Virginia's Jobless Rate Falls to 3.1 Percent
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The state's jobless rate fell to 3.1 percent in November as retailers and schools added workers and governments bumped up staffing for the elections, the Virginia Employment Commission said Wednesday.
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The number of people claiming unemployment benefit last month fell by 6,100 to 830,200, the Office for National Statistics said. Average earnings, including bonuses, increased by 3.8% in the year to July, down
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WASHINGTON Dec 30, 2004 - The number of new people signing up for unemployment benefits dropped last week, a hopeful sign that the recovery in the jobs market is moving ahead.
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The US creates fewer jobs than expected in January, but the unemployment rate is at its lowest level since September 2001.
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Unemployment in the UK fell by 51,000 between June and August to 1.39 million - the lowest on record, according to official figures.
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WASHINGTON -- A hiring revival pulled the nation's unemployment rate down to 4.7 percent in August sending a Labor Day weekend message that the slowing economy isn't in danger of fizzling out. The latest snapshot, released by the Labor Department yesterday, was a bit brighter than expected and eased some fears that the economy -- weighed down by a housing ...
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The nation's labor market softened slightly last month, with the unemployment rate edging up to 4.6 percent as job growth slowed, the Labor Department said yesterday.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits edged down last week for a third consecutive time, signaling that the labor market may be improving after hitting a speed bump in June and July.
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Initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly to 323,000 last week, down 12,000 from a week earlier, the US Labour Department said today.
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WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate dropped to 4.5 percent, and workers got fatter paychecks in February, even as bad winter weather sent a bit of a chill through US job growth.
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The Massachusetts jobless rate last month plunged to its lowest level in more than two years, the sharpest monthly drop since 1981, the state reported yesterday.
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WASHINGTON -- The nation's unemployment rate dipped to 4.5 percent in February even as big losses of construction and factory jobs restrained overall payroll growth. Wages grew briskly.
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The unemployment rate last month dipped to 4.6 percent even though the number of new jobs was disappointing, a sign the economy is slowing but in no danger of stalling as Election Day nears.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking first-time jobless benefits fell more than expected last week, dropping from levels analysts had said were inflated by a holiday-related spike, a government report on Thursday showed.
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New claims for U.S. jobless aid fell by a more-than-expected 17,000 last week to the lowest level since mid-July, Labor Department data showed on Thursday, but the four-week average of claims changed little.
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Unemployment in Britain declined to 3.2 percent in November, the lowest level since 1975, as the strength of the economy encouraged companies to take on more workers.
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Fewer Americans filed jobless claims last week and growth in worker productivity slowed sharply in the third quarter, government data showed on Thursday, hinting that