Posts Tagged ‘jobless’
Obama signs long-sought extension of jobless aid (AP)
AP – President Barack Obama has signed an extension of unemployment benefits for millions of long-term unemployed people, capping a hard-fought political fight with Republicans.
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House approves additional jobless benefits (AP)
AP – Congress has approved legislation to restore unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven-week interruption that caused 2 1/2 million people to lose unemployment benefits averaging about $300 a week.
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House set to approve additional jobless benefits (AP)
AP – Congress is one House vote away from resuming unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed as the nation suffers through a wretched job market.
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Elevated jobless claims point to weak labor market (AP)
AP – Seasonal factors boosted new requests for unemployment benefits last week as the job market remains weak amid a slow economic recovery.
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Additional jobless benefits hinge on House vote (AP)
AP – A House vote Thursday is expected to send President Barack Obama a long-sought measure to resume unemployment payments to millions of people whose benefits have lapsed.
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Senate approves jobless payments to millions (AP)
AP – State unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits.
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Filibuster broken, jobless benefits may flow soon (AP)
AP – Senate Democrats broke through a stubborn Republican filibuster Tuesday and pressed to restart jobless benefits for 2 1/2 million Americans still unable to find work in the frail national economic recovery. The Democrats were victorious by the single vote of a new senator sworn in only moments earlier.
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