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unemployment rate stories: 7 news summaries

 Dems Switch Focus to Jobs 

House aims to have job creation package ready by Xmas

Nov 17, 09 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - House Democrats hit by accusations they've been focusing on health care at the expense of employment plan to tackle job creation in the coming weeks. There's no consensus on whether the move will come as one big package or a series of smaller measures but Democratic leaders plan to have... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Harry Reid • unemployment • House Democrats • economic stimulus package • job creation • unemployment rate

paul krugman

 It's About the Jobs, Stupid 

The US needs to create work for Americans

Nov 13, 09 8:20 AM CST
(Newser) - The US has to shake up conventional thinking and create jobs for out-of-work Americans, writes Paul Krugman . Our current misguided thinking—as evidenced by unemployment north of 10%—isn't so much a jobs policy as GDP policy. "If you grow it, they will come," goes the philosophy. Get... More »

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recession • unemployment • economy • unemployment rate

MARKETS

 Dow Up 17 as 
 Jobs Stats Stall Stocks 

Stock indexes finish week up 3%

Nov 6, 09 3:09 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks rose slightly today after analysts upgraded GE—a striking sign of confidence, given the troubles at its finance arm over the previous year. But any enthusiasm was tempered by the news that unemployment hit 10.2% in October, the highest level since 1983.
  • The Dow rose 17.46
... More »

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Dow Jones • General Electric • unemployment • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • jobless • unemployment rate

megan mcardle

Expect Unemployment
to Keep Rising

Companies still aren't sold on a long-term recovery

Nov 6, 09 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Anyone hoping that today's worse-than-expected news of 10.2% unemployment means we've hit rock bottom is going to be disappointed, writes Megan McArdle . "This figure is likely to get worse before it gets better." Companies need more proof of a long-term recovery before committing to new hires. In... More »

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recession • unemployment • economy • recession depression • jobless • unemployment rate

 Unemployment Jumps to 10.2% 

Companies cut 190,000 jobs last month

Nov 6, 09 7:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Unemployment cracked the 10% barrier last month, as 190,000 workers lost their jobs, according to Labor Department figures released today. The bigger-than-expected losses bring the rate to 10.2%, a 26-year high. And the underemployment rate, which includes would-be full-timers working part time and those who've given up looking... More »

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recession • unemployment • Department of Labor • payrolls • economy • underemployment • unemployment rate

(Newser) - A rough milestone on the jobless front: The average length of time it takes to find a job—26.2 weeks—now exceeds the standard length of unemployment benefits—26 weeks. That's first time it's happened since the Labor Department began keeping stats 60 years ago, reports Bloomberg. The bit... More »

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recession • unemployment • jobless claims • unemployment benefits • jobless • unemployment rate

 Unemployment Hits 9.8% 

Employers cut 263,000 jobs, more than expected

Oct 2, 09 7:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - More evidence that jobs are bringing up the rear in the economic turnaround: Employers shed 263,000 jobs in September, more than August and far more than expected, raising the unemployment rate to 9.8%. Most of the job losses came in fields such as retail, construction, and manufacturing, notes... More »

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recession • jobless claims • economy • employees • unemployment rate

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