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JUST IN: Unemployment Rate Hits a 4-Year Low, Falls to 350,000
December 27, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In the week ending December 22, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 350,000, a decrease of 12,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 362,000. The 4-week moving average was 356,750, a decrease of 11,250 from the previous week's revised average of 368,000. continue reading »
Unemployment Rate Goes Below 8% to 7.8%, Lowest Rate in Nearly 4 Years
October 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The September jobless rate according to the Bureau for Labor Statistics dipped down to 7.8 percent from 8.1 percent in August. continue reading »
Nation’s July Unemployment Creeps Up To 8.3%, While the Hispanic Rate Decreases to 10.3%
August 3, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The nation’s July unemployment rate creeped up to 8.3% from the June rate of 8.2%. New jobs created came in at 163,000 for the month with most of the gains coming from the business services sector. continue reading »
Response to Massive Cuts in Job Training Program for Farmworkers and Migrants
October 2, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
This past week the House Appropriations Committee released the draft fiscal year 2012 Labor, Health, and Human Services (LHHS) funding bill. The cuts proposed in this bill would cut funding for the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employment and Training Administration nearly in half. continue reading »
Unemployment Falls to 8.8%, Two-Year Low
April 1, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Labor Department announced that the unemployment rate in March fell to 8.8 percent, which is a two-year low. The labor report showed that businesses were adding employees at the fastest two-month pace since the recession began. continue reading »
