Tag: Unemployment
Employers stepped up hiring amid fiscal cliff turmoil
U.S. employers likely kept hiring last month at a modest but steady pace, despite tense negotiations that pushed the economy to the brink of...
Unemployed and uncounted: Out of work and out of hope
When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would earn him a job as an intelligence analyst...
New jobs decline for second straight month
President Barack Obama promotes the fantasy that the American economy is rebounding.
The latest employment numbers say otherwise.
Employer hiring fell for the second straight month,...
Consumers still strugglig to pay loans
U.S. consumers continue to struggle to pay back home equity, auto and other loans as high unemployment drags on the economy.
The American Bankers Association...
Bernanke says economy may be hitting stride
The U.S. economy may finally be hitting its stride even if growth remains too weak to put a real dent in the nation's jobless...
Jobs report shows momentum for new year
The government is expected to report Friday that businesses stepped up hiring in December, a trend likely to gain momentum in 2011.
Economists are predicting...
Obama’s tax bill means nothing to long-term jobless
The tax-cut bill President Barack Obama is expected to sign Friday renews benefits for millions of unemployed people. But it does nothing for hundreds...
Weak jobs report expected today
Newly elected members of Congress will get a reminder Friday of the economic challenges they face in January: The jobs report for October is...
Struggling Americans to candidates: Fix the economy, stupid
Boarded-up homes and empty storefronts dot the once-prosperous town of Elkhart, Indiana, where those still struggling to recover from the economic collapse of 2008...
Economic woes expected to continue
The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according...