Read more jobless claims stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12525/jobless-claims.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:21:43 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70883/unemployment-now-lasts-longer-than-benefits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA rough milestone on the jobless front: The average length of time it takes to find a job—26.2 weeks—now exceeds the standard length of unemployment benefits—26 weeks. That's first time it's happened since the Labor Department began keeping stats 60 years ago, reports Bloomberg. The bit...http://www.newser.com/story/70883/unemployment-now-lasts-longer-than-benefits.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 03 Oct 2009 9:54:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70834/unemployment-hits-98.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMore evidence that jobs are bringing up the rear in the economic turnaround: Employers shed 263,000 jobs in September, more than August and far more than expected, raising the unemployment rate to 9.8%. Most of the job losses came in fields such as retail, construction, and manufacturing, notes...http://www.newser.com/story/70834/unemployment-hits-98.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 7:51:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66346/job-losses-slow-unemployment-dips-to-94.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJob losses slowed more than expected last month, and unemployment fell from 9.5% to 9.4% in its first dip since April 2008, the Labor Department announced today, marking another strong positive sign for the economy. Payrolls fell by 247,000, a big improvement over the 443,000 lost...http://www.newser.com/story/66346/job-losses-slow-unemployment-dips-to-94.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 7:55:51 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62486/welfare-rolls-soar-along-with-unemployment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWelfare rolls are on the rise nationwide for the first time since President Clinton signed a bill overhauling the system in 1996, the Wall Street Journal reports. Welfare recipients’ ranks fell in some areas at the beginning of the recession, but now 23 of the 30 biggest US states are...http://www.newser.com/story/62486/welfare-rolls-soar-along-with-unemployment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Jun 2009 7:48:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61087/jobless-rate-hits-94-but-layoffs-ease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe unemployment rate jumped to 9.4% in May, the highest in more than 25 years. But the furious pace of layoffs eased, with employers cutting 345,000 jobs, the fewest since September. If laid off workers who have given up looking for new jobs or have settled for part-time...http://www.newser.com/story/61087/jobless-rate-hits-94-but-layoffs-ease.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 7:52:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60995/stocks-up-on-positive-job-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks inched higher this morning as investors chewed on retailer and jobs data. The Dow added 17 points while the Nasdaq and S&P rose 9.03 and 3.17 points respectively. Jobless claims took a rare step in the right direction last week, with ongoing claims dropping for the first...http://www.newser.com/story/60995/stocks-up-on-positive-job-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 04 Jun 2009 8:49:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60350/stocks-up-on-jobs-durables.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks headed higher at the open today, after a pair of promising economic reports. The Dow added 75 points, while the Nasdaq and S&P rose 1.1% and 1% respectively. Durable goods orders rose 1.9% last month, and new jobless claims fell 13,000 last week; both numbers beat...http://www.newser.com/story/60350/stocks-up-on-jobs-durables.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 28 May 2009 8:45:13 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58989/stocks-flat-as-jobless-ranks-grow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks crept slightly higher today, with the Dow up 22 points and the Nasdaq and S&P up 10.42 and 2.48 respectively. Wal-Mart gained 1% on an earnings report precisely in line with expectations, and Kohl’s better-than-expected number sent it up 2%. But any optimism was offset by a...http://www.newser.com/story/58989/stocks-flat-as-jobless-ranks-grow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 8:53:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55581/top-ceos-expect-to-cut-more-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe unemployment rate now stands at a 25-year high of 8.5%, but the nation's CEOs say it's only going to get worse. Nearly three-quarters of the leaders of the nation's biggest companies expect to lay off more workers in the next 6 months, USA Today reports. That percentage—71%—...http://www.newser.com/story/55581/top-ceos-expect-to-cut-more-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Apr 2009 18:36:18 CDT