Kansas unemployment rate drops slightly in April
A new report says the Kansas unemployment rate dipped to 5.5 percent last month while the number of people filing initial claims for jobless benefits also fell. Full story
Unemployment rates drop in most states, Illinois climbs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unemployment rates dropped in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. Full story
Keep rates low until jobless rate normalizes: Fed's Kocherlakota
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Narayana Kocherlakota on Friday repeated his call for the U.S. central bank to commit to keeping short-term interest rates low until the unemployment rate "normalizes." Full story
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theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 5/7/13
Last week investors watched the markets reach new record highs . They also closely watched the jobs report. In April the unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.5%, to its lowest level since december 2008. As 165,000 jobs were created.
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