State's fiscal crisis called for urgent action Gingrich energy policy offers secure future Boomers head back to school Minnesota loses jobs in March unemployment rate ticks up Steady decline Ohio continues The Dueling Realities of Jobs Data Brodkorb accuses Senate invading his privacy After May tornado things looking on North Side New spring as winter vanishes Many lose jobless benefits April 7 Egyptian Entrepreneurs Hope Technology Google Funding Will Spur Economy EU Youth Orchestra Spreads Passion Music With American Peers Africa Scitech Forum Promotes Homegrown Innovation Meeting the Health Needs 21st Century Veterans Immigrants Experiencing Quicker Job Growth Than Nativeborn Americans Care Not Coverage Need a better job Consider health care fair connects unemployed with opportunity Gazans Face Despair Economic Crisis Worsens Maps must be redone but who will draw them

Swing-state unemployment down, Obama's chances up The improving economy is swinging the pendulum in President Barack Obama's favor in the 14 states where the presidential election will likely be decided.Recent polls have shown Obama gaining an edge over ... Alabama's unemployment rate drops for 8th month Alabama's unemployment rate fell for the eighth straight month to 7.3 percent for March and hit its lowest mark in more than three years. Va. unemployment rate hits three-year low Virginia's unemployment rate fell in March to 5.6 percent, its lowest level in more than three years. It was the fourth decline in as many months, and Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (R) and the Republican Party of Virginia trumpeted the news. Nationally in March, the jobless rate was 8.2 percent. Read full article >> Unemployment trends in swing states, at a glance Nine of the 14 swing states have an unemployment rate lower than the national average. Cities where unemployment is double national rate When the U.S. labor market is discussed, the national figures naturally take center stage. But the employment picture across the country can be very different -- not just between states, but from city to city, too. Area unemployment rates were mixed in March The Washington area felt the mixed effects of a winter hiring surge in March, according to a Labor Department report, as unemployment figures landed all over the charts. The jobless rate rose in Maryland, dropped in Virginia and remained steady in the District. Read full article >> Ill. unemployment drops below 9 percent in March Illinois' unemployment rate fell below 9 percent in March for the first time in more than two years in what continues to be a slow, sometimes unsteady recovery from recession, the state Department of Employment of Employment Security said Thursday. Manufacturing appears to be driving much of the decrease. Ga.'s unemployment rate down 8 straight months Georgia's unemployment rate has dropped for eight straight months — a signal that more Georgians are looking for and finding jobs, the state Labor Department announced Thursday. Ahead of the Bell: US unemployment benefits The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits likely fell last week after a sharp increase the previous week. A drop in applications could ease concerns that the job market is starting to weaken. How US states fared on unemployment claims U.S. unemployment applications barely fell last week after a sharp rise the previous week. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose to the highest level in three months. That added to worries that hiring is slowing.
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