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VIDEO: Unemployment down to 1.83 million

2015-05-13 20:04:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Employment figures published Wednesday showed another fall in unemployment to 1.83 million people - down 35,000.

US Unemployment Falls to Lowest Level Since May 2008

2015-05-08 22:25:13| Trucking - Topix.net

The trucking industry added 1,392 jobs in April as the unemployment rate dropped to 5.4%, the lowest level since May 2008, the Labor Department said May 8. The 223,000 net increase in overall employment followed an 85,000 gain in March that was the smallest since June 2012. "The pace of employment is quite encouraging," said Gregory Daco, head of U.S. macroeconomics at Oxford Economics USA Inc. "Wage growth is accelerating, but it's quite gradual, more gradual than we would expect in a market where the unemployment rate is 5.4%."

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The curious case of low unemployment

2015-04-29 01:02:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The curious case of low unemployment

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Affair Between Coworkers Leads to Unusual Unemployment Case in Louisiana

2015-04-20 18:03:00| Waste Age

An affair between a Louisiana sanitation worker's supervisor and his wife led to a prolonged legal battle after the worker was fired and fought for unemployment benefits. read more

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