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A man rests on the floor at a metro station in downtown Washington on May 6, 2013. A solid job creation report for April and a fall in the jobless rate to 7.5 percent sweetened the picture for the US economy, amid worries that it has tumbled into a 'spring swoon.' The Labor Department said the economy added a firm 165,000 jobs last month, and revised sharply upward the numbers for February and March, adding 114,000 net new positions to the previously reported data.
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Never mind that no one — not the Labor Department, not the Treasury, not the Bureau of Labor Statistics — actually measures 'jobs saved.'
This unprecedented decision by the Labor Department is contrary to 80 years of jurisprudence and poses a very serious danger to many other construction projects in the District
There are many projects in D.C. that are privately financed that may result in incidental tax and employment benefits for the city, but that does not convert them into public buildings or public works. We had no choice but to sue; the Labor Department’s decision must be set aside.More quotes »
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U.S. unemployment aid applications fall to 340,000
to health.Applications for unemployment aid declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 in the week ending May 18, the Labor Department said Thursday. That's down from 363,000 the previous week and a level consistent with solid job gains.The less volatile four-week 9:50 AM Read more »
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Big drop in April LI jobless rate to 6 percent
Island's unemployment rate dropped sharply to 6 percent in April, the lowest since 2008, the state Labor Department said Tuesday afternoon. In April 2012 the rate stood at 7.1 percent.The drop comes after the department last week said the local economy had Read more »
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LI jobs rise 27,200 year over year in April
by post-Sandy rebuilding, the Long Island economy had 27,200 more jobs in April than a year earlier, the State Labor Department said Thursday afternoon.It was the largest year-over-year increase in jobs since March 2012.There were 5,300 more jobs for specialty-trades Read more »
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U.S. employers add 165,000 jobs; unemployment rate at four-year low
the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.The Labor Department report showed the job market is improving despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.In addition to the April Read more »
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Weekly jobless claims are near 5-year low
hiring is improving from last month's sluggish pace.Applications for unemployment benefits dropped by 16,000, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. The four-week average declined 4,500 to 357,500.Applications are a proxy for layoffs. When they decline, Read more »
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Obama to Nominate Katherine Archuleta as OPM Director
Obama was set to nominate former campaign staffer and Labor Department official Katherine Archuleta to head the Office of Personnel Management, according to multiple media reports. Archuleta has vast experience in federal government, most recently serving 10:24 AM from GovExec.com Read more »
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Jobless claims fall, pointing to better May
out the volatility, and that number also fell last week. Data from last week is key because it corresponds with the week the Labor Department collects information for its monthly jobs report. Compared to that same week in April, weekly initial claims are down 9:54 AM from WTAE Pittsburgh Read more »
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First-time jobless claims drop by 23000
U.S. Labor Department said first-time jobless benefits claims dropped by 23,000 to 340,000 in the week that ended Saturday. The department revised last week's estimate from 360,000 to 363,000, meaning the prior week's gain in initial claims filed came to 35,000, 9:26 AM from Albequerque Express Read more »
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U.S. unemployment aid applications fall to 340K
unemployment benefits fell by 23,000 last week, further evidence that the job market is slowly returning to health. The Labor Department says applications declined to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, down from 363,000 the previous week. The less volatile four-week 9:25 AM from Anderson Independent-Mail Read more »
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Jobless Claims Better, but Still High
claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 23,000 to a seasonally adjusted 340,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday, pushing back below the 350,000 mark that economists normally associate with a firming job market. Claims for the prior week were 5/22/13 from CNBC Read more »
