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Higher Jobless Rates Could Become The "New Normal"

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Jobless Rates, Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Spending, Great Recession, Private-Sector, Employment Market, Job Market, Recession, Stimulus Program, Business News

WASHINGTON — Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could ling...

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After Layoffs, Incomes Can Take Years To Recover

nytimes.com | MICHAEL LUO | Posted 09.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment Rates, Layoffs, Median-Income, Jobless Rates, Income Levels, Incomes After Layoffs, Business News

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla.- Chuck Dettman said he had not really considered the notion back in 2001 that he and his friends in a job-search support group wou...

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Arthur Delaney

Unemployment In June: The Worst-Hit Cities (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment Rates, Jobless Rates, Unemployment, Unemployment Cities, Business News

Unemployment rates climbed in all U.S. metropolitan areas from last June to this June, the government announced on Wednesday. Some of the jumps were d...

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Unemployment Tops 10 Percent In 15 States

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 08.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Rates, Unemployment, Economy, Jobs, Recession, Business News

WASHINGTON — Fifteen states have crossed a painful threshold: 10 percent unemployment. More states, and the nation, likely will follow, one of t...

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Total Number Receiving Jobless Benefits Set Record For 14th Straight Week

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 06.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Numbers, Jobless Rates, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Jobless, Jobless Claims, Joblessness, Business News

WASHINGTON — New applications for jobless benefits plunged to the lowest level in 14 weeks, a possible sign that the massive wave of layoffs has...

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Sam Stein

Geithner: The "Crude Reality" Is Unemployment Could Rise As Economy Starts Recovering

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jobless Rates, David Axelrod, Timothy Geithner, Unemployment, Jobs, Axelrod Recovery, Economic Recover, Geithner Unemployment Rates, Politics News

President Obama's Treasury Secretary and senior adviser both cautioned on Sunday that while the economy was making strides towards a recovery, unemplo...

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4 States See Double-Digit Jobless Rates In January

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 04.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Rates, Jobs, Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON — A growing number of states suffered double-digit unemployment rates in January, and others are close behind, buttressing fears that...

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For McCain, it's Jobs First in Mexico

Craig Crawford | Posted 07.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jobless Rates, John McCain, John McCain Economic Policy, McCain Economy, McCain Mexico, Jobs First, Politics News
Craig Crawford

Whose bright idea was it to put the expected GOP nominee in Mexico of all places -- on the day that the next round of jobless numbers were coming out?

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Jobless Rate Hits Two-Year High

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Unemployment Rates, Jobless Rates, Job Cuts, Unemployment Reports, Unemployment, Payrolls, Business News

Hiring practically stalled in December, driving the nation's unemployment rate up to a two-year high of 5 percent and fanning fears of a recession. E...

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