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Unemployment Falls in Two-Thirds of States

WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate fell in two-thirds of the nation's states last month, the latest evidence that the strengthening economy is encouraging many employers to boost hiring. The Labor Department says the unemployment rate dropped in 34 states in March. That's the largest number of states to record a decline...

Job Openings Rise to Highest Point Since September 2008

WASHINGTON -- Businesses in February posted the largest number of job openings in more than two years, evidence that hiring is picking up as the economy grows. The Labor Department said Wednesday that employers advertised 3.1 million available jobs that month, the most since September 2008. That was the height of the...

Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.8 Percent, a 2-Year Low

WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March, capping the strongest two months of hiring since before the recession began. The economy added 216,000 jobs last month, the Labor Department said Friday. Factories, retailers, the education and health care sectors and professional and...

Unemployment Dips to 8.9 Percent, 192K Jobs Added

WASHINGTON - Employers in February hired at the fastest pace in almost a year and the unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent - a nearly two-year low. The economy added 192,000 jobs last month, with factories, professional and business services, education and health care among those expanding employment. Retailers, however,...

Jobs Market Convalescence Could Take a Long Time

The U.S. jobs market may finally be on the verge of an actual recovery, but expect it to come back with a whimper rather than a bang. The Labor Department today said the number of people who filed for unemployment insurance last week was just 368,000. That's the lowest number of weekly jobless claims reported by the...

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Sarah Palin Attacks Obama On Farm Work

Sarah Palin lashed out at the Obama Administration in a Facebook post on Wednesday, attacking regulations she says would ban children from working on family farms.

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GOP Congressman, Senate Hopeful Vows To Kill Child Labor Regulations

In a speech expounding on the rift between rural America and Washington D.C., Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) vowed Thursday to use his funding powers to stop the Obama administration from implementing new child-labor rules pertaining to agricultural work, accusing the "urban" Labor Department of meddling in a "rural"...

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Facebook, Labor Department Partner To Help Job-Seekers

There's a whole new form of respect circling the Mum Who Tweets.

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Atomic Worker Advocates Stunned By Labor Department Manual

Advocates for U.S. atomic workers sickened by radiation exposure say they're stunned that a federal claims training manual uses fictional characters' names, including an apparent reference to the disfigured villain of the "Nightmare on Elm Street" horror movies.

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Where Are the Labor Department's Reemployment Funds Going?

Thirty-seven states and Washington D.C. have opted to take part in the national reemployment grant program, the U.S. Department of Labor announced on June 20.

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10/13/11 Colorado Labor Department Overpays Benefits Source: CBS Local The Colorado Department of Labor said it overpaid $305 million in unemployment benefits over the past three years, prompting Gov. John Hickenlooper to order the department to recover improperly paid benefits and tighten its procedures.