Unemployment
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Unemployment numbers reach new four-year low
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The number of people seeking unemployment aid in the U.S. fell to a four-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.
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Unemployment rates in the region are down
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The unemployment rates in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland fell last month, in the midst of unemployment drops nationwide.
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February jobs report shows strong numbers
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U.S. employers added 227,000 jobs in February to complete three of the best months of hiring since the recession began. The unemployment rate was unchanged, largely because more people streamed into the work force.
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Unemployment benefit filings fell last week
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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell slightly last week to the lowest point in four years, a further sign that the U.S. job market is improving.
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Americans seeking unemployment aid falls to four year lows
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The number of people seeking unemployment aid was unchanged last week and the four-week average of applications fell to its lowest point in four years. The figures add to evidence that show the job market is improving.
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D.C. fraudulent unemployment scheme sends 90 employees on leave, authorities say
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Dozens of D.C. government employees have been placed on leave as they're investigated for taking fraudulent unemployment benefits while working for the city.
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January unemployment rate hits 8.3 percent, lowest in three years
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The Labor Department says employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the most in nine months. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent from 8.5 percent in December. That's the lowest in nearly three years.
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Jobless rates for D.C., Maryland down in December
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Welcome news for D.C. and Maryland residents: the December jobless rate has dropped, the U.S. Labor Department reported.
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Job-searching veterans battle job market, stress disorders
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Basic training may have whipped military veterans into shape to serve the United States, but now that their service has ended, a new challenge awaits.
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Hiring burst pushes unemployment rate to three-year low
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A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011.
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Unemployment rate lowest since April 2008
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The number of people applying for unemployment benefits dropped last week to its lowest level since April 2008, extending a downward trend that shows the job market strengthening.
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Virginia's unemployment rate improving
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The Labor Department said unemployment rates fell in 43 states, reflecting a modest pickup in the nation's job market.
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Senate passes extension of payroll tax and jobless benefits
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The $1 trillion year-end budget bill that the Senate passed on Saturday morning not only once again averts a government shutdown, but also extends a payroll tax cut and jobless benefits for thousands of Americans.
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Unemployment benefit filings drop to nine month low
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The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, dropping for the ninth time in the past 11 months.
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Unemployment rate falls to 8.6, lowest since March 2009
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Small businesses and startups that were skittish about the economy this summer started hiring in bigger numbers this fall, helping drive the unemployment rate down to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest in two and a half years.
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Unemployment rate drops to 9.0 on Friday jobs report
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The jobs crisis may be easing slightly on the strength of a fourth straight month of modest hiring and a dip in the unemployment rate.
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Senate to vote on Obama's jobs bill
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President Barack Obama's jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, appears likely to fail because Republicans oppose its spending components and its tax surcharge on millionaires.
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Obama pushes jobs bill ahead of Senate vote
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President Barack Obama is pushing in his weekly radio and Internet address for Senate passage of his nearly $450 billion jobs bill as senators prepare to vote Tuesday on moving to debate on the measure.
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