With hiring still scarce, many frustrated job seekers are deciding to call it quitsMany jobless people have reached a conclusion that captures the depth of the unemployment crisis: Looking for a job is a waste of time. The economy is growing. Yet it's creating few jobs. That's why ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. retailers are in for a much better year as the economy improves, but stubborn unemployment and high consumer debt levels will limit the extent of the recovery, industry experts said on Monday. Moody's Economy.com Chief Economist Mark Zandi said the economy's improvement ...

Hard-hit counties in Sun Belt struggle to begin an economic rebound, AP stress map showsOn the surface, economic stress in some of the Sun Belt's hardest-hit counties appeared to ease in November. But beneath some positive numbers is a region struggling to rebound from the damage of the housing ...

With unemployment fast becoming one of US President Barack Obama's biggest domestic challenges, focus is shifting from "too-big-to-fail" manufacturing and financial giants to struggling small businesses. After months of high-level intervention to save mega-firms like General Motors and Goldman Sachs, Obama's economic team is now looking at small ...