Unemployment
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Economy gaining but not enough
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The economy is showing signs of modest improvement but not enough to reduce high unemployment.
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Nearly 1 in 6 Americans in poverty, Census says
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Millions are still struggling and out of work, while the number of people without health insurance has reached 49.9 million, the most in over two decades.
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President Obama takes jobs plan to North Carolina
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President Barack Obama is pitching his jobs plan in North Carolina, visiting a business that the White House says would benefit from the proposals he's been pressing Congress to pass right away.
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Obama would hike taxes to pay for his jobs bill
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Challenging Republicans, President Obama proposed paying for his costly new jobs plan with tax hikes.
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Obama proposes $450 billion jobs plan, mostly tax cuts
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President Barack Obama unveiled a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan Thursday night to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans.
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Obama to propose $300 billion to jump-start jobs
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President Barack Obama is expected to propose $300 billion in tax cuts and federal spending Thursday night to get Americans working again.
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No new jobs in August; unemployment rate at 9.1 percent
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Employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to grow and might be at risk of another recession.
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August unemployment rate stays at 9.1 percent
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Employers added no net workers last month and the unemployment rate was unchanged, a sign that many were nervous the U.S. economy could be at risk of slipping into another recession.
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Inova Health System cuts 117 management jobs
CommentA spokesman for Inova Health System says the company has cut 13 percent of its management jobs to reduce costs.
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Protest planned outside Rep. Frank Wolfe’s Herndon office
CommentUnemployed workers and community members from D.C. and Northern Virginia plan to hold a protest outside Rep. Frank Wolfe’s office in Herndon.
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Unemployment applications drop to four-month low
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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week below 400,000 for the first time in four months, a sign that the job market is improving slowly after a recent slump.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton job fair attracts thousands of job seekers
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More than 4,000 job seekers flooded the Convention Center in downtown D.C. Tuesday for Eleanor Holmes Norton's annual job fair, which she said attracted record numbers this year.
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July unemployment rate drops to 9.1 percent
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There's a glimmer of good news in the bleak economic news this week, as the national unemployment rate dipped by a tenth of a percentage point in July. However, these numbers don't include people who have stopped looking for work.
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D.C. unemployment rate rises one full percentage point
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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says that the unemployment rate within D.C. have gone up nearly an entire percentage point since June.
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June unemployment report shows hiring slowed to standstill
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The latest unemployment numbers don't bring good news. Hiring slowed to a standstill in June and the unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent.
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Virginia's unemployement rate falls
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Virginia's unemployment rate fell slightly in May and remains below the national average.
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Bleak jobs report dampens hopes of steady growth
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New unemployment numbers suggest the recovery from the recession will be longer and bumpier than many economists had envisioned.
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D.C. Public schools to cut 660 jobs by year's end
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D.C. school officials say about 660 teachers and other school employees have been told that their jobs will be eliminated next month because of budget concerns and shifting enrollment within the school system.
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