIDEO - In the week ahead, investors await several reports on Q2 earnings, housing sales, and the direction of the…
June 28, 2010
VIDEO - In the week ahead, jobs will be front and center, while investors await reports on housing and consumer…
June 10, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - At the same time, the tally of laid-off workers continuing to claim jobless benefits fell by the…
May 14, 2010
SLIDESHOW - These are our favorite positive stories from the past week...
May 6, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - First-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week in the U.S. for the third straight time, a…
May 3, 2010
OPINION - If the United Nations is willing to elevate black unemployment as an egregious human rights concern, I say…