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Just 80K New Jobs: Unemployment Sticks at 8.2%

June jobs report bad news for Obama

(Newser) - Experts had estimated 100,000 new jobs last month, but the June jobs report shows just 80,000 added, the Wall Street Journal reports. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.2%—and neither number is good news for President Obama. Even 100,000 new jobs would have been "...

Dow Plummets 200+ Points
 Dow Plummets 200+ Points 
Jun 1, 2012 10:07 AM CDT

Dow Plummets 200+ Points

Weak jobs report leads to market troubles

(Newser) - The Dow's gain for the year is gone, thanks to today's terrible jobs report . The Dow fell more than 200 points following the report, according to the AP . At 11am EDT, it was at 12,170, down 224 points. That's a loss of about 0.3% for...

Unemployment Back Up to 8.2%
 Unemployment Back Up to 8.2% 
Jun 1, 2012 7:39 AM CDT

Unemployment Back Up to 8.2%

And US employers added just 69K jobs

(Newser) - Today's jobs report brings very unwelcome news: US employers added just 69,000 jobs last month, the lowest number in a year, and the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2% from April's 8.1%, the first increase in 11 months. The Labor Department also had grim news...

The Jobless Stat You Should Worry About

People in their prime working years aren't finding jobs

(Newser) - The unemployment rate may be improving, but that doesn't mean the job market is, and there's one group in particular that's having an alarmingly hard time finding work: People in their prime working years. Only 75.7% of people aged 25 to 54 have jobs, the Washington ...

Romney Promises 6% Unemployment

First term would bring a vast improvement, he assures 'Time'

(Newser) - Talk about an ambitious campaign promise: Mitt Romney today assures the American people that should he be elected, the unemployment rate would fall to 6% during his first term. "I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put...

Youth Unemployment Near 2009 Peak

May not change before 2016 worldwide

(Newser) - Overall jobless numbers may be showing some improvement, but among youths worldwide, things are nearly as bad as they were at their 2009 peak. Some 12.7% of people ages 15 to 24 —almost 75 million youths—are set to be unemployed this year, the International Labor Organization says....

236K Lose Jobless Benefits
 236K Lose Jobless Benefits 
May 14, 2012 9:53 AM CDT

236K Lose Jobless Benefits

Some of country's hardest hit states see benefits expire

(Newser) - Unemployment benefits abruptly dried up for 236,300 people this weekend, as federal support for the long-term unemployed expired in some of the country's hardest-hit states. Thanks to a law Congress passed in February, long-term benefits are being scaled back from 99 weeks to 79 weeks, the Hill explains....

Unemployment Falls to 8.1%, but News Not All Good

Just 115K jobs added in April: jobs report

(Newser) - The unemployment rate fell to 8.1% in April, the lowest it’s been since January 2009, the Wall Street Journal reports. But that still gets an "ouch" from blogger Steven Russolillo since just 115,000 jobs were added, when as many as 168,000 had been expected. "...

Unemployment Drops to 8.2%
 Unemployment Drops to 8.2% 
Apr 6, 2012 7:42 AM CDT

Unemployment Drops to 8.2%

But economy adds just 120K jobs

(Newser) - The unemployment rate dropped to 8.2% last month, but the economy only added 120,000 jobs, when 203,000 new jobs had been predicted, according to today's jobs report. Reaction on the Wall Street Journal's MarketBeat Blog was swift: "Woah!!! Bad number." The unemployment rate,...

Santorum: I Don't Care About Unemployment

Well, yes he does, he explains after gaffe

(Newser) - Rick Santorum had a pretty big oops moment yesterday while campaigning in Illinois, when he boldly stated, "I don't care what the unemployment rate's going to be. Doesn't matter to me." His campaign "doesn't hinge on unemployment rates and growth rates," apparently....

Unemployment Steady at 8.3%
 Unemployment Steady at 8.3% 
Mar 9, 2012 7:44 AM CST

Unemployment Steady at 8.3%

Economy adds 227K jobs in February, more than expected

(Newser) - The unemployment rate held steady at 8.3% in February as had been expected, today's jobs report shows. And good news: The economy added 227,000 jobs last month, when only 213,000 had been expected, the Wall Street Journal reports, noting that stock futures were up after the...

