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First-Time Jobless Claims Drop Less Than Expected

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 10.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Labor Market, Latest Jobless Claims, Unemployment, Economy, Labor Department, Unemployment Insurance, Economic Crisis, Laid-Off Workers, Financial Crisis, Jobless Claims, First-Time Jobless Claims, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of people claiming jobless benefits for the first time dropped less than expected last week, evidence that the labor mar...

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Leading indicators signal growth, but jobs scarce

AP | TALI ARBEL | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Claims, Unemployment, Economy, Labor Department, Business News

NEW YORK — A private forecast of economic activity rose for the sixth straight month in September, a sign the economy may keep growing early nex...

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The GOP vs. Labor Law

Thomas Frank | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Interfaith Worker, Mike Enzi, Barack Obama, Labor Department, Politics News

Outreach is just what understaffed labor agencies need. Yet the menace of outreach is why conservatives objected to the "Wage Watch" program.

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Dean Baker: The Economy Loses 824,000 Jobs And The Washington Post Doesn't Notice

The American Prospect | Posted 10.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Unemployment Numbers, Beat the Press, Newspapers, Unemployment, Labor Department, Media Coverage, Washington Post, Newspaper Fail, Media News, Job Loss Numbers, Dean Baker, Media News

One of the big pieces of news in the September jobs report released by the Labor Department yesterday was that the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) p...

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Jobs: Optimism Has Employers Hiring Again

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Independent Contractor, Fair Labor Standards Act, Child Labor, Minimum Wage, Florida, Overtime Wages, Workers’ Compensation, Labor Department, Irs, Employment, Business News, Jobs, Sba, Payroll Tax, Small Business, Business News

Employers who think they can avoid payroll tax and employee benefits by mischaracterizing independent contractors may be in for a surprise. The IRS, Labor Department, and even local state governments may disagree and the consequences can be severe.

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Job Seekers Exceed Openings By Record Ratio: 6:1

New York Times | PETER S. GOODMAN | Posted 09.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Hiring, Labor Department, Unemployment, Banks, Jobs, Employers, Ratio, Recession, Economic Recover, Job Seekers, Recovery, Economy, Home News

Job seekers now outnumber openings six to one, the worst ratio since the government began tracking open positions in 2000. According to the Labor Depa...

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Unions Frustrated By Pace Of Change Under Obama

The New York Times | SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unemployment, Labor Department, Unions, Economy, Afl-Cio, Health Care Reform, Manufacturing, Obama, Labor Unions, Politics News

...Today that euphoria is giving way to a mixture of frustration and unease, as union leaders are growing concerned that the Obama White House has not...

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Jobless claims show labor market may slow recovery

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: New Jobless Claims, Unemployment, Labor Department, Business News

WASHINGTON — New claims for jobless aid fell less than expected last week, and the number of people continuing to receive unemployment benefits ...

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Labor Department Tries To Roll Back Last-Minute Bush Rules

AP | SAM HANANEL | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: H-2a, Farm Workers, Bush Administration, Foreign Workers, Labor Department, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Labor Department is trying again to roll back Bush administration regulations that made it easier for farmers to hire temporary...

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GDP Declines 1 Percent In 2Q, Better Than Expected

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

WASHINGTON — Further evidence the recession is ending came in a report Thursday confirming that the economy shrank at an annual rate of just 1 p...

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Wholesale Prices Fell In July, Showed Biggest Drop In 60 Years Over Last Year

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Core Inflation, Whole Sale Prices, Labor Department, Business News

WASHINGTON — Inflation was a no-show in July and likely will stay away for months to come, giving the Federal Reserve room to keep invigorating ...

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Weekly Audit: Fixing the Foreclosure Problem

The Media Consortium | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

The U.S. job market may be showing signs of life, but the scenario isn't really so rosy, as our government has yet to relieve the foreclosure pandemic.

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Are the U.S. Government's Statistics on the Economy to Be Trusted?

Sheldon Filger | Posted 09.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Market Ticker, Commerce Department, GDP Report, u.s. Government Statistics, Karl Denninger, Economic Crisis, Labor Department, Q2 GDP Report, U.S. Economy, Business News

The IRS doesn't consider credit to be income, or else it would tax us on all our debts. However, in the case of the U.S. government measuring GDP, the opposite logic applies.

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Worker Compensation Grows by Lowest Amount On Record

Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Employement, Lowest Worker Compensation, Unemployement, Econimic Crash, Labor Department, Department of Labor, Worker Compensation, Employment Compensation, Lowest Employment Compensation, Recession, Recession Economy, Business News

(AP): Employment compensation for U.S. workers has grown over the past 12 months by the lowest amount on record, reflecting the severe recession that ...

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Unemployment Rate Hits 9.5 Percent As Economy Sheds 467,000 Jobs In June

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 08.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Labor Department, Business News

The U.S. economy lost 467,000 jobs in June as the national unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, the government announced on Thursday morning. While ...

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Unemployment: The Worst-Hit Cities (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 07.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, Detroit, Cities, Poll, Business News

Unemployment rates climbed in all U.S. metropolitan areas from last May to this May, the government announced on Tuesday. Of metro areas with a popu...

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Labor Secretary Issues Outraged Letter Over Defaced Gay Pride Posters

The New York Times | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Labor, Gay Rights, Barack Obama, Hilda Solis, Bias, President Obama, Labor Department, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Caucus, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, Lbgt, Gay Pride, Hilda Solis Labor Secretary, Politics News

Labor Secretary Hilda Solis issued a warning letter to departmental employees late last week, after posters celebrating Gay Pride Month hanging in 35 ...

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GDP Q1: Dips At Slightly Lower Pace

AP | Jeannine Aversa, AP Economics Writer | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Labor Department, Q1 GDP, Commerce Department, Gdp, Gdp-Growth, First Quarter GDP, Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The economy tumbled at a 5.5 percent pace in the first quarter, but appears to be doing better now, even though heavy layoffs persi...

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$500M In Grants Available For Green Job Training

greenbiz.com | Leslie Guevarra | Posted 07.26.2009 | Green

Read More: U.S. Labor Department, Green Jobs, Climate Change, Labor Department, Environment, Green, Green News

OAKLAND, Calif. -- Grant competitions opened today for $500 million in Recovery Act funds for training programs that will help retool the U.S. workfor...

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New Jobless Claims Drop To 601K; Retail Sales Rise

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 07.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Retail Sales, Unemployment Rate, Department of Labor, Labor Department, Jobless Claims, Jobless Claims May, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has set another record, a development likely to weigh on consumer spending and...

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Jobless Claims Fall, First Decline In 20 Weeks

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 07.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Department of Labor, Unemployment Benefits, Financial Crisis, Unemployed, Unemployment Rate, Labor Department, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of people on the jobless rolls is down by a fraction, but those figures could be deceiving: Economists expect the unempl...

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Can We Please See Less Dick Cheney?

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.11.2009 | Politics

Sometimes powerful people need to see the inside of a prison cell for a while to come to terms with the consequences of their actions. Richard Bruce Cheney is one of those people.

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U.S. Unemployment Rate Soars to Great Depression Levels

Sheldon Filger | Posted 05.06.2009 | Business

Read More: The Great Depression, U.S. Unemployment Rates, Jobless Rate, Global Economic Crisis, Labor Department, Unemployment Rate, Business News

The massive rise in unemployment rates will facilitate further demand destruction, which in turn will lead to further job losses, as a vicious self-perpetuating engine of economic destruction runs amok.

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