Topic: Job Growth
Obama lobbied on black unemployment, immigration
Reuters US Online Report Top News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday faced pressure to help create jobs in African-American communities and deliver an immigration overhaul even as he tried to push healthcare reform across the finish line. Back-to-back White House meetings with representatives from the black and Hispanic communities were evidence of the long ...
Obama launches export-doubling strategy
AFP Global Edition
President Barack Obama put into action Thursday an ambitious strategy to double US exports by prising open lucrative emerging markets in a bid to ease unemployment amid fragile economic recovery. The leader signed an executive order to "marshal the full resources of the United States government behind American businesses that ...
First-time jobless claims drop slightly last week
AP News
New unemployment claims drop last week but remain above levels that signal job growthThe number of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits slipped last week, but remains above the level many economists say would signal new hiring. The four-week average of claims, which smooths volatility, rose to its highest level ...
Senate passes $149 billion for jobless aid
Reuters US Online Report Top News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Wednesday passed a $149 billion package of jobless aid and tax breaks, as Democrats continued efforts to lower the 9.7 percent unemployment rate before congressional elections in November. The measure, approved by a vote of 62 to 36, now heads to the House of ...
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