Gingrich energy policy offers secure future Minnesota loses jobs in March unemployment rate ticks up Steady decline Ohio continues The Dueling Realities of Jobs Data Brodkorb accuses Senate invading his privacy Letters 'Hispandering' and more After May tornado things looking on North Side US Clothing Designers Seek to Satisfy Demand for AmericanMade Will Social Security Be There For Your Retirement Egyptian Entrepreneurs Hope Technology Google Funding Spur Economy EU Youth Orchestra Spreads Passion Music With American Peers Africa Scitech Forum Promotes Homegrown Innovation Meeting the Health Needs 21st Century Veterans Immigrants Experiencing Quicker Job Growth Than Nativeborn Americans Care Not Coverage Need a better job Consider health care fair connects unemployed with opportunity Gazans Face Despair as Economic Crisis Worsens Is Unemployment Rate Really Dropping New Agency Stirs 'Orwellian' Fears

World stocks meander as Spanish unemployment rises World stock markets meandered Friday, as a spike in unemployment in Spain intensified worries about Europe's debt crisis and put a crimp in optimism generated by positive U.S. housing data. Ahead of the Bell: Unemployment Benefits The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits likely fell last week after rising sharply over the previous two weeks. A drop in applications could ease concerns that the job market is weakening. US unemployment aid requests near 3-month high The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits remained stuck near a three-month high last week, a sign that job gains will likely remain modest. Unemployment in Spain reaches record levels Unemployment in Spain has risen to nearly 25 percent, a day after a credit ratings agency downgraded the country's debt rating and warned it faced an uphill battle to get a grip on its finances. Unemployment rates fall across the state Unemployment rates fell in nearly all 100 North Carolina counties last month. That's according to the latest numbers released Friday by the state Department of Commerce. Unemployment improves after February dip Unemployment rates in Lenoir and Greene counties followed North Carolina's pattern and continued to drop in March compared to 2011 figures. Lenoir County posted a 10.5 percent rate — compared to 11 percent in March 2011 — while Greene... Spanish unemployment hits record Spanish unemployment hits a new record high of 5.64 million, official figures show, hours after the country's debt rating was downgraded. Spain unemployment rises to 24.4 percent in Q1 Official figures show that unemployment in Spain has risen to 24.4 percent in the Q1 from 22.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. Unemployment reaches in Spain reaches record levels Unemployment in Spain has risen to nearly 25 percent, a day after a credit ratings agency downgraded the country's debt rating and warned it faced an uphill battle to get a grip on its finances. Extended unemployment claims increase Seasonally adjusted 'initial' unemployment claims declined to 388,000 from last week's revised 389,000 , but seasonally adjusted 'continued' claims increased by 3,000 resulting in an 'insured' unemployment rate of 2.6 percent.
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