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Labor says only 54,000 jobs added in May, unemployment up to 9.1%

The Labor Department reported a continued slowdown of growth in the USA economy in May, with only 54,000 jobs added to the nation's payrolls,...
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Jobless rate drops a little as H.R. 589 99er unemployment extension stalls

The official national unemployment rate dropped incrementally in February, the Labor Department announced today."Non-farm payroll employment...
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As Tier 5 unemployment extension fades, agencies try to help 99ers

The New York State department of labor has started a new page on its website directed at the long-term unemployed, including 99ers, a department...
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Group pushing unemployment extension and jobs for 99ers to hold elections

The group UCubed,which advocates for the unemployed, announced yesterday that it will be holding national elections for leadership positions.UCubed...
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ADP shows jobs up; public fixated on Mega Millions lottery

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  • January 5, 2011
Private-sector employment increased by 297,000 -- much more than economists expected -- from November to December on a seasonally adjusted basis,...
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New governors take control of states with highest unemployment

The seven states with the highest rates of unemployment-- Nevada, California, Michigan, Florida, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Oregon -- are...
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NY's new governor refers to 99ers, unemployment extension, and jobs

In his inaugural address yesterday, New York's new governor Andrew Cuomo said that jobs are his number one priority and that he is...
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Obama makes veiled reference to 99ers; they continue fight for tier 5 and jobs

"At the start of 2011, we’re still just emerging from a once-in-a-lifetime recession that’s taken a terrible toll on millions of...
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U.S. begins new method of counting 99ers and other long-term unemployed

Beginning today, the U.S. Labor Department will begin counting the long-term unemployed in a new way,the Department announced.Until now,all...
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Jobless claims drop; ranks of 99ers seeking tier 5 unemployment extension grow

The seasonally adjusted number of initial jobless claims last week was 388,000, a decrease of 34,000 from the previous week's revised figure of...
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