From CNNMoney.com The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits dropped unexpectedly by 10,000 last week to the lowest level in more than two months, government data Thursday showed in a report underscoring a healthy labor market. Initial filings for state unemployment insurance aid for the week ended March 24 fell to [...]
Entries from March 2007
March 10, 2007
Unemployment rate dips to 4.5 percent
The unemployment rate dipped to 4.5 percent and workers got fatter paychecks in February, even as bad winter weather sent a bit of a chill through U.S. job growth. The latest employment picture, released by the Labor Department on Friday, suggested employers are holding up well and opportunities continue for jobseekers as the economy deals [...]
