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US unemployment claims hit 4-year low of 357,000
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell to a four-year low last week, suggesting employers kept hiring in March at a healthy pace.
Unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst
WASHINGTON (AP) -- In the most impressive surge for the job market since early last year, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.. Hiring accelerated across the economy and up and down
Unemployment rate falls as economy adds 200K jobs
A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011.
Unemployment at lowest since 2009
WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate, which has refused to budge from the 9 percent neighborhood for two and a half frustrating years, suddenly dropped in November, driven in part by small businesses that finally see reason to hope and hire.. Economists said there was a long way to go, but
Unemployment rate falls to lowest since March 2009
Small businesses that were skittish about the economy this summer started hiring in bigger numbers this fall, helping drive the unemployment rate down to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest in two and a half years.
US credit rating downgraded
WASHINGTON -- Better. The job market beat expectations, and the stock market managed a modest gain -- not great, but good enough after a turbulent week.
Employers added 54K jobs; rate ticks up to 9.1 percent
WASHINGTON -- Employers in May added the fewest jobs in eight months, and the unemployment rate inched up to 9.1 percent. The weakening job market raised concerns about an economy hampered by gas prices and the Japanese nuclear disaster.
Initial jobless claims drop to 457,000
WASHINGTON -- New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks but remain elevated.
Employers added most jobs in 3 years in March
WASHINGTON -- The nation's economy posted its largest job gain in three years in March, while the unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent for the third straight month.
Factory activity fueling modest economic recovery
NEW YORK-- Hopes that America's factories will help drive the economic recovery gained support Monday from news that manufacturing activity grew in January to its strongest point since 2004.
