The battered U.S. labor market took a step backwards last month as employers trimmed more jobs from their payrolls in June, according to a government report Thursday.
The unemployment crisis is a nationwide concern, but the collapse of the auto industry has made joblessness in Detroit particularly painful.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly last week, to the highest level in more than a month, according to government data released Thursday.
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in May, the government reported Friday. One state registered a rate decrease, and one state had no rate change.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose slightly last week, while the number filing ongoing claims fell for the first time since the start of the year, according to government data released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, but ongoing claims ticked higher, according to government data released Thursday.
Ongoing claims for unemployment insurance declined for the first time since January, and the number of initial claims fell slightly, according to government data released Thursday.
There were 13 unlucky cities with unemployment rates topping 15% in April, and another 93 saw joblessness climb above 10%, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The employment situation in the states showed signs of stabilizing last month.
In two indications of continuing job market weakness, a drop in the government's weekly reading of initial unemployment claim filings failed to match the surge of the prior week, and the number of people filing on an ongoing basis rose to a record high for the 16th straight week.
The battered U.S. labor market took a step backwards last month as employers trimmed more jobs from their payrolls in June, according to a government report Thursday.
The unemployment crisis is a nationwide concern, but the collapse of the auto industry has made joblessness in Detroit particularly painful.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose unexpectedly last week, to the highest level in more than a month, according to government data released Thursday.
Forty-eight states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate increases in May, the government reported Friday. One state registered a rate decrease, and one state had no rate change.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance rose slightly last week, while the number filing ongoing claims fell for the first time since the start of the year, according to government data released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for initial unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, but ongoing claims ticked higher, according to government data released Thursday.
Ongoing claims for unemployment insurance declined for the first time since January, and the number of initial claims fell slightly, according to government data released Thursday.
There were 13 unlucky cities with unemployment rates topping 15% in April, and another 93 saw joblessness climb above 10%, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The employment situation in the states showed signs of stabilizing last month.
In two indications of continuing job market weakness, a drop in the government's weekly reading of initial unemployment claim filings failed to match the surge of the prior week, and the number of people filing on an ongoing basis rose to a record high for the 16th straight week.
Auto industry job losses led to a surge in the number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits last week, according to a government report released Thursday.
President Obama announced new steps to help unemployed Americans on Friday, targeting people who are out of work and want to go back to school.
The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, to their lowest level in more than 3 months, according to a government report released Thursday, suggesting the pace of decline in the job market is slowing.
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance fell last week, with the number of people collecting benefits overall hitting a fresh record high of 6.27 million, according to a government report released Thursday.
Unemployment rates in 109 metropolitan areas reached 10% or higher in March, almost eight times more than a year earlier, according to a government report released Wednesday.
The number of initial claims for unemployment insurance rose last week, with the number of people collecting benefits overall climbing to a record 6.14 million, according to a U.S. government report released Thursday.
Initial jobless claims plunged to 610,000 in the week ended April 11, reported the U.S. Department of Labor.
The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, while those filing for continuing claims hit an all-time high for the 11th straight week, according to a government report released Thursday.
At the end of an already ugly week for jobs, the Labor Department is expected to report Friday that the economy shed another 658,000 jobs in March and the nation's unemployment rate will rise to 8.5%.
The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, while those filing continuing claims hit an all-time high for the 10th straight week, according to a government report released Thursday.
It's not that easy to turn down federal funds.
The unemployment rate jumped last month in 49 states, with Michigan leading the way, the U.S. government reported on Friday. Nebraska was the only state to escape rising joblessness.
The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits rose last week, while those filing continuing claims hit an all-time high for the ninth straight week, according to a government report released Thursday.
The unemployment rate in Michigan, suffering under the near-collapse of the auto industry, hit 12% in February, according to data released by the state on Wednesday.
A index forecasting economic activity fell in February, ending two months of surprise increases, after the government took action to inject money into the ailing financial system.
The number of people filing initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the number filing for more than a week hit a fresh record high, according to a government report released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment insurance rose last week, with the number of people collecting benefits overall rising to a record 5.3 million, according to a government report released Thursday.
