Nearly 600K Jobs Lost in One Month, but GOP Delays Stimulus Plan

The Labor Department reported that the economy lost 598,000 jobs in January, the worst monthly jobs loss since 1974. 1.8 million jobs have been lost in the last three months alone, and U.S. unemployment now...

UPDATE 1-US weekly jobless claims surge to 16-year high

As Americans wait to see what will happen the the US economy, painful evidence of what is comming shows itself in weekly jobless claims...What happens if the number of jobless claims continue to increase?Is there...

US jobless rate jumps to 6.1% as 84,000 jobs cut

" 05/09/2008 13h12.WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US unemployment rate jumped to a five-year high of 6.1 percent as 84,000 jobs were slashed, according to a government report Friday suggesting fragile economic conditions....

Rich Begin feeling the pain down Economy

Well, it looks like the economy is going downhill all the more. Now, it seems, the rich are feeling the pain of the crashing enconomy- now that's saying something. It appers that they can noi longer buy all the...

Unemployment falls; wages up 4 percent - Business - The Washington Times

"The nation's unemployment rate fell to 4.6 percent last month, down from 4.7 in August, and average wages rose by 4 percent over the previous year -- the best performance for both measures in five years.The monthly Labor Department report released yesterday revealed that...

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