December 5, 2014 Mariah Timms News Writer Nation Unemployment in November remained steady at 5.8 percent, the same as in October. This rate is 7 percent lower than November 2013. During the
The Senates negotiation attempts to extend emergency benefits for the long-term jobless standstill failed on Tuesday. Democrats and Republicans both accused the other of bad-faith negotiations and rejected
Cisco announced on Wednesday that it is cutting 4,000 jobs next year because of the economy. 5 percent of the company will be laid off. Cisco stock dropped
The employment rate is near its lowest standing in the last thirty years. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 58.6% of American adults over age
// _// For the 7th straight month joblessness in the District has dropped to about 8.7 percent in September. Although still above the national average of 7.8, the
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 8.6%, the lowest since March 2009. Employers added 120,000 jobs in November, an increase in hiring from October. The government also revised
The economy added 80,000 more jobs in October, easing the unemployment rate slightly from 9.1% to 9.0 percent. October hiring was weaker than in September, however, which saw
// // // // A proposal by President Barack Obama is apparently asking Congress to approve new initiatives that will aid some of the 1 million unemployed American
// // // // A day after Wall Street posted its worst losses in nearly three years, the Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate has dipped to
