Those who regularly see unemployed workers shuffle through the doors for their checks were expecting it. ...more

March 7, 2009

Second-worst in Florida; numbers are highest since 1976 ...more

March 6, 2009

WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession. ...more

March 6, 2009

The number of new jobless claims and the total number of people receiving unemployment benefits both dropped more than expected last week, though they remain at elevated levels and are unlikely to fall substantially in the coming months. ...more

March 6, 2009

A stunning 48 percent of the nation's homeowners who have a subprime, adjustable-rate mortgage are behind on their payments or in foreclosure, and that's not the worst of it, new data Thursday showed. ...more

March 5, 2009

Feb. Could Be Worst Month Yet For Jobless Claims WASHINGTON (AP) - February is shaping up to be another brutal month of job losses: The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits hit an all-time high of nearly 5 million, and new jobless claims are at levels not seen since the early 1980s. ...more

February 22, 2009

In his first month in office, President Barack Obama persuaded Congress to give out economic stimulus sweets totaling $787 billion. ...more

February 21, 2009

Inflation at the wholesale level surged unexpectedly in January, reflecting sharply higher prices for gasoline and other energy products. ...more

February 20, 2009

The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high near 5 million while new jobless claims remain well above 600,000. Both figures were worse than expected and new projections from the Federal Reserve show unemployment rising for the rest of this year. ...more

February 20, 2009

The number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high near 5 million while new jobless claims remain well above 600,000. Both figures were worse than expected and new projections from the Federal Reserve show unemployment rising for the rest of this year. ...more

February 19, 2009