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Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in June, evidence that slower hiring is affecting many parts of the country.

New claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, a government report showed on Thursday, pointing to a labor market that is struggling to regain momentum after job growth faltered in the last two months.

Programs already plagued by delays and poor participation were not designed to fully address unemployment, now the primary cause of foreclosures.

More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, the first increase in three weeks and evidence that the job market is still sluggish.

Fueling the demonstrators’ anger is the perceived failure by politicians to alleviate the hardships imposed on a struggling population by a jobless rate of 21 percent.

California's unemployment rate ticked down to 11.9% in April after the state added 8,900 jobs, a relatively small number in a state still suffering from the Great Recession.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply for the second straight week, suggesting the job market is slowly recovering.

First-time claims for jobless benefits rose last week from an almost three-year low, highlighting the uneven nature of the improvement in the US labor market.

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The unemployment rate rose in 20 states last month as employers in most states shed jobs....