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US jobless claims surge


September 16th, 2011 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 16 (IANS/EFE) New applications for unemployment benefits rose by 11,000 last week to 428,000, the highest level in nearly three months, the US Labor Department said Thursday.The figure ... Read more...

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US job creation stalls


September 3rd, 2011 - 12:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 3 (IANS/EFE) The US economy created no net new jobs in August and official unemployment remained at 9.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday.Most analysts had expected 93,000 ... Read more...

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