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April 16, 2010

Obama signs $18 billion jobless benefits bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people who lost out on additional weeks of unemployment can reapply for long-term…
April 12, 2010

Extension of jobless benefits clears GOP roadblock

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats in the Senate won an initial skirmish Monday to restore unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands…
April 12, 2010

Obama election-year jobs agenda stalls in Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters…
April 7, 2010

More CEOs see job increases than losses

NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time in two years, more CEOs expect to be adding jobs than cutting…
April 2, 2010

Obama welcomes jobs report as rare good news

VIDEO - "We are beginning to turn the corner," he told employees of a manufacturing plant that received government stimulus…
April 2, 2010

Black joblessness could cripple Obama's presidency

OPINION - The bad news for the president and his economic advisors is that the rising tide of increased employment…
April 2, 2010

Employment grows, but jobless rate remains the same

WASHINGTON (AP) - The increase is the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable and healing in the job…
April 2, 2010

Obama poised to make unemployment top priority

VIDEO - President Obama is pushing his administration's plans to create jobs, a crucial campaign issue for Democrats as they…
April 1, 2010

Obama to promote health bill's business benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama is promoting his health overhaul's benefits for small businesses as he tries to rally public…
March 26, 2010

Black joblessness is Obama’s next big challenge

OPINION - The bitter new reality is that the job crisis is no longer Bush's crisis. It's Obama's...
March 26, 2010

Three ways to fix the ‘State of Black America’

OPINION - Instead of empowerment, the National Urban League report emphasizes dependency...
March 25, 2010

Jobless claims drop more than expected

WASHINGTON (AP) - "We believe that the trend in initial claims is signaling that...job creation is imminent," economists at Bank…
March 25, 2010

Urban League’s black agenda: Jobs, jobs, jobs

VIDEO - While the national unemployment rate stands at 9.7 percent, it's a staggering 15.8 percent for African-Americans...
March 24, 2010

House passes bill to fund infrastructure, tax cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Local governments would receive billions of dollars for construction projects and welfare programs in the latest in…
March 24, 2010

Urban League: Health, jobs legislation fall short

WASHINGTON (AP) - The National Urban League says in urging President Obama to promote a "jobs surge" that targets hard-hit…
March 24, 2010

Urban League report calls for ambitious jobs creation legislation

VIDEO - The proposal is among several measures the Urban League calls for in its annual State of Black America…
March 24, 2010

The state of black America? Unemployed

OPINION - African-Americans are twice as likely as whites to be unemployed, and in some areas of the country, nearly…
March 18, 2010

Obama signs jobs bill: ‘By no means enough’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama has signed into law a package of tax breaks and spending designed to give the…
March 17, 2010

Congressional Black Caucus calls current jobs bill ‘inadequate’

VIDEO - Some lawmakers claim that the benefits of the $18 billion jobs bill are not being distributed to the…
March 17, 2010

Senate OKs jobs bill for Obama’s signature

VIDEO - Companies that hire unemployed workers will get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill that easily won…