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Solid April Jobs Report Shows Dropping Unemployment Rate, Business Expansion

Chris Chaberski — Sat, 04 May 2013 13:36:35 +0000

The economy added 165,000 jobs in April, bringing the overall unemployment rate down a tick to 7.5 percent. The monthly report from the Labor Department also included upward revisions to the last two reports, helping to ease fears of a slowdown.

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88,000 New Jobs in March Is Weakest Growth in Nine Months

Chris Chaberski — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:16:39 +0000

Job growth appeared to slow drastically during March, as employers added 88,000 new jobs, down from 268,000 in February. The unemployment rate went down a tick, from 7.7 percent to 7.6, but that was due to a reduction in the labor force.

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Economy Added 157,000 Jobs in January

Chris Chaberski — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:02:44 +0000

The Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs in January. The unemployment rate inched upward by a tenth of a point, to 7.9 percent.

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Unemployment Remains Steady In New York

Jim Rondenelli — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:35:43 +0000

Albany, NY (WIBX) - The unemployment rate in New York State remains steady.

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