As unemployment soared in January, four states' jobless rates climbed higher than 10%, according to federal data released Wednesday.
The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment insurance fell last week, edging off recent highs, according to a government report released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment insurance spiked, and those living on unemployment benefits hit a record high, according to a government report released Thursday. For the week ended Feb. 21, 667,000 Americans filed initial jobless claims, up 36,000 from a revised 631,000 the previous week. That's the highest figure since October 1982.
There were fewer mass layoffs in January, with the brunt of the job casualties occurring in the South and in temporary-help services, according to the U.S. government.
The number of Americans continuing to file for unemployment benefits has hit a record high, according to a government report released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits last week edged off a 26-year high, but was greater than expected, according to a government report released Thursday.
The federal stimulus package is designed to create millions of jobs, but it also provides many benefits to those who just can't find work.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits surged last week to a level not seen since October 1982, according to a government report released Thursday.
In a sign that job losses are felt in every corner of the nation, unemployment rates rose in 98% of metropolitan areas across the country in December, according to a recent government report.
Unemployment spiked in all states nationwide in December for the first time as companies shed hundreds of thousands of positions, federal data released Tuesday shows.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose last week to a 26-year high, according to a government report released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week to 524,000, breaking the half-million mark for the first time in 2009, according to a government report released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits dropped sharply from last week to a three-month low, according to a government report released Thursday.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, according to a government report released Wednesday, as a year filled with layoffs and income cuts draws to a close.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose to a 26-year high last week, according to a government report released Wednesday.
Unemployment rates rose in 37 states and the District of Columbia in November as the recession hammered nearly every job sector, according to a government report released Friday.
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, according to a government report released Thursday. However the ranks of the jobless continued to swell.
The number of Americans filing new unemployment insurance claims jumped last week to a 26-year high, surpassing the number of filings economists had predicted.
The number of Americans filing new unemployment insurance claims decreased last week, but the number of people continuing to collect benefits hit a 26-year high.
Job seekers with no ties to any particular location often seek jobs in big cities like New York, Chicago, Illinois, Los Angeles, California, or San Francisco, California.
The number of Americans filing new unemployment insurance claims edged down from a 16-year high, but remained elevated above the half-million mark.
As the economic outlook worsens, job cut announcements have come in hard and fast this week from businesses across the nation.
President Bush signed The Unemployment Extension Act of 2008 into law Friday, lengthening the period of government assistance to Americans struggling in the shrinking job market.
President Bush signed legislation Friday to extend unemployment insurance benefits nationwide, his spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
President Bush on Friday morning signed a measure to extend unemployment benefits by at least seven weeks in every state, White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week surged to the highest levels since the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and the number of people continuing to collect benefits rose to a 25-year high, the government said Thursday.
What gives today's October employment report an unmistakably ominous twist is the almost uniformly downbeat message from nearly all of its components. No matter how deep one digs into the specifics of the data, it is hard to identify any encouraging news. Not only did the economy lose a massive 240,000 jobs in the non-farm sector, but the previously reported declines of 159,000 in September and 73,000 in August were revised sharply lower to 284,000 and 127,000 respectively as well. As a result, the economy has now lost a total of 1.2 million jobs since the beginning of the year, with nearly half of those losses occurring in the last three months alone, pointing to an acceleration in the pace of erosion in labor markets.
State unemployment insurance trust funds are rapidly running out of money amid soaring job losses.
October was another awful month for jobs. Two key employment reports released Wednesday showed the largest number of planned job cuts in nearly five years, with private sector jobs falling by the largest amount in nearly seven years.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week was higher than economists expected, and the number continuing to collect benefits shot to a 25-year high.
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance did not change from last week, remaining at an elevated level that indicates weakness in the nation's economy.
The sense of recession deepens as jobless numbers rise. Expect them to climb toward the record, seen more than a quarter-century ago
The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance rose last week, the government said Thursday, reflecting continuing weakness in the nation's economy.
The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week fell more than expected, according to a government report released Thursday.
