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'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it
A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.
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'Zero job' economy: 11 ways Washington can fix it
A stagnant job market has ramped up the pressure on President Obama and Congress to come up with solutions. What can be done? Here are 11 proposals.
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US economy creates zero jobs in August: Is the risk of recession rising?
With the unemployment rate holding flat at 9.1 percent, the new report did little to ease debate over whether the nation could be dipping back into recession.
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US economy adds 290,000 jobs in April as recovery gains traction
The 290,000 jobs were spread across every sector of the US economy, the Labor Department reported Friday. Job-market recovery led more people to resume looking for work, driving up the unemployment rate to 9.9 percent.
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Just 11,000 jobs lost in November: a sign of improved job market
The US economy lost 11,000 jobs in November, far less than the 125,000 expected losses. Will a jobs recovery gain momentum faster than many economists thought was likely?
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In tough times, US consumers forging new behaviors
American spending has fallen further in the past six months than it has since 1974.
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Biggest hit as GDP falls: American exports
US output fell 3.8 percent at the end of 2008, but exports slid at a 20 percent rate.
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Drop in GDP reflects significant problems in the world economy
President Obama names new task force to strengthen the middle class
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How much federal help for housing?
Woes of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac revive debate on the role of government in the market.
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Economic woes raise fear of 1970s rerun
Stagflation may be back, but few economists think it will rise to the degree of a generation ago.
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