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State Unemployment Rates Post Little Change in April

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 1:04 pm

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for April. Compared with March data, unemployment rates fell in 40 states and the ...
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Employment Continues to Rise — Slowly

Posted: March 18, 2013 at 12:05 pm

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for January. Compared with December data, unemployment rates rose in 25 states and the ...
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America’s Most (and Least) Literate Cities

Posted: February 8, 2013 at 6:30 am

For the third year in a row, Washington, D.C., was rated the most literate city in the United States, with Seattle and Minneapolis close behind. That is according to a ...
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U.S. Unemployment Rate Falls, Job Numbers Rise

Posted: December 7, 2012 at 8:44 am

Figuring out what today’s data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) really means probably will have to wait until next month. November nonfarm payrolls showed an increase of 146,000 ...
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Friday’s Jobs Report Could be Delayed

Posted: October 29, 2012 at 12:49 pm

What some people have called the most important U.S. employment report ever may not be announced as scheduled this Friday. The U.S. Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) usually ...
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State Unemployment Rates Show Little Change in August

Posted: September 21, 2012 at 2:21 pm

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment for August. Compared with July 2012 data, unemployment rates rose in 26 states, with ...
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The Best Paying Jobs You Can Get With a High School Diploma

Posted: August 29, 2012 at 10:47 am

Having a college education dramatically improves one’s chances of finding employment, a recent report released by Georgetown University shows. Also, those with just a high school diploma, according to the ...
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America’s 10 Disappearing Jobs

Posted: August 29, 2012 at 6:29 am

Between 2010 and 2020, the United States is expected to add nearly 20 million new jobs. That represents a 14.3% increase in labor. A good part of that change has ...
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The Best Job Opportunities of the Future

Posted: August 28, 2012 at 9:18 am

With an unemployment rate still stuck above 8% and much talk about a mismatch between worker skills and the jobs available, many people are trying to scope out the fields ...
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American Cities Losing the Most Jobs

Posted: August 28, 2012 at 6:38 am

The economy has begun its slow recovery from the Great Recession, and with it, the labor market is showing signs of improving as well. The unemployment rate fell from 9.5% ...
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American Cities Adding the Most Jobs

Posted: August 23, 2012 at 6:40 am

The Great Recession has affected nearly every person in the United States. But the recovery has fared better in some parts of the country than others. 24/7 Wall St. looked ...
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State Unemployment Rates Mostly Steady in July

Posted: August 17, 2012 at 1:28 pm

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics today released its data on state and regional unemployment for July. Compared with June 2012 data, unemployment rates rose in 44 states, with 2 ...
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States With The Least Full-time Work

Posted: August 6, 2012 at 6:17 am

Every month, the U.S. Department of Labor announces the official unemployment figures. On Friday, it reported that the unemployment rate rose from 8.2% to 8.3%, and immediately the news captured ...
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Ten States Where Young People Can’t Find Work

Posted: July 23, 2012 at 6:35 am

Unemployment in the United States has been a hot-button issue since the Great Recession left millions out of work. While the employment picture has begun to improve, albeit slowly, one ...
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Ten Ways You’ll Know The Recession Is Over

Posted: July 20, 2012 at 6:29 am

When Gallup asked people about the state of the economy this spring, as a recovery appeared to have taken hold, the polling company found “nearly half of Americans, 46%, still ...
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