Unemployment Rate Video and Articles

Weekly Jobless Claims Fall 15K

09 Feb 2012

The number of Americans filing initial claims for state unemployment benefits fell by 15,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 358,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. ...

US, Banks Agree on $26B Foreclosure Pact

09 Feb 2012

…by $7 trillion and leaving 11 million homeowners with mortgages that exceed their property values by $750 billion. High unemployment has frustrated round after round of federal efforts to stem foreclosures. "It is frankly a headline victory for both banks… ...

Romney Casts Himself as DC Outsider

08 Feb 2012

…which he said he was not concerned about the "very poor." He told the crowd that he was concerned with the high unemployment rate in the metro area. "Being out of work a long time is a real threat and challenge to human happiness and I feel… ...

Lawmakers 'Concerned' Over Payroll Tax

07 Feb 2012

…a series of short-term extensions of the tax credit and unemployment assistance. But Senate Republican leaders said they were…
…generous federal benefits that shore up the jobless when unemployment drags on. Copyright (c) 2012 Dow Jones & Company Inc. ...

Budget deficit shrinks to $349…

07 Feb 2012

…shrunk due to a combination of factors. Corporate and individual income tax revenue is up, while spending on Medicaid , unemployment benefits and other programs is down. The CBO continues to project that the deficit for 2012 will hit roughly $1.1 trillion… ...

Consumer Borrowing Surged in December

07 Feb 2012

…January, companies added 243,000 net jobs, and the unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years…
…surveys, euphoria should be tempered by still-high unemployment, still-high levels of debt and still-low household… ...

Stocks Close Up on Greece News

07 Feb 2012

…that the job market was improving. The Dow jumped 156 points Friday after the government reported that the U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.3 percent as employers added more jobs in January. Michael Sheldon, chief market strategist at RDM… ...

White House Denies Eastwood Ad Ties

06 Feb 2012

…States and his political minions are, in essence, using our tax dollars to buy corporate advertising," he said on FOX News. Despite the auto-industry's recovery, unemployment in Michigan still hovers just below 10 percent. ...

Slow Talks in Greece Drag Down Stocks

06 Feb 2012

…coalition government were postponed for a day, even as European leaders prodded the government to push through new spending cuts, layoffs and other austerity measures. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points to 12,813 as of 2 p.m. Eastern time. Travelers… ...

Obama Walks Tightrope on Economy…

06 Feb 2012

…Democratic optimism is soaring. The unemployment rate is down, the president…
…continued economic distress. The unemployment number is lower not because…
…Obama took office, the baseline unemployment rate would be 11 percent. Just as… ...

Survey: Miami most miserable city in US

06 Feb 2012

…like Mardi Gras," but according to Forbes.com, Miami is the most miserable in the country. Forbes surveyed 200 of the nation's largest metro areas rating them on things like violent crime, unemployment rates and foreclosures. ...

Patrick takes swipe at GOP hopeful

05 Feb 2012

BOSTON - Gov. Deval Patrick took a swipe at Republicans seeking to defeat President Barack Obama and said federal policy makers can take a cue from Massachusetts to cut unemployment. ...

Analysis: Few Options For Romney Rivals

05 Feb 2012

…from a man of such immense wealth, struck a sour note — particularly as he campaigned into Nevada, which has the highest unemployment and home foreclosure rate in the country. Romney attempted to clarify his remark later, saying he "misspoke." But Gingrich… ...

US Stocks To Focus On Europe

05 Feb 2012

…Labor Department, which reported Friday that the economy added 243,000 jobs in January, bringing the nation's unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent. Now the attention is expected to shift back to the financial crisis in Europe, and negotiations… ...

Romney Takes Aim At Obama

05 Feb 2012

…the soul of America" in a bid to make the 21st century "an American century." Slamming the administration's record on unemployment -- and what he portrayed as Obama's failed attempts to reduce it -- he told the president that Nevadans, and Americans… ...

Romney wins Nevada GOP caucuses,…

04 Feb 2012

…Romney also seemed to be honing his potential general election message, downplaying recent improvements in the unemployment rate as modest and disconnected from the Obama administration’s policies. “This president’s misguided policies… ...

Romney Eyes Win In Nevada Caucuses

04 Feb 2012

…fierce battleground in the fall between the winner of the GOP nomination and President Barack Obama. The state's unemployment rate was measured at 12.6 percent in December, the worst in the country. According to the AP count, Romney began… ...

Why they are high-fiving at the…

04 Feb 2012

…presidential race currently stands. Picture first the White House basking in the glow of Friday’s jobs report that the unemployment rate has fallen form 8.5% to 8.3% while total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 243,000 in January – well ahead… ...