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Initial unemployment claims for state jumped to 384,000 in the week ended June 7(06/07/08) |
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The number of unemployed persons increased by 861,000 to 8.5 million in May(06/07/08) |
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Unemployment rate jumps to 5.5% in May – highest jump in 22 years(06/07/08) |
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AT&T plans to cut 4,600 jobs, or 1.5 percent of its work force (04/18/08) |
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Citigroup to eliminate about 9,000 more jobs (04/18/08) |
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Merrill Lynch to cut 4,000 jobs (04/17/08) |
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83% say the economy is getting worse (04/17/08) |
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Only 20% say now is a good time to find a quality job – down from 46% 12 months ago (04/11/08) |
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New home sales hit 13-year low (3/26/08) |
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Most Americans Say U.S. Is Now in Economic Recession (3/19/2008) |
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Employers Slash 63,000 Jobs in February, Most in 5 Years. (3/7/08) |
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Consumer Confidence at Lowest Since 2002. (3/7/08) |
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Net New Hiring Activity Declines by 2.1% in February. (3/6/08) |
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84% of Americans Say Economy Getting Worse. (3/6/08) |
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Fed official: 2008 similar to 1991 recession. (2/19/2008) |
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Jobs Outlook Worst in Four Years. 71% of Americans say now is a “bad time” to get a quality job. (2/19/2008) |
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Greenspan: Recession chances '50% or better'. (2/15/2008) |
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Consumer Confidence Down in first half of February; 33% of consumers say current economic conditions are poor. (2/14/2008) |
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Consumers Are Getting Gloomier. More Americans of all income levels said the economy was “poor” as January progressed. (2/4/2008) |
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Job shock: U.S. lost 17,000 in January. (2/4/2008) |
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Jobless Rate Hits 5 Percent, a 2-Year High, Fanning Recession Fears. (1/4/2008) |
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U.S. economy looks shaky, due to slumping housing prices (12/2007) |
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Alan Greenspan sees prospects for a recession at about 50-50 (12/2007) |
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October foreclosure filings surge: More than 50,000 lost their homes in October (12/2007) |
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Foreclosure rates expected to rise in 2008 as adjustable-rate mortgages reset (12/2007) |
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Oil prices seen rising, cutting into growth (12/2007) |
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Credit card debt accelerates, consumers borrowing more (12/2007) |
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Consumer bankruptcies on the rise - a sign of the economic impact of the nation's mortgage woes (12/2007) |
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Credit crisis: Will put a drag on economic growth (12/2007) |
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Discover's consumer spending index declines, as high cost of household expenses weakens confidence in economy (12/2007) |