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September 9, 2010

New filings for jobless benefits fall to 2 month low

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even with latest decline, new filing for jobless benefits are still much higher than they would be…
September 8, 2010

Job openings rise for first time since April

WASHINGTON (AP) - Job openings in the U.S. rose in July after two months of declines, a positive sign that…
September 6, 2010

Obama assails GOP, promotes new jobs plan

MILWAUKEE (AP) - "If I said fish live in the sea, they'd say no," Obama said of Republicans...
September 6, 2010

Labor Secretary Solis on jump-starting the economy: 'We have a lot of ideas'

theGRIO Q&A - As the secretary of labor in the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, Hilda Solis has…
September 3, 2010

Obama planning new package of economic aid

WASHINGTON (AP) - The House has already passed many of the provisions, but they have stalled in the Senate because…
September 3, 2010

Obama: New jobs numbers 'positive' but not enough

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said he'd be proposing a broader set of ideas next week, when he travels to Milwaukee…
September 3, 2010

4 ways Obama can sell a second stimulus

OPINION - The administration should take control of the debate and not allow the opposition to define the issues. Play…
September 3, 2010

Unemployment rate rises as labor force grows

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment increased to 16.3 percent, while black teen unemploymwnt jumped to 45 percent, the highest of…
September 1, 2010

'One Nation' to hold march for hope, jobs and unity

VIDEO- The NAACP's Benjamin Jealous defends the president's policies and unveils plans for the 'One Nation' coalition...
September 1, 2010

Nation's economic woes jeopardize Dems' prospects

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Democrats are relying on a financial advantage, a robust get-out-the-vote operation and, mostly, the ghost of…
September 1, 2010

Unemployed man, gives up scheme to dance for his rent

"I can't call it a failure because I was able to pay September's rent thanks to your donations..."
August 31, 2010

War — what is it good for when people are out of work?

OPINION - Now, Barack Obama must decide what type of president he wants to become: A Herbert Hoover or a…
August 30, 2010

Obama: GOP should let small business bill through

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a week likely to be dominated by foreign policy, Obama is trying to show he's still…
August 26, 2010

Obama's stimulus created up to 3.3 million jobs, CBO says

According to the non-partisan, Congressional Budget Office, the $814 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or ARRA, probably added up…
August 24, 2010

Jesse Jackson to march for jobs, justice and peace

VIDEO - Rev. Jackson's objectives are to have Congress end the wars in the Middle East and redirect funds toward…
August 19, 2010

Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months

WASHINGTON (AP) - Employers appear to be laying off workers again as the economic recovery weakens...
August 10, 2010

Obama signs emergency bill to halt teacher layoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) - The aid for the states is to be paid for mostly by closing a tax loophole used…
August 10, 2010

House passes bill to help teachers, public workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members returned to steamy Washington in a rare August callback to clear a $26 billion jobs…
August 9, 2010

House returns from recess to pass new jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - House members are giving up a couple of days reconnecting with folks in their districts this week…
August 6, 2010

Obama: Job creation continuing, must come faster

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says the country is now consistently adding jobs instead of losing them in huge numbers...