New Mexicans qualifying for extended unemployment benefits starting next month will have their payments reduced by 25 percent because of federal spending cutbacks, state officials announced Wednesday. Full story
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Texas came a step closer to requiring some applicants for unemployment benefits to first undergo drug testing, when lawmakers gave final approval to a Republican-backed bill mandating such checks on Wednesday. Full story
Unemployment rates improved in nearly all 72 Wisconsin counties last month. Full story
According to the FOMC minutes, the labor market shows some improvement, though unemployment is elevated, with CNBC's Steve Liesman.
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Hundreds of young people have torched cars and attacked police in three nights of riots in immigrant suburbs of Sweden's capital, shocking a country that has dodged the worst of the financial crisis but failed to defuse youth unemployment and resentment of asylum seekers. Full story
Wyoming's unemployment rate fell slightly in April to 4.8 percent. Full story
Melissa Harris-Perry’s panelists look at statistics on recent college graduates and talk about unemployment vs. underemployment.
CNBC's Rick Santelli breaks down the latest unemployment, housing and CPI numbers, with CNBC's Steve Liesman.
Melissa Harris-Perry’s panel looks at food prices in America, economic mobility, and school food programs.
Discussing whether home ownership could be driving unemployment higher, with Lindsey Piegza, financial economist, and Brian Wesbury, First Trust Advisors.
CNBC's Steve Liesman talks with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about the markets hitting record highs despite high unemployment, and the disconnect between short and long-term job creation.
People wait for their turn to register for unemployment benefits at a local jobs centre in Nicosia April 23, 2013. REUTERS/Andreas Manolis
Navy veteran Adam Legg said a long jobless spell after tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan left him feeling hopeless and led him to "go weeks without smiling, walking around like a shadow, like you're not there."
Protesters take part in a May Day demonstration in Gijon, northern Spain May 1, 2013. Workers hit by lower living standards and record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade euro zone governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting
People take part in a May Day demonstration in Gijon, northern Spain May 1, 2013. Workers hit by lower living standards and record high unemployment staged May Day protests across Europe on Wednesday, hoping to persuade euro zone governments of the case for easing austerity measures and boosting gro
