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US Home Prices Rise By Almost 11 Percent, Most Since 2006

U.S. home prices jumped 10.9 percent in March compared with a year ago, the most since April 2006.

2013/05/28

Survey: Americans Felt More Secure In Their Jobs In 2012

Confidence in the U.S. job market has rebounded to roughly a normal level from its record low after the Great Recession, a trend that could help boost the economy.

2013/04/25

US Unemployment Aid Applications Jump to 385,000

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose to a four-month high last week, although the increase partly reflects seasonal distortions around the spring holidays.

2013/04/04

Nearly 340,000 Seek Weekly US Unemployment Benