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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...

More People Apply for Unemployment Benefits, Reversing Trend

WASHINGTON -- More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the first increase in three weeks. Still, the broader trend points to a slowly healing jobs market. The government says applications for unemployment benefits rose 27,000 to a seasonally adjusted 412,000 for the week ended April 9. That left...

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...

Michigan Governor Signs Cut in Unemployment Benefits

LANSING, Mich. -- Gov. Rick Snyder on Monday made Michigan the first state in the country to lower the number of weeks jobless workers can get state benefits, a trend other cash-strapped states may follow as a way to avoid taxing businesses more for unemployment benefits. Snyder said he signed the bill reducing state...

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02/10/12 Congress needs to stand by the unemployed Source: The Billings Gazette - Billings MT Congress needs to do the right thing and fully renew unemployment insurance for 2012 without change.
02/10/12 U.S. jobless claims hit near 4-year low Source: VietNamNet Bridge The number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week dropped to nearly a four-year low, a sign for recovery in the labor market, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.
02/10/12 Obama Gets Election Bounce as Economic Advances Lift... Source: Bloomberg.com A brightening economic picture is improving President Barack Obama 's re-election prospects even as the pace of the nation's recovery from financial crisis remains a vulnerability for his campaign.
02/10/12 Unemployment Falling, Good Times Ahead? Source: Blogcritics.org Politics Last Friday (February 3, 2012), the MSM treated us to the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) unemployment rate, the "official" U-3 rate of 8.3%.
02/09/12 A Sign The Hiring May Be Strong Enough To Lower The... Source: The Huffington Post - Business The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

Background on unemployment

Unemployment (or ), as defined by the International Labour Organization, occurs when people are without jobs and they have actively sought work within the past four weeks.

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