Weekly Jobless Claims

RECOVERING THE RECOVERY: A Good Sign For American Jobs

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.17.2012

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WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell to the lowest point in almost four years last week, the latest signal that ...

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A Sign The Hiring May Be Strong Enough To Lower The Jobless Rate

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.10.2012

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WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue i...

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Jobless Claims Rose From Nearly Four-Year Low Last Week

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted 377,000, up from a nearly four-year low ...

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Weekly Jobless Claims Plunge To Near Four-Year Low

Reuters | Posted 03.20.2012

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - New U.S. applications for unemployment benefits dropped to a near four-year low last week, a government report on Thursday show...

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Weekly Jobless Claims Surge As Holiday Workers Are Let Go

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 03.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — Applications for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the ...

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Jobless Claims Have Dropped 10 Percent Since January

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 12.29.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The long-suffering job market is ending the year better off than it began. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits each...

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Unemployment Claims Fall Slightly As Layoffs Slow

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, adding to evidence that layoffs are slowing and employers may be stepping up h...

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'Help Wanted': The Sign Wall Street Really Wants To See

DailyFinance | DAN BURROWS | Posted 05.25.2011

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That's because traders and investors are just plain confused, Polcari says, as bulls and bears try to square the sharp recovery in corporate profits w...

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