US Jobless Benefit Claims Match Four-Year Low
The U.S. says new claims for unemployment benefits matched a four-year low last week, a new signal that the labor market is improving in the world’s largest economy. The government said Thursday that...
View ArticleTechnology Helps Job Search
Friday, government experts are expected to report that the U.S. unemployment rate stayed around 8.2 percent, and the economy had a net gain of about 95,000 jobs. Economists say this meager rate of job...
View ArticleNo Improvement Expected in US Employment Report
The unemployment rate in the United States is expected to remain stalled at 8.2 percent when the Labor Department releases its jobs report for June on Friday. But economists believe the government...
View ArticleWeak US Employment Report Could Force Central Bank Action
U.S. business analysts say that Friday's weak employment report could push the country's central bank to adopt new measures next week to spur job growth and boost the sluggish economy. The government...
View ArticleWith Revision, US Labor Market Expanded During Obama Term
U.S. economic fortunes are still sluggish, but the government has now determined that more jobs have been added during President Barack Obama's term in office than lost. While nearly 13 million workers...
View ArticleGlobal Unemployment Set To Rise Again
The International Labor Organization says nearly 200 million people worldwide are without jobs, and unemployment is set to increase further this year. The ILO's “Global Employment Trends 2013″ report...
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