Although Minnesota’s unemployment rate is relatively low at 6.6 percent, businesses large and small are reluctant to hire, and the depressed real estate market remains a drag on the economy. View full post on All Stories

Although Minnesota’s unemployment rate is relatively low at 6.6 percent, businesses large and small are reluctant to hire, and the depressed real estate market remains a drag on the economy. View full post on All Stories

Even as California’s job market starts to turn, the number of long-term unemployed rose in February to 46.7% of the state’s laid-off workers, the EDD reports. Unemployment among those most recently laid off – those out of work less than five… View full post on All Stories

A day ahead of the government’s report on the February jobs market, the Labor Department said that first-time claims for unemployment benefits dropped to 368,000. View full post on All Stories

TOKYO: Japan’s unemployment rate stood at 4.9 percent in January, unchanged from a month earlier in line with market forecasts, government data showed on Tuesday. View full post on All Stories

WASHINGTON — More people applied for unemployment benefits last week, one week after claims had fallen to the lowest level in nearly three years. View full post on All Stories

Stocks were mixed Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said unemployment may remain high for several years. The Dow Jones industrial average eked out its eighth-straight day of gains. View full post on All Stories

California adds just 4,900 jobs in December, with the government and construction sectors shedding thousands of positions. L.A. County’s unemployment rate hits 13%. California’s unemployment rate climbed in December as fallout from real estate downturn and the state’s budget woes continued to weigh on the labor market. View full post on All Stories

Companies planning to ramp up hiring this year will have an added luxury: their choice from a flood of applicants, without having to pay a premium for top talent. View full post on All Stories

New claims for unemployment insurance in the US edged lower last week, but steady demand for benefits suggests the labour market recovery will continue to be protracted View full post on All Stories

Manufacturing, the Upstate’s lifeblood, once again gained jobs in November, helping South Carolina’s unemployment rate drop for the third consecutive month. View full post on All Stories