Wash. jobless rate drops to 6.8 percent in May
Washington state's unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 percent last month and the state added an estimated 4,100 jobs, officials with the Employment Security Department said Wednesday. Full story
Pickup in hiring points to U.S. economic resilience
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers stepped up hiring a bit in May in a show of economic resilience that suggests the Federal Reserve could begin to scale back its monetary stimulus later this year. Full story
Slow but steady jobs growth
Despite the unemployment rate raising a tick, a poll by Gallup shows 49% believe the economy is coming back. Full story
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Privacy vs. transparency… How much political staying power does this story have?... May jobs report: 175,000 jobs added last month; unemployment rate ticks up to 7.6%... The White House’s health-care PR problem… Ranking the 2016 GOPers… Christie’s … Full story
Maria's Observation: Jobs, Taxes & Texas
The unemployment rate in Texas is 6.1 percent, which is below the national rate of 7.5 percent. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo shares her observation.
Unemployment rates fall in nearly all US cities
Unemployment rates fell in almost all large U.S. cities in April, helped by stronger hiring. The gains show the job market is improving throughout the country. Full story
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Minneapolis now has the 3rd lowest unemployment rate of any metro area in the U.S. Weather Channel's Janel Klein offers insight, as well as a walk around the city.
Jobs growth slowed in March
Stocks fell after Friday’s jobs report that the U.S. created about 88,000 non-farm jobs in March, well below February’s 254,000 increase. Although the unemployment rate edged down, it was in part because people either stopped looking for work or took part-time jobs. NBC’s Tom Costello reports.
88,000 jobs added in March
According to the latest jobs report, the US economy added 88,000 jobs in March and the unemployment rate is at 7.6 percent. Martin Feldstein, Harvard University economics professor, offers his reaction.
Helping heroes takes battlefield experience to the business world
Nell Merline and CJ Scarlet discuss their mission to change the female veteran unemployment rate in America by giving the 1.8 million women vets the tools they need to go from the battlefield to the boss.
Americans on Food Stamps Continues Rise
Despite a drop in the jobless rate, and a soaring stock market, the number of Americans on food stamps continues to rise. Guy Benson, TownHall.com and Emily Sussman, Former Young Democrats of America executive director, discuss.
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