| HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s unemployment rate inched upward in January, led by large job losses in the tourism sector of the state’s economy, the state reported Wednesday. According to figures compiled by the state Department of Labor and Industrial Rel ... |
| The Virginia Employment Commission says the state’s unemployment rate climbed higher during January but was still well below the national average. ... |
| Florida's unemployment rate rose to 11.9 percent in January, tying the highest rate ever recorded in the state, and the number of out-of-work Floridians stood at 1.1 million, the state labor department announced Wednesday. ... |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates have held below the 5 percent threshold for the second straight week, only weeks before a government program that has been keeping rates low is scheduled to expire. The mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said Thursd ... |
| TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — State labor officials say New Jersey’s unemployment rate dropped slightly in January, but is still higher than the national rate. New Jersey’s jobless rate for January was 9.9 percent, down from 10 percent in December. The nation ... |
| AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Labor Department says unemployment in Maine rose in January to 8.2 percent. Commissioner Laura Fortman said Wednesday that January’s rate is up from December’s 8.1 percent rate and the 7.3 unemployment rate a year ago. ... |
| JOBS SCARCE: The unemployment rate rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, as jobs remain scarce across the country. SOME JOB CREATION: There were signs of job creation. Thirty-one states added jobs, the department said, th ... |
| DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point in January to 7.4 percent, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday. That compares with 6.7 percent a year ago. The number of Coloradans with jobs declined by 4,7 ... |
| Vermont's jobless rate remained unchanged in January at 6.7 percent. Vermont Labor Commissioner Patricia Moulton Powden said Wednesday that the state's unemployment rate has been on a slight decline since May. She says except for last month seasonall ... |
| SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New federal labor data show that California’s unemployment rate remains the fifth highest in the nation. The ranking was released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The state’s jobless rate of 12.5 percent in ... |
| Hawaii's unemployment rate inched upward in January, led by large job losses in the tourism sector of the state's economy, the state reported Wednesday. ... |
| Hawaii's unemployment rate inched upward in January, led by large job losses in the tourism sector of the state's economy, the state reported Wednesday. ... |
| TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Mark Parkinson called Kansas’ first unemployment report for 2010 “discouraging,” urging legislators Wednesday to put politics aside in finding solutions. The state Department of Labor says Kansas’ jobless rate in January was ... |
| WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 to a seasonally a ... |
| WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, the latest sign the employment picture is slowly brightening. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims fell by 6,000 to a seasonally ad ... |
| OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday that Oklahoma’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell from 6.8 percent in December. Oklahoma’s rate h ... |
| New Zealand's central bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low 2.5 percent Thursday, the seventh successive review to hold the rate steady as the economy stages a sluggish recovery from an 18-month recession. ... |
| Colorado's unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point in January to 7.4 percent, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday. ... |
| Colorado's unemployment rate rose 0.1 percentage point in January to 7.4 percent, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Wednesday. ... |
| The Maine Labor Department says unemployment in Maine rose in January to 8.2 percent. Commissioner Laura Fortman said Wednesday that January's rate is up from December's 8.1 percent rate and the 7.3 unemployment rate a year ago. ... |
| Australia's unemployment rate edged up slightly to 5.3 percent in February, the first rise since peaking at 5.8 percent last October, the government said Thursday. ... |
| Florida's unemployment rate was 11.9 percent in January, up slightly from a month earlier, the state labor department announced Wednesday. That ties the May 1975 rate, the highest rate ever recorded. ... |
| INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent for January as some 327,000 people were looking for work. The state Department of Workforce Development statistics released Wednesday revised December’s jobless rate to 9.7 percent f ... |
| RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The recession pushed North Carolina’s unemployment rate to 11.1 percent in January, a historic high, the Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday. January also marked a year that the state’s jobless rate has been stuck a ... |
| The Maine Labor Department says unemployment in Maine rose in January to 8.2 percent. ... |
| COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s unemployment rate tied its record high in January at 12.6 percent, and jobless numbers went up in all of the state’s 46 counties, according to data released Wednesday. The Employment Security Commission also rev ... |
| The Maine Labor Department says unemployment in Maine rose in January to 8.2 percent. ... |
| The recession pushed North Carolina's unemployment rate to 11.1 percent in January, a historic high, the Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday. January also marked a year that the state's jobless rate has been stuck above its previous hig ... |
| MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s January unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent, the highest mark in 26 years and a level that may increase again this spring. The state Department of Industrial Relations said Wednesday that the rate was up from Dece ... |
| The Labor Department on Wednesday said that unemployment rates rose in 30 states in January, as jobs remain scarce across the country. Here are the states with the highest and lowest jobless rates: HIGHEST: Michigan: 14.3 percent Nevada: 13 percent R ... |
| Arkansas' January unemployment rate was unchanged from December at 7.6 percent, but state officials said Wednesday they want to see a longer interval of stability before they will be convinced the state is pulling out of the recession. ... |
| The recession pushed North Carolina's unemployment rate to 11.1 percent in January, a historic high, the Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday. January also marked a year that the state's jobless rate has been stuck above its previous hig ... |
| Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. ... |
| The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. ... |
| Montana's unemployment rate continued an upward climb with a slight increase in January. ... |
| South Carolina's unemployment rate tied its record high in January at 12.6 percent, and jobless numbers went up in all of the state's 46 counties, according to data released Wednesday. ... |
| LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State officials say Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent. In a news release Wednesday, the state said the preliminary December rate of 4. ... |
