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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.

Life Inc.: The tax code can be a riddle. If you're unemployed it can sometimes be a cruel one.

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

A new study that surveyed unemployed workers over a 15-month period found that nearly 70 percent of those entering new careers had to take a cut in pay.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, with applications hitting the lowest level in two and a half years.

Senior lawmakers said on Sunday they were optimistic about striking a deal to extend Bush-era tax cuts for all taxpayers and continue emergency jobless aid for millions of long-term unemployed Americans.

Extended unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans begin to run out Wednesday, cutting off a steady stream of income and guaranteeing a dismal holiday season for people already struggling with bills they cannot pay.

It could be the Mexican remake of the "The Full Monty" - just swap the out-of-work British steel workers from the 1997 hit movie for curvy Latina flight attendants.