Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.5%
The unemployment rate for June dropped to 9.5%, from 9.7% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. In June, 125,000 jobs were lost, which is much worse than the 431,000 jobs that were...
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Yesterday the Senate voted, 60-40, to extend unemployment benefits to roughly 2.5 million people who have been unemployed long-term. These 2.5 million people have not received their unemployment...
View ArticleUnemployment Rate Unchanged at 9.5%
Earlier today the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the unemployment data for July – and it’s not pretty. While the unemployment rate held steady at 9.5%, the economy lost 131,000 jobs in July....
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Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.1%
Earlier today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the unemployment figures for July 2011 – the news was fairly encouraging. The unemployment rate now stands at 9.1% compared to June’s rate of...
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