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Unemployment rate falls below 10 percent for first time since 2009

by Associated Press Published: March 14,2012

Tags: jobless, joblessness, jobs, unemployment, unemployment benefits, unemployment insurance, work, workers

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in January, as the number of people with jobs rose. It’s the first time unemployment has dipped below 10 percent in the state since September 2009. The jobless rate was down from 10.4 percent in December and 10.5 percent in January 2011. Despite the decrease, [...] [...]

Housing and jobless data signal a fragile recovery

by Associated Press Published: September 17,2009

Tags: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act ARRA, housing, jobless

WASHINGTON — Adding to evidence the recession has ended, housing construction rose in August and fewer laid-off workers sought jobless aid last week. Still, the reports suggested a slow and fragile economic recovery. The rise in housing starts was due solely to a jump in the volatile apartment-building category, and unemployment claims remain far above [...] [...]

Unemployment claims rise

by Wally Northway Published: August 20,2009

Tags: employment, jobless, recession

In the week ending Aug. 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted unemployment initial claims in the U.S. was 576,000, an increase of 15,000 from the previous week’s revised figure. The four-week moving average was 570,000, an increase of 4,250 from the previous week’s revised average. The advance seasonally adjusted insured unemployment rate was 4.7 [...] [...]

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