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WASHINGTON - A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs.
WASHINGTON - Companies likely added a small number of jobs last month, but hardly enough to bring much relief to the nation's 15 million unemployed.
WASHINGTON - The recession seems to be socking Americans in the heart as well as the wallet: Marriages have hit an all-time low while pleas for food stamps have reached a record high and the gap between rich and poor has grown to its widest ever.
WASHINGTON - As the recession shook Americans' confidence last year, new figures show that weddings for people 18 and older dropped to the lowest point in over a hundred years.
WASHINGTON - The recession took a dramatic toll on the institution of marriage in America last year, new figures show, with weddings for people 18 and older at the lowest ebb in over a hundred years.
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- Census finds record gap between rich and poor
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- US poverty on track to post record gain in 2009
- Japan missing more than 230K listed centenarians
- Number of illegal immigrants in US now declining
- Report: Nigeria on cusp of 'demographic disaster'
- Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low
- Broadcast audience aging faster than population
- Missing centenarians cause angst in aging Japan
- Jobs picture dims as unemployment claims rise
- New claims for unemployment aid reach 484K
- Stocks retreat after disappointing jobs report
- Stocks fall after spike in jobless benefits claims
- Bleak outlook for economy as growth slows
- DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
- Iran to pay for new babies to boost population
- Immigration to rich countries fell during crisis
- Job market not growing fast enough for big rebound
- Stocks fall as jobs report adds to economic fears
- Stocks inch up after gov't says job growth slow
- Stock futures fluctuate after weak jobs report
- Payrolls drop by 125K, jobless rate falls
- Stocks little changed ahead of jobs report
- Layoffs of census workers will distort jobs data
- Consumer spending, incomes edged up last month
- French youths protest over higher retirement age
- TIAA-CREF chief: lessons from turbulent times
- Colorado jobless rate steady at 8 percent in May
- Summary Box: Private jobs fizzle, census explodes
- Economy adds 431K jobs but few in private sector
- Stock futures fall after disappointing jobs report
- Economy adds 431K jobs but few in private sector