![]() | Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. The data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse t ... |
| South Carolina's unemployment rate tied its record high in January at 12.6 percent, and jobless numbers went up in all of the state's 46 counties, according to data released Wednesday. ... |
| Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. ... |
| AP - Alabama's unemployment rose to 11.1 percent in January, giving the state its highest mark in 26 years and tying Alabama for eighth among the states in joblessness. ... |
| State labor officials say New Jersey's unemployment rate dropped slightly in January, but is still higher than the national rate. ... |
| Alabama's unemployment rose to 11.1 percent in January, giving the state its highest mark in 26 years and tying Alabama for eighth among the states in joblessness. ... |
| LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, state officials said in a report issued Wednesday. The state said the preliminary December rate of ... |
| Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, state officials said in a report issued Wednesday. ... |
| Alabama's January unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent, the highest mark in 26 years and a level that may increase again this spring. ... |
| New federal labor data show that California's unemployment rate remains the fifth highest in the nation. ... |
![]() | On Tuesday's Newsroom, CNN's Tony Harris applied liberal thinking on race to the unemployment rate, speculating if the debate over jobs would change if whites were out of work like minorities were: " I wonder what the discussion about jobs in this c ... |
| State officials say Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent. ... |
| Vermont's jobless rate remained unchanged in January at 6.7 percent. ... |
| Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent, state officials said in a report issued Wednesday. ... |
| Alabama's January unemployment rate rose to 11.1 percent, the highest mark in 26 years and a level that may increase again this spring. ... |
| State labor officials say New Jersey's unemployment rate dropped slightly in January, but is still higher than the national rate. ... |
| Indiana's unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent for January as some 327,000 people were looking for work. ... |
| Indiana's unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent for January as some 327,000 people were looking for work. ... |
![]() | Drop-Unemployment-Rate.jpg Up until sometime back, Australia's biggest fear was that the central bank might one day decide to hike the interest rates. But today, even after consecutive increases, the country seems to be doing just about alright. The ... |
| State officials say Nebraska's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.6 percent in January, still less than half the national rate of 9.7 percent. ... |
| SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the institution prepares for a leadership change. The Bank of Korea said it kept the benchmark ... |
![]() | Confidence-Rises.jpg The hurt of rapidly rising interest rates has now been made bearable, mainly due to increasing job security because of the sudden and expected decline in the rate of unemployment over the recent months, read more ... |
| New federal labor data show that California's unemployment rate remains the fifth highest in the nation. ... |
| New federal labor data show that California's unemployment rate remains the fifth highest in the nation. ... |
| DENVER—Colorado's unemployment rate is up one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.4 percent. ... |
| JOBS SCARCE: The unemployment rate rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, as jobs remain scarce across the country. ... |
| JOBS SCARCE: The unemployment rate rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, as jobs remain scarce across the country. ... |
| Reuters - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. ... |
| Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. ... |
| The U.S. Senate Wednesday approved a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks as Democrats continued efforts to bring down the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before the November congressional elections. ... |
| Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. ... |
| Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday. The data is somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher unemployment rates, but worse than November. California, South Carolina, Florida, North Carolina ... |
![]() | Australian employers added the fewest jobs in six months in February, suggesting the central bank has room to slow the pace of future interest-rate increases. ... |
| The Labor Department on Wednesday said that unemployment rates rose in 30 states in January, as jobs remain scarce across the country. ... |
| The unemployment rate decreased in nine U.S. states in January, signaling the thawing in the labor market is not broad-based, figures from the Labor Department showed. Joblessness climbed in 30 states, led by a jump in New Mexico. ... |
| Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said Wednesday, evidence that jobs remain scarce in most regions of the country. ... |
| The Labor Department on Wednesday said that unemployment rates rose in 30 states in January, as jobs remain scarce across the country. ... |
| The unemployment rate decreased in nine U.S. states in January, signaling the thawing in the labor market is not broad-based, figures from the Labor Department showed. Joblessness climbed in 30 states, led by a jump in New Mexico. ... |
| Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, a sign that employers might be preparing to step up hiring. The number of openings in January rose about 7.6 percent, to 2.7 million, compared with December, the Labor Department said. And the job opening ... |
| The unemployment rate decreased in nine U.S. states in January and climbed in 30, signaling the thawing of the labor market is not broad-based. ... |
| The jobless rate tops 20% in some counties, suggesting 'no relief . . . for a few months,' one economist says. Employment is still elusive in California, especially in eight counties where more than one in five people didn't have jobs, according to c ... |
| Unemployment decreased in nine U.S. states in January, led by an improvement in Michigan that demonstrates factories are driving the economic rebound. ... |
| Unemployment rose in 30 states in January, the Labor Department said, which was somewhat better than December, when 43 states reported higher jobless rates. ... |
| Michigan's unemployment rate hasn't changed much since the middle of last year, state officials said Tuesday. ... |
| Michigan's unemployment rate hasn't changed much since the middle of last year, state officials said Tuesday. ... |
| Michigan's unemployment rate for January dropped by two-tenths of a percentage point, edging to 14.3 percent, the state announced this afternoon. ... |
| The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's unemployment rate edged up in January, though more jobs were added to payrolls in the state. ... |
| The Motley Fool - The first Friday of every month brings the all-important employment report. February's numbers were better than anticipated. The United States lost only 36,000 jobs, versus the 68,000 that experts expected. This compares with 651,00 ... |
| Job openings rose in January, according to a new Labor Department report. The job openings rate was highest in education and health services. ... |