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US job picture brightens, but risks remain
WASHINGTON, January 6, 2012 (AFP) – Official US job numbers for December come Friday amid hopes raised by a sizzling increase in private hiring and signs the economy is picking up steam. The Labor Department will release figures on job …
US jobless rate drops to 8.6% in November
WASHINGTON, December 2, 2011 (AFP) - The US unemployment rate dropped to 8.6 percent in November, its lowest level since March 2009, the Labor Department reported Friday. It was
New jobs plunge in June, jobless rate hits 9.2%
WASHINGTON, July 8, 2011 - The US unemployment rate rose last month after the economy generated a paltry 18,000 jobs, the Labor Department said Friday, in a serious
U.S. new jobs plunged in May; jobless rate up
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy generated a minuscule 54,000 net new jobs in May, only one quarter of the previous month, while the unemployment rate edged up to
Private-sector hiring slumps in May
WASHINGTON - The U.S. private sector added few jobs in May as employers faced rising signs the economy is entering a soft patch in a long, fragile recovery
U.S. jobless rate rises to 9.0%
WASHINGTON - The US unemployment rate rose to 9.0 percent in April, posing a new challenge to the Obama administration even as businesses added more jobs than expected,
U.S. jobless claims surge
WASHINGTON - New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits surged last week, official data showed Thursday in a fresh sign that a recovery of the ailing labor market
U.S. jobless claims edge lower
WASHINGTON - New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits fell last week but the decline was much smaller than expected as the sick labor market struggles to recover,
U.S. jobless rate falls to two-year low of 8.8%
WASHINGTON - The US unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March as the private sector pumped out jobs, official data showed Friday, signaling
US stocks slip on poor jobs data
NEW YORK (AFP) - US stock markets edged down Thursday after unemployment claims rose more than expected, while traders sold off the dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell
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