Unemployment rate drops to 4.5 percent
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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 remained unchanged at 5.4 percent. The figures are expected to sharpen a presidential debate set for tonight.
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Germanyâs unemployment rate slipped to 8.8 percent in June, from 9.1 percent in May, in a sign of better times for the countryâs economy. The number of unemployed people fell to 3.687 million from 3.812 million in May, according to the state jobs agency. The agency said that 711,000 fewer people were jobless compared with a year ago. Some German officials have even warned about labor shortages for high-demand skills like engineers, a sign of how far the economy has come in reducing the jobless rate from above 12 percent in early 2006.
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Britain&#39;s unemployment rate fell 0.1 percentage point to 4.7 percent in the latest quarter, according to official data released Wednesday.
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The US Labor Department said Thursday first-time applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the first time in four weeks.
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The US jobless rate dropped in November, but analysts are surprise and disappointed by the weak job creation numbers reported by the US Labour Department.
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The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits dipped last week, offering a hopeful sign for recovery in the labour market.
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The number of laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell for a fourth straight week, an encouraging sign that the job market is holding up in the midst of a host of otherwise bad economic news.
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The number of U.S. workers applying   for initial jobless benefits fell by a steeper-than -expected   9,000 last week to the lowest level in more than a month, the   government said Thursday in a report that still showed a steady   labor market.
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The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. employers added 112,000 new jobs overall in November as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4 percent.
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New claims for U.S. jobless aid  unexpectedly fell 5,000 last week, Labor Department data showed  on Thursday, and remained at levels suggesting a healthy  employment climate.
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The state unemployment rate held steady at 4.6 percent for the fourth consecutive month, but the state lost 3,300 payroll jobs and employers remained cautious about adding workers, the Labor Department reported yesterday.
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Recovery of the German economy -- the biggest in the 12-country eurozone -- is feeding into jobs and unemployment has fallen below four million for the first time for four years.
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WASHINGTON -- Employers boosted payrolls by a better-than-expected 132,000 jobs in June, enough to keep the unemployment rate at a relatively low 4.5 percent. It was another sign that the economy is snapping out of a nearly yearlong sluggish spell.
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WASHINGTON -- Employers added just 51,000 jobs in September, the fewest in almost a year, while the unemployment rate dropped down to 4.6 percent _ offering a mixed picture of the nation's jobs climate.
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The economy added 18,000 jobs to nonfarm payrolls, the smallest monthly gain in more than four years. The unemployment rate rose to 5 percent.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell to the lowest level in nearly four months last week, but the decline was viewed as overstating the strength in the labor market.