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Topic: us unemployment
Finance ministers of the world's top 20 economies have indulged in one of the more fruitless gabfests. Instead of being united by fear and concern for the slow US economy, they are just linked by their usual competing interests,.

G20 dreaming on economic upturn

Economy

Nov 09, 2009

The US Fed says economic activity has picked up... but household spending is sluggish, interest rates will remain the same, and the economy is still shedding jobs. No surprises here, says <b>Henry Thornton</b>.

Political economy: US Fed says we’re saved

Economy

Nov 05, 2009

Forrget China, South Korea, and even Japan: when it comes to confidence in the global financial system, the world remains firmly coupled to the US.

Fed’s Thursday statement the key to US concerns

Economy

Nov 02, 2009

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The good news is that the US downturn is in the process of bottoming, though jobs are still falling, with around 15 million workers unemployed, writes <b>Henry Thornton</b>.

Political economy: the jobs challenge

Economy

Sep 29, 2009

On the surface, the latest US unemployment data is better than expected, but it hides the real continuing pain and agony across thousands of American cities and towns.

US unemployment a social powder keg

Economy

Sep 07, 2009

The US economy is dry, with consumer spending weak, personal income down and consumer credit still falling. <b>Glenn Dyer</b> crunches the numbers.

The Dyer Index: US economy has no gas in the tank

Economy

Aug 10, 2009

Judging on US unemployment figures, white women are the real winners when it comes to the controversial issue of affirmative action.

Affirmative action: good if you’re white and female

People & Ideas

Aug 05, 2009

You can't build new jobs on a rotten old framework, says <b>Bill Fleckenstein</b>. Until some structural repair is done, the US labour market will remain unstable.

The difficult job of job-creation

Economy

Jul 15, 2009

Enrollment in America's foodstamp program has hit a record 33.8 million people, with 1.2 million new people joining over the last two months.

33.8 million Americans now using food stamps

North America

Jul 09, 2009

467,000 American jobs were lost in June, with the unemployment rate jumping to 9.5%, according to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/03/business/economy/03jobs.html?_r=2&amp;hp">latest economic data</a>. Here's how the talking heads saw it Stateside.

VIDEO: US jobs take a dive, pundits react

Economy

Jul 03, 2009

America's unemployment rate could double by midyear, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.

Jobless numbers skyrocket in Struggletown, USA

Business

Mar 09, 2009

The US unemployment and jobs figures for January are out tonight and will remind everyone just how big the US slowdown really is, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.

US braces for “involuntary part-time work”

Business

Feb 06, 2009

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