Texas unemployment rates stays at 6.4 percent in April
7 days ago
Midland continued to have the state's lowest unemployment rate in April, 3 percent, followed by Odessa at 3.7 percent and Amarillo at 4.4 percent.
While Wall Street soars, jobs market still scarred
15 days ago
The unemployment rate in April was 7.5 percent, two full percentage points below where it stood at the end of the Great Recession in June 2009.
Unemployment rates fall in 90 pct. of US cities
23 days ago
Unemployment rates fell in nearly 90 percent of large U.S. cities in March, though most of the declines likely occurred because more Americans stopped looking for work, rather than found jobs.
German consumer confidence rises; unemployment low
24 days ago
Contrary to the rest of the Eurozone, German unemployment has hardly increased -yet- and remains close to its record lows.
Fed likely to stick with low-rate stance this week
24 days ago
The Fed has said it plans to keep its key short-term interest rate near zero at least until the unemployment rate dips below 6.5 percent from its current 7.6 percent.It's also been buying $85...
News Summary: Jobless rates rise in half US states
67 days ago
The lull may be temporary, as job growth picked up nationally in February and the unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 7.7 percent.
Jobless rates rise in January in half of US states
67 days ago
Unemployment rates increased in half of U.S. states in January from December, as employers nationwide added the fewest jobs in seven months.
A tale of 2 employment surveys, at a glance
77 days ago
In February, the household survey showed that the number of people who were unemployed and looking for a work fell 300,000 to 12 million.
Futures up sharply on strong jobs data
77 days ago
But the unemployment report Friday backed up market optimism after the Labor Department released weekly unemployment claims numbers on Thursday, pushing the Dow to new highs.
French jobless rate climbs to 10.6% in Q4
79 days ago
While France has avoided the worst of the crisis thus far, its high and rising unemployment rate indicates its economy is also in trouble.
