Weekly unemployment claims up 13 percent
Diane Swonk Oct 18, 2012
Seasonally adjusted claims for unemployment insurance rose by 46,000 last week, or about 13 percent. Is this a blip or the start of a new trend?
Job market improving as jobless claims drop
Mitchell Hartman Oct 11, 2012
New weekly claims for unemployment fell last week to the lowest level in four and a half years. Combined with last week's employment report, the claims data provides evidence of a slowly improving job market.
Weekly unemployment claims fall to four year low
Jeff Horwich Oct 11, 2012
New weekly claims for unemployment fell last week to the lowest level in four and a half years. Elsewhere around the world, the S&P has downgraded the soveign debt of Spain.
New Orleans' other 'million dollar neighborhood'
Shereen Marisol Meraji Oct 3, 2012
High rates of imprisonment are a cause -- and effect -- of poverty.
Unemployment for Hispanics, African Americans remains high
John Ketchum Jul 17, 2012
A new study shows that the jobless rate for African Americans and Hispanics isn't budging despite a modest recovery in other parts of the economy.
