Unemployment
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Jobless benefit filings down by 23,000 last week
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The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health.
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Virginia jobless rate falls to 5.2 percent in April
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Virginia officials say the state's jobless rate fell in April for the second consecutive month, to its lowest since November 2008.
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Jobless benefit filings up by 32,000 last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose 32,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, the most since late March. The jump comes after applications fell to a five-year low.
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It's still a mixed bag for the U.S. economy
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Unemployment applications drop to five-year low
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The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits fell by 4,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 323,000, a fresh five-year low.
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'One City, One Hire' program puts D.C. residents back to work
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Mayor Gray and the Department of Employment Services are launching what they call an “aggressive” hiring initiative in partnership with local hospitals to hire people who work in the healthcare industry.
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Unemployment rate reaches 7.5 percent, a new four-year low
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U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.
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Jobless aid numbers drop by 16,000 last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008.
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Weekly unemployment applications drop to near 5-year-low
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 339,000, the second-fewest in more than five years.
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Unemployment benefit filings down last week in hopeful sign
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell sharply last week to 346,000, reversing big gains over the previous two weeks.
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U.S. employers add 88,000 jobs in March
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U.S. employers added just 88,000 jobs in March, the fewest in nine months and a sharp retreat after a period of strong hiring.
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Unemployment benefit claims up by 28,000 last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose to a four-month high last week.
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D.C. unemployment rate unchanged in February
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Federal statistics for February show that the percentage remained unchanged from January's rate at 8.6 percent. The statistics also show that D.C. had a net increase of 3,300 jobs.
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Unemployment benefit filings up by 16,000 last week
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The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 last week, the second straight weekly increase.
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Unemployment aid numbers reach five-year low
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The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, and the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low.
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Virginia unemployment still below national average
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The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.6 percent in January. That's the same as it was in December, and down from 6 percent a year ago.
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Jobless aid numbers down by 10,000 last week
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Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week, reducing the average number of weekly applications last month to a five-year low. The drop shows that fewer layoffs are strengthening the job market.
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February jobs report: 236,000 U.S. jobs added in February, dropping unemployment
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A burst of hiring in February added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent, the lowest it has been since 2008. And the job gains were broad-based, led by the most construction hiring in six years.
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