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Jobless Benefits Set to Expire Unless Congress Acts

Jobless Benefits Set to Expire Unless Congress Acts

About one million laid-off workers will see their benefits end in January unless federally paid extensions get renewed.

 

U.S. labor group unveils plan to tackle joblessness

The head of the largest U.S. labor federation urged President Barack Obama on Tuesday to use the $700 billion Wall Street bailout fund to help cash-starved small businesses as a way to stem rising joblessness.

 

Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless bill assistance

Obama to sign homebuyer, jobless bill assistance

President Barack Obama is set to sign a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment benefits to the longtime jobless who have been left behind as the economy veers toward recovery....

 

Jobless Rate Hits 10.2% in October, a 26-Year High

Jobless Rate Hits 10.2% in October, a 26-Year High

The United States economy shed 190,000 jobs in October, the government reported, and economists do not foresee relief until well into next year.

 

Senate approves jobless, housing aid

Senate approves jobless, housing aid

The Senate vote unanimously on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses in a bid to breathe life into the struggling US economy.

 

Senate poised to adopt jobless, housing aid

Senate poised to adopt jobless, housing aid

The U.S. Senate was poised on Wednesday to extend aid for jobless workers and broaden tax breaks for homebuyers and businesses in a bill aimed at breathing life into the US economy.

 

Deal reached on extending unemployment benefits

Senate Democrats said Thursday they have reached a deal to extend unemployment insurance benefits to the nearly 2 million jobless ...

 

Senate Democrats debate over extending unemployment benefits

As thousands of jobless Americans lose their weekly unemployment checks, Congress is still debating who should qualify for a benefits extension.

 

Jobless claims hit 9-month low, sales rise

The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless insurance hit a nine-month low last week and retailers reported their first monthly sales gain in over a year on Thursday, easing fears that recovery from recession would be unsustainable.

 

Unemployment rate rises to 9.8% as employers cut more jobs than expected

Unemployment rate rises to 9.8% as employers cut more jobs than expected

A net 263,000 jobs were eliminated in September, pushing the jobless rate to a 26-year high. Stocks fall on the news. The nation's labor market took a turn for the worse in September as employers eliminated a net 263,000 jobs, far more than expected and reversing a pattern of steadily declining payroll losses in recent months, the Labor Department said today.

 

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