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Job Seekers' Discouragement Spreads

(March 5) -- U.S. businesses continued to cut jobs in February, and the number of unemployed Americans convinced they won't find new work rose to the highest point in more than 15 years. The unemployment rate was the same as in January at 9.7 percent. The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls fell by 36,000, a faster...

Economy Sheds 85,000 More Jobs

(Jan . 8) -- The American employment situation is getting worse despite the broader recovery in the U.S. economy. About 85,000 jobs were cut from U.S. nonfarm payrolls in December, with much of the loss coming from the usual-suspect categories of construction, manufacturing and firms that handle big-ticket goods such as...