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227K jobs created in February, jobless rate holds at 8.3%
Employers likely added 227,000 jobs and the unemployment rate held at 8.3% in February.
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Finally! Congress passes payroll tax cut, jobless benefit bill
Congress has passed legislation renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Obama’s jobs agenda in a rare burst of Washington bipartisanship.
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House passes payroll tax cut, jobless benefit bill (AP)
AP – The GOP-controlled House has passed a bill renewing a payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions more, backing the main items on President Barak Obama’s jobs agenda in a rare burst of bipartisanship.
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Hiring surges in January; jobless rate at 8.3 pct. (AP)
AP – In a long-awaited surge of hiring, companies added 243,000 jobs in January — across the economy, up and down the pay scale and far more than just about anyone expected. Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.
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In elections, jobless trend matters more than rate (AP)
AP – Unemployment is higher than it’s been going into any election year since World War II.
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The fight: Tax cuts, jobless benefits and pipeline (AP)
AP – The White House backed away from a critical veto threat Friday as top Republicans in Congress served noticed they will extend expiring Social Security payroll tax cuts only if President Barack Obama swiftly decides the fate of a proposed oil pipeline that promises thousands of jobs.
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AP Sources: House GOP bill renews jobless benefit (AP)
AP – House Republicans are drafting legislation to renew an expiring unemployment benefits program, officials said Thursday, and intend to add it to a planned extension of a Social Security payroll tax cut due to run out on Dec. 31.
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