Swing States Show 2,800 Net Job Loss
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Five key states in the U.S.  presidential election lost 37,800 jobs in September, offsetting  the gains posted by other states considered critical in the  election now 11 days away.
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Job creation improved in August, but employment is below 50-year average, giving fodder to Kerry and Bush. By Ron Scherer | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Employees at car dealerships, furniture stores, gas stations and clothing retailers were among the hardest hit by job losses in December, when unemployment climbed to a two-year high.
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Wary employers clamped down on hiring and pushed the unemployment rate to a two-year high of 5 percent in December, an ominous sign that the economy may slide into recession. President Bush explored a rescue package, including a tax cut, with his economic advisers.
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The number of people filing an initial claim for U.S. jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.
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The number of Americans filing new   claims for jobless benefits edged down by 2,000 last week, the   government said on Thursday in a report showing stability in   the pace of layoffs.
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New claims for U.S. jobless aid  unexpectedly edged down by 2,000 last week, according to  government data released on Thursday that signaled ongoing  health for the U.S. job market.
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The number of people claiming unemployment benefit last month fell by 6,100 to 830,200, the Office for National Statistics said. Average earnings, including bonuses, increased by 3.8% in the year to July, down
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Bloomberg - Feb. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Democratic presidential front-runner Barack Obama and his challenger, Hillary Clinton, are both zeroing in on the economy as the campaign moves to big industrial states ravaged by job losses and foreclosures.
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The number of laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week after having been driven higher the previous week by storm-related layoffs.
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ARTFORD, Aug. 19 - Before Gov. John G. Rowland resigned amid an ethics investigation, he was in political trouble for laying off more than 2,000 state employees during a budget crisis last year.
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Business & money: Unemployment in the United States rose to its highest level in more than two years last month
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Michigan had the highest unemployment rate in the United States again in November, the Labor Department said on Friday, but New York lost the most jobs in the month.
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The US government released worse-than-expected unemployment figures today, piling pressure on George Bush ahead of tonight&#39;s second presidential debate.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits fell by 20,000 last week to 307,000, in a much sharper decline than expected that underscored the strength of the labor market, government data showed on Thursday.
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The number of people filing an initial claim for US jobless aid fell by a larger-than-expected 25,000 last week, the government said on Thursday in a report seen as a good sign for job growth.
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Job cut announcements by US employers totaled more than 100,000 for a second month in October, suggesting companies may trim work forces in anticipation of fewer orders, a private survey found.