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Unemployment aid applications drop to 9-month low

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest level in nine months, evidence that the job market is improving.

 

Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months

Jobless claims rise to highest level in 9 months

Employers appear to be laying off workers again as the economic recovery weakens. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits reached the half-million mark last week for the first time since November.

 

US jobless claims rose 37,000 last week

New U.S. claims for jobless benefits climbed more steeply than anticipated last week, according to a Labor Department report on Thursday that further underlined the drag on economic activity from persistently weak job markets.

Senh: I wonder if the newly unemployment benefits extension has anything to do with it.

 

Senate fails to pass unemployment extension, won't try again until July 12

The Senate failed to pass an extension of federal unemployment benefits last night on a vote of 58-41. The Senate's fourth attempt this month to pass an extension of federal unemployment benefits failed a cloture vote last night.

 

House Democrats Mulling Standalone Jobs Bill After Senate Failure

The demise of Democrats' jobs-agenda legislation means that unemployment benefits will phase out for more than 200,000 people a week. Governors who had counted on fresh federal aid will now have to consider more budget cuts, tax increases and layoffs of state workers.

Democratic officials said the House may try to revive the long-stalled jobless aid bill next week as a stand-alone bill shorn of controversial tax and spending provisions that prompted Senate Republicans to filibuster it on Thursday.

 

Senate GOP defeats extension of long-term jobless benefits

Senate GOP defeats extension of long-term jobless benefits

Republicans in the Senate have defeated an election-year bill to continue weekly jobless benefits for millions of long-term unemployed workers.

 

Jobless Claims in US Unexpectedly Rose Last Week

Jobless Claims in US Unexpectedly Rose Last Week

The number of Americans seeking jobless benefits last week unexpectedly rose to a one-month high, indicating firings are staying elevated even as the US economy grows. Some companies are trimming payrolls ...

 

Home sales, jobless figures point to recovery

Home sales, jobless figures point to recovery

Home sales rose sharply last month and claims for jobless benefits fell last week. The two reports Thursday sketched a picture of a modestly improving economy.

 

Obama signs extension of jobless benefits

Obama signs extension of jobless benefits

The measure passes the Senate and House largely along partisan lines, with most Republicans opposed. By Richard Simon President Obama signed an extension of jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed Thursday night that will allow those whose aid ...

 

Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected to 482K

The number of newly-laid off workers seeking jobless benefits unexpectedly rose last week, as the job market recovers at a slow and uneven pace.

 

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