2 December 2011 Last updated at 14:43 GMT The unemployment rate had remained around 9% for several years The US unemployment rate dropped sharply to 8.6% in November, its lowest level in two-and-a-half years, from 9% the month before, official figures show. The US economy added 120,000 new jobs in November, the Department of Labor [...]
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December 2, 2011
October 1, 2011
In Tough Job Market, Law Grads Use J.D.s for Nonlegal Work
Among the alumni ranks of the University of Texas—Austin’s School of Law are cartoonists, service dog trainers, and wind farm employees, which might explain why it has a Non-Practicing Advisory Council within its alumni association. “We have a significant percentage (some think maybe up to one third) of alumni in nontraditional careers,” says Tim Kubatzky, [...]
October 1, 2011
September 28, 2011
September 16, 2011
June 28, 2011
Recession Forces States to Rethink Tourism Funding
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Like a business trying to sell a product, Washington state has for years attracted visitors by promoting stunning images of some of the nation’s most majestic scenery — from the snowcapped peaks of the Cascades to the rainforests and thundering waterfalls of the Olympic Peninsula. That marketing is now coming to [...]
June 18, 2011
Unemployment Fell in Fewer than Half US States
WASHINGTON (AP) — Unemployment rates fell in fewer than half of U.S. states, evidence that slower hiring has affected many parts of the country. The unemployment rates in 24 states dropped, the Labor Department said Friday. Rates rose in 13 states and Washington, D.C, and were flat in 13. That’s a significant decline from April, [...]
June 14, 2011
June 10, 2011
Alabama Passes Tough Illegal-immigration Law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama vaulted past Arizona on Thursday with what is being called the most restrictive law in the nation against illegal immigration, requiring schools to find out if students are in the country lawfully and making it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride. Advocacy groups promised to challenge [...]
June 3, 2011
June 3, 2011
June 2, 2011
Holder: Petty Offenders Should Await Trial at Home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most non-violent offenders awaiting trial could be supervised at home instead of being placed in jail without endangering the community, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday. Holder, speaking at the National Symposium on Pretrial Justice, said many Americans accused of nonviolent or petty offenses remain in jail before trial simply because they [...]
May 24, 2011
May 21, 2011
Americans Driving Less, Flying More for Memorial Day
Reuters This Memorial Day Weekend, 35.9 million Americans will celebrate by traveling more than 50 miles from home, according to AAA holiday weekend forecast . That’s an increase of 100,000 from last year, despite sky-high gasoline prices. AAA expects more people to travel this year than last because of “an increase in air travel [...]