Jobless numbers don&#39;t tell whole story
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&#39;We really need in this country a more flexible, just-in-time labor system. I really think not enough attention is being paid by both candidates to the re-skilling of America.
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The number of people out of work is on the rise, but a record number of people now have jobs.
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The US economy added an underwhelming 51,000 jobs last month, a report says,  another sign of slower growth.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for jobless benefits rose by an unexpectedly steep 12,000 last week to 321,000, government data showed on Wednesday, but remained at levels still pointing to a healthy labor market.
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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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THE PROBLEM? There are 371,000 fewer jobs since Bush took office in 2001.
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America's payrolls picked up in August, with the economy adding 144,000 jobs, slightly less than economists were forecasting and highlighting the slow and uneven recovery in the labor market that jobseekers have braved.
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The number of U.S. workers applying for unemployment aid fell unexpectedly by 15,000 last week, according to government data on Thursday that could help ease concerns the labor market was deteriorating rapidly.
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The number of U.S. workers filing for first-time jobless benefits fell sharply last week, government data showed on Thursday, but the decline was smaller than expected, and economists say layoffs remained elevated because of winter storms.
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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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An unusually large share of workers have been out a job for more than six months even as overall unemployment has remained low, a little-noted weakness in the labor market that analysts said threatens to intensify the impact of the unfolding economic downturn.
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The latest jobs report, raises questions about how long the economic firewall that has safeguarded most industries from the housing crisis can stay in place.
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The number of newly laid off workers filing applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week, but not enough to indicate that strains on the labor market are easing.
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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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COLUMBUS - John Kerry&#39;s campaign in Ohio seized on yesterday&#39;s Labor Department report that said the US economy added 96,000 jobs in September, a weaker total than expected in the last employment report before the Nov. 2 election.
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The number of Americans filing for unemployment assistance rose by 16,000 last week, the government reported, coming in below economists&#39; estimates.
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On Wall Street, where they&#39;re eagerly awaiting some near-record bonuses this year, the workers were a bit worried about joblessness yesterday - other people&#39;s, not their own.