Payrolls Drop for 1st Time Since 2003
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WASHINGTON -- Nervous employers cut 17,000 jobs in January _ the first such reduction in more than four years and a fresh trouble sign that the economy is in danger of stalling.
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Weekly wages for rank-and-file workers fell because companies reduced the average length of the workweek.
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US firms cut back on the total number of staff employed for the first time in four years, official data shows.
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The number of U.S. workers filing for first-time jobless benefits fell a smaller-than-expected 27,000 last week, as storms in many parts of the country failed to generate new claims, a government report showed on Thursday.
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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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WASHINGTON -- The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped last week to the lowest level in 10 weeks.
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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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Business & money: Number of people out of work and claiming benefit fell for 15th straight month in December
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In a shower of pink slips, U.S. employers cut jobs last month for the first time in more than four years, the starkest signal yet that the economy is grinding to a halt if it hasn't already toppled into recession.
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The number of U.S. workers signing  up for first-time jobless benefits fell to a seasonally  adjusted 308,000 last week, slightly lower than expected, a  government report on Thursday showed.
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First-time claims for state jobless benefits dropped by 5,000 in the week ended December 25 to a seasonally adjusted 326,000, the Labor Department reported today.
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The number of U.S. workers seeking  first-time jobless claims plunged last week, as expected, after  surging the prior week during the start of the holiday season,  a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of Americans filing first claims for jobless pay fell 3,000 last week, the Labor Department said on Thursday in a report showing no impact from Hurricane Charley which struck Florida last Friday.
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The number of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay fell by much more than expected last week to 317,000 in the steepest decline in three years, Labor Department data showed on Thursday.
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The ranks of Americans filing  initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected  last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday,  while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good  news for the U.S. labor market.
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The ranks of Americans filing initial claims for jobless pay shrank by more than expected last week to 323,000, government data showed on Wednesday, while continued claims fell to a 3-1/2 year low in more good news for the US labor
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2003-2004 have been pretty dismal in terms of new talent.