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WASHINGTON - There's no relief from the jobs crisis - for everyday Americans or lawmakers facing the midterm elections.
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 - Companies are laying off fewer workers and advertising more job openings, two encouraging signs that arrived a day before the government issues the September jobs report.
WASHINGTON - Applications for unemployment benefits fell last week for the fourth time in five weeks, a sign that layoffs are declining.
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- Service sector growth accelerates in September
- August factory orders decline 0.5 percent
- Economy gets lift from government aid
- Consumer spending and incomes both rise in August
- Jobless benefit applications drop to 453K
- Sour economic mood in living room and boardroom
- Consumer, business confidence both weaken
- Business spending on capital goods rises in August
- Durable goods rise outside volatile transportation
- Initial claims for unemployment aid rise to 465K
- Home construction jumps 10.5 pct in August
- Consumer prices rise 0.3 percent in August
- Two big threats to the economy shrink a bit
- Jobless claims fall, wholesale prices stay tame
- New unemployment claims fall to lowest in 2 months
- Industrial production rises 0.2 percent in August
- August retail sales up 0.4 pct., best in 5 months
- Wholesale inventories rise 1.3 percent in July
- Fears of a second recession ease, at least for now
- New filings for jobless benefits tumble
- Despite hiring, US unemployment rate seems frozen
- Unemployment rate rises as labor force expands
- Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate
- Recession talk quieted by improving economic data
- Data shows jobless claims drop, retail sales rise
- Unemployment claims drop for second straight week
- Manufacturing in US and aboard lifts economy
- US manufacturing grows for 13th straight month
- Manufacturing sector grew faster in August
- Americans' economic confidence ticks up slightly
- Americans spend a bit more as economy limps along
- Consumer spending rises 0.4 percent in July
- Economy edges closer to stalling, government says
- Economic growth slows to 1.6 pct. in the spring
- Economic growth slows to 1.6 pct. in the spring
