California jobless rate rises to 4.9 percent
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OAKLAND, California  - California's unemployment   rate rose slightly in August to 4.9 percent, but the state also   added 37,000 non-farm jobs, leading Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger   to boast on Friday that his economic policies are working.
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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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Massachusetts gained nearly 4,000 payroll jobs last month while the jobless rate held steady after hitting a three-year low in September, the state reported yesterday.
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US jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market, government data showed on Thursday, while other data offered more positive signals for America&#39;s economy.
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The number of workers signing up for jobless benefits edged up a smaller-than-expected 4,000 last week, a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits rose a higher-than-expected 34,000 to a seasonally adjusted 357,000, according to a government report on Thursday.
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US jobless claims unexpectedly rose again last week in more worrying news for the labor market while prices for imported goods grew in November, government data showed on Thursday.
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The number of workers signing up for jobless benefits edged up a smaller-than-expected 4,000 last week, suggesting resilience in labor markets, a government report showed on Thursday.
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The number of U.S. workers filing initial claims for jobless aid rose last week, suggesting some softening in the U.S. labor market, but a forward-looking economic gauge released on Thursday pointed to a pick-up in growth.
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PRAGUE- Unemployment rate in the Czech Republic rose to 9.5 per cent in December from 8.9 per cent in November, with the number of job seekers up by nearly 24,000 month-on-month at 541,675, the Labour and ...
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WASHINGTON -- The unemployment rate held steady last month at 4.5 percent and wages rose moderately, the Labor Department said yesterday, indicating the overall job market remains solid despite the slumping housing market and struggling US auto industry.
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 18,000 last week, the government reported Thursday, as the figures that have fluctuated with the series of hurricanes on the East Coast came in above estimates.
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WASHINGTON -- Hiring perked up in August as employers added 128,000 jobs, pulling down the unemployment rate to 4.7 percent, sending a Labor Day message that the economic expansion still has staying power.
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Employers added a  smaller-than-expected 121,000 new workers to their payrolls  last month, but the jobless rate stayed at a five-year low of  4.6 percent and average hourly earnings rose, the Labor  Department said on Friday.
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California&#39;s economy will grow at a modest pace this year in an uneven recovery that will chip away at an unemployment rate projected to remain higher than the national average, according to a closely watched economic forecast
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WASHINGTON - Employers stepped up hiring in August, expanding payrolls by 144,000 and lowering the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent.
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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.