In Surprise, Unemployment Falls to 8.3%

243K jobs were added in January: jobs report

(Newser) - The unemployment rate had been expected to hold steady at 8.5%, with just 125,000 jobs added—instead, unemployment fell to 8.3% and 243,000 jobs were added last month, according to January's better-than-expected jobs report. The report has Wall Street Journal bloggers particularly effusive: "America'...

Bernanke: Full Recovery Years Away

Fed says inflation on target, but unemployment high, growth sluggish

(Newser) - Don't get too excited about that pending economic rebound . The Federal Reserve's announcement it will keep interest rates super-low into 2014 is a key sign that the US economy is years away from truly recovering, reports the New York Times . Yes, the economy has picked up "moderately,...

Unemployment Falls to 8.5%
 Unemployment Falls to 8.5% 
Jan 6, 2012 7:49 AM CST

Unemployment Falls to 8.5%

200K jobs added in December: jobs report

(Newser) - A better-than-expected jobs report shows that 2011 ended with a bang: The unemployment rate fell to 8.5% last month, the lowest since February 2009, and 200,000 new jobs were added, the Wall Street Journal reports. The jobs report was expected to be solid, but not this solid: Unemployment...

Architecture Majors Can't Find Jobs

Liberal arts grads aren't faring much better

(Newser) - Students majoring in the liberal arts or architecture may want to rethink their degree choices in light of the job market. Recent college grads armed with those academic credentials experienced higher rates of unemployment, a new study out of Georgetown's Center on Education and the Workforce shows. From the...

German Unemployment at Record Low
German Unemployment
at Record Low
Jan 4, 2012 12:56 AM CST

German Unemployment at Record Low

Nation hiring as rest of eurozone firing

(Newser) - While much of the rest of the eurozone struggles with soaring unemployment, Germany's unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest level since it reunified more than 20 years ago. The rate fell to 6.8% in December, helped by strong exports to China and unseasonably warm weather, which allowed...

Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.6%; Economy Adds 120K Jobs
 Unemployment Drops to 8.6% 
Dec 2, 2011 7:51 AM CST

Unemployment Drops to 8.6%

Economy added 120K jobs in November

(Newser) - Today's jobs report brings good cheer to the holiday season: The unemployment rate has dropped to 8.6%, the lowest it has been since March 2009, the AP reports. The rate had been expected to hold steady at 9%, the Wall Street Journal adds. The economy added 120,000...

Young Men Face Soaring Unemployment
Now Is an Awful Time to Be
a Young Man in America
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Nov 12, 2011 7:38 AM CST

Now Is an Awful Time to Be a Young Man in America

Some 14.4% of 25- to 34-year-olds jobless; many living at home

(Newser) - Few Americans were immune to the recession, but the plight of young men continues to be particularly dire. The unemployment rate for male high-school grads ages 25 to 34 is 14.4%, far above the 9% national average; the figure also marks a huge jump from the 6.1% jobless...

Unemployment Falls to 9%
 Unemployment Falls to 9% 
Nov 4, 2011 7:55 AM CDT

Unemployment Falls to 9%

October saw 80K new jobs added

(Newser) - The bad news: Just 80,000 new jobs were created in October, when around 100,000 were expected. That’s the fewest in four months, the AP reports. The good news: The unemployment rate fell to 9%, its first decline since July; it had been expected to hold steady at...

Jobs Report: Unemployment Rate Still 9.1% as Economy Adds 103K Jobs
 Unemployment Holds at 9.1% 
Oct 7, 2011 7:56 AM CDT

Unemployment Holds at 9.1%

Economy needs to add even more jobs to keep up with population growth

(Newser) - Employers added 103,000 jobs in September, a modest burst of hiring after a sluggish summer, but the unemployment rate stayed at 9.1% for the third straight month. Nearly half of the gains last month occurred because 45,000 striking Verizon workers returned to their jobs. The private sector...

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