Next stop for bailout-happy policymakers? The stressed-out U.S. consumer.
The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists' estimates, according to a government report released Thursday.
The demand for unemployment benefits across the country has put a strain on state unemployment funds, with such funds in at least 10 states facing insolvency in 2009, according to a policy group.
The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance rose last week to a 7-year high, according to a government report released Thursday.
In the first economic reading from the period since the Wall Street crisis erupted, a government report Thursday showed initial unemployment claims rose last week much more than expected.
The number of out-of-work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits rose last week, the government reported Thursday, surprising economists who expected fewer claims.
The unemployment rate soared to a nearly five-year high in August as employers trimmed jobs for the eighth straight month, the government reported Friday.
U.S. Treasury bond prices fell Friday, as a recovery in the stock market overcame concerns about a spike in the national unemployment rate.
The nation's unemployment rate hit a five-year high of 6.1% in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, proof of the mounting damage of a deeply troubled economy
August was another bad month for the job market. But many economists also are predicting job losses to continue deep into 2009 as well.
The private sector shed jobs in August, dragged down by heavy losses in the manufacturing sector, according to a report released Thursday.
The number of out-of-work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits fell for the third week in a row, matching economists' expectations.
The number of people signing up for jobless benefits declined last week, the third straight drop from a six-year high reached earlier this month
The number of newly laid-off workers seeking unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, the second straight drop from a six-year high, according to government data released Thursday
The number of out-of-work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits fell for the second week in a row, coming in below economists' expectations.
The number of out of work Americans who signed up for jobless benefits fell slightly last week from a six-year high.
The nation's unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs
Wall Street's losses accelerated at the end of the day Thursday as investors fretted about the labor market and a reading on the economy's growth that was less positive than forecast.
Jobless claims rose to their highest level in five years last week, the latest evidence that Americans are still having a hard time finding a job.
Renewed fears about the battered housing market and rising unemployment sent stocks into a tailspin Thursday.
Economists are forecasting that the unemployment rate retreated slightly in June after May's big spike. But few believe that is a sign that the battered labor market is at or even near the bottom.
Today's troubles in the U.S. economy and labor market could very well turn out to be a lucky break for the next president, no matter who is elected.
A measure to extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 39 weeks passed the House on a second try Thursday but the bill still faces numerous hurdles.
The House passed a bill extending unemployment benefits by 13 weeks Thursday, but a presidential veto threat makes its final passage uncertain.
Amid an ever worsening jobs picture, House lawmakers have approved a measure Thursday to extend unemployment benefits.
Democrats will try again Thursday to pass a bill extending unemployment benefits after it fell three votes short of a needed two-thirds majority on Wednesday.
A measure to extend unemployment benefits from 26 weeks to 39 weeks failed in the House on Wednesday, but the issue is likely to persist.
On the first day of what is to be a two-week economic tour around the country, Barack Obama said Monday that lawmakers should inject another $50 billion immediately into the sluggish U.S. economy.
Unemployment is likely to continue to rise as companies cut more jobs, according to a new index from a respected business research group released Monday.
The dismal jobs report on Friday has prompted renewed calls for a second congressional effort to stimulate the economy.
Wall Street has plunged, with the Dow Jones industrials closing down more than 400 points, after oil prices shot higher and neared $140 for the first time
The government reports the nation's unemployment rate jumped to 5.5% in May -- the biggest monthly rise since 1986
The number of newly laid off workers filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week to the lowest level in a month
Some of the worst economic conditions in the country are where John McCain can least afford them - in electoral battleground states crucial to Republicans' chances of hanging onto the White House.
New filings for unemployment claims fell more than expected in the latest week, according to a government report released Thursday.
As the U.S. economy sheds jobs, concern is growing over competition between native-born and foreign-born workers.
Democratic leaders are signaling that they will launch a spring offensive on the economy by pushing for measures aimed at creating jobs and providing relief for Americans struggling financially.
New filings for unemployment claims retreated last week after a one-week spike, according to a government report released Thursday.
Employers buffeted by talk of recession slashed 80,000 jobs in March, the most in five years and the third straight month of losses
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