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Unemployed in America : The List
The jobless rate fell to 8.1 percent in April, but President Obama will still almost certainly be heading into the November election with a relatively high unemployment rate.

April's disappointing jobs report: 6 takeaways

The unemployment rate falls to 8.1 percent, but the economy adds only a meager 115,000 jobs, fueling concerns that the recovery is stalling once again

 
Unemployed in America : Analysis
President Obama's confidence in the economy may have been a bit premature. Many new jobs are temporary, and workers are earning less.

3 ways the job market is still in trouble

The latest unemployment report was hailed as evidence that the economy had finally turned the corner. But are the headlines masking the true picture?

 
Unemployed in America : The List
President Obama visits a truck manufacturing plant Wednesday: The economy added 227,000 jobs in February, the third straight month with a 200,000-plus gain.

February's 'terrific' jobs report: 6 takeaways

The unemployment rate holds steady at 8.3 percent, even as the economy notches its best six-month run since 2006

 
Unemployed in America : Opinion Brief
Job seekers at a Colorado employment fair: Congress extended unemployment benefits, but controversially mandated drug-testing for certain applicants.

Unemployment benefits: Should drug testing be required?

Under new legislation, the jobless will have to undergo drug testing in certain cases. If Republicans had gotten their way, it would have been all cases

 
Unemployed in America : Opinion Brief
President Obama talks up his jobs plan at the construction site of a new Intel plant in Arizona: The U.S. economy unexpectedly gained a whopping 243,000 jobs in January.

The 'unequivocally strong' January jobs report

Employers go on an unexpected hiring spree in January, pushing the unemployment rate to its lowest point in three years. But is all the news good?

 
Unemployed in America : The List
Temporary construction on Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park: In December, the construction industry added jobs for the first time since 2006.

The 'heartening' December jobs report: 5 takeaways

The feds announce that 200,000 jobs were added to the economy last month, surpassing forecasts and adding momentum to the economic recovery

 
Unemployed in America : The List
Job seekers at a San Francisco hiring event: The new unemployment rate, 8.6 percent, is the lowest since March, 2009.

The 'happy holidays' jobs report: 5 takeaways

The feds announce that 120,000 new jobs were added in November, while the unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6 percent. A 'Christmas miracle'?

 
Unemployed in America : The List
In October, the private sector added 104,000 jobs, while the government lost 24,000, meaning the U.S. economy, on balance, added 80,000 jobs last month.

The 'glimmer of hope' October jobs report: 5 takeaways

The U.S. economy adds fewer jobs than expected, but there are still auspicious signs

 
Unemployed in America : Analysis
A New Jersey job fair: The September jobs report revealed a gain in private sector jobs and a loss in the public, which evens out to better than nothing.

The 'better-than-expected' September jobs report

The feds offer a glimmer of hope by announcing that the long-stalled economy added 103,000 jobs in September

 
Unemployed in America : Opinion Brief
President Obama says his $447 billion jobs package cannot be parsed out as Republicans want, but the GOP shows few signs of compromise.

Obama's jobs plan: Will either side blink?

Washington faces yet another stalemate, as the GOP rejects parts of the president's jobs package and the White House vows not to carve up the bill

 
Unemployed in America : The Bullpen
David Frum

David Frum: We can't blame the poor for America's poverty problem

They can't work when there aren't jobs

 
Unemployed in America : By the numbers
A homeless person in New York City: Roughly 1 in 6 Americans now live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

America's highest poverty rate in nearly 20 years: By the numbers

An increasingly bleak job market is having devastating effects on the nation's families

 
Unemployed in America : Opinion Brief
President Obama wants to pay for his $447 billion jobs plan by taxing the rich, and many conservatives are already vowing to oppose that strategy.

Paying for Obama's jobs bill: Tax hikes for the rich?

The president wants to fund his $447 billion jobs bill by scrapping tax breaks for hedge fund managers — and families making north of $250,000 a year

 
Unemployed in America : Opinion Brief
The jobs plan President Obama outlined last week will be officially presented to Congress Monday, though many political watchers expect the House GOP to kill many elements of the plan.

Obama's jobs plan: 'Dead on arrival'?

Republicans and business owners are dismissing the president's proposal to fight unemployment — before Obama even sends it to Congress

 
Unemployed in America : Fact Sheet
President Obama and several other politicians are unveiling job plans this month, and there's fierce debate about the best way to tackle the nation's nagging unemployment problem.

6 ways Washington could create jobs

As the economy sputters, Americans are angry that lawmakers have done relatively little to actually create jobs. What should they be doing?

 
Unemployed in America : Opinion Brief
The Verizon strike in August accounted for a temporary loss of 45,000 jobs. Since those jobs are all coming back, some argue that August's brutal jobs report is not as bad as it appears.

The 'horrific' August jobs report

The U.S. economy failed to add any new jobs last month — the worst showing in nearly a year. Does the report offer anything resembling a silver lining?

 

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