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By Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy added 146,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, the lowest since December 2008. The government said ...
The unemployment rate fell to 7.7% for November, according to a Department of Labor report [link opens in PDF] released today. This follows October's 0.1-percentage-point rise to 7.9%. Despite a ...
November nonfarm payrolls showed an increase of 146,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7%. The. Figuring out what today's data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) really means ...
Lower unemployment rates prompt GOP conspiracy theories, rich Americans want Obama's respect, World of Warcraft shapes a state campaign, and Mark Kelly talks mice in space. 1,098 TBA
Every first Friday of the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases unemployment figures, and investors and algorithms keep their finger on the trading button to trade shares worth millions ...
Business and economy The United States Department of Labor says hiring picked up in October, with 171,000 jobs being added, though the unemployment rate rose 0.1% higher to 7.9%. (CNN) Disasters and accidents Lirak Bejko, the Albanian former political prisoner who set himself on fire in protest at delays in government compensation for communist-era dissidents, is dead. (BBC) The New York City ...
Disasters and accidents Hurricane Sandy: The death toll in the U.S. attributed to Hurricane Sandy rises to at least 90, nearly half in New York City, as millions of people in the Northeastern United States continue to deal with power outages, gasoline shortages and sparse public transportation. (Wall Street Journal) (ABC News) (US News) Damage from the storm is estimated to reach US $50 ...
In the last major economic release before the election, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that total nonfarm payrolls jumped by 171,000 jobs in October. The job gains were well ...