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The unemployment slight-of-hand

If you believe the unemployment rate is actually approaching the eight percent claimed in recent Bureau of Labor Statistics reports then you&rsquo...
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Unemployment rate for April 2012

The April 2012 Employment Situation, including the past month’s unemployment rate, was released by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on...
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U.S. economy adds 115,000 jobs in April; unemployment down to 8.1%

On Friday the U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced in its April Employment Situation Summary that the U.S economy...
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U.S. Department of Labor has change of heart about child labor on farms

Late this afternoon the Labor Department issued this statement concerning youth working on farms:“The Obama Administration is firmly...
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Unemployment rate for March 2012

The March 2012 Employment Situation, including the past month’s unemployment rate, was released by U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on...
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U.S. economy adds 120,000 jobs in March; unemployment down to 8.2%

The U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday in its March Employment Situation Summary a gain to the U.S....
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Jobless claims keep falling

Today, the labor department reported first-time jobless claims have fallen yet again, signaling continued recovery in the job market.First-time...
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Unemployment claims fall to lowest level since April 2008

Jobless claims continued to drop to record levels according to the Department of Labor's weekly report released today.In the week ending March...
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Jobless claims hit four-year low

Jobless claims have hit a four-year low in the U.S., according to the latest unemployment figures released today by the Department of Labor.In the...
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Commentary: An open letter to Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Hilda Solis

Note: All the discussion around the campanionship amendment made me write a letter to the DOL Secretary myself. If you want to there is still time,...
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