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August 5, 2022

US employers add 528,000 jobs; unemployment falls to 3.5%

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May 11, 2021

US job openings soar to highest level on record

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March 6, 2021

Jump in hiring fuels optimism for US economic recovery, though Black employment lags

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May 18, 2016

President Obama makes overtime pay available to 4 million Americans

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May 1, 2014

Unemployment applications hit 2-month high

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March 13, 2014

President Obama signs memo calling for expansion of overtime pay for workers

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March 12, 2014

President Obama to push for more overtime pay

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March 7, 2014

US employers add 175K jobs in February despite harsh weather

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January 10, 2014

US economy adds 74,000 jobs, rate falls to 6.7 percent

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December 6, 2013

Unemployment falls to 5-year-low of 7 percent; 203,000 jobs created in November

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November 9, 2013

Job seekers feel brunt of slow jobs recovery

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November 8, 2013

204,000 US jobs created in October, unemployment hits 7.3 percent

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September 24, 2013

Bank of America told to pay in discrimination case

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August 1, 2013

US unemployment claims fall to 5 ½-year low

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June 7, 2013

175,000 new jobs added in May; black unemployment ticks up to 13.5 percent

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October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy could delay release of jobs report

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July 12, 2012

US jobless claims plunge to lowest level in 4 years

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May 4, 2012

115,000 jobs created in April, black unemployment rate falls to 13 percent

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April 5, 2012

US unemployment claims hit 4-year low of 357K

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January 19, 2012

Unemployment claims at 352,000, fewest since 2008

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