unemployment

A rule that's been in place for decades was just changed and the new one could cost thousands of licensed workers their jobs in El Paso and all over Texas.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign the job market is improving. The Labor Department says weekly claims for jobless aid fell 14,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 298,000...

With the US unemployment rate hovering around nine percent, it’s nice to know someone‘s business is thriving. In this case, that someone is Hallmark, which recently began selling sympathy cards aimed at those who’ve lost jobs.

With unemployment over 9 percent, most people who're working these days are just grateful they have a job.  A job, any job, even one you hate, is better than having no job and depending on welfare.  Or is it? Speaking of "hated jobs", you may be surprised to know that list includes some of the best-paying jobs in the country.  It's true. Read on.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits surged last week to the highest level in eight months, a troubling sign one day ahead of the government's report on April employment.

Travis Boyles will do “whatever you want him to do for less money than whoever you are paying to do it now.” In a Craigslist ad offering this service, Boyles makes 35 (often humorous) suggestions of what exactly he could do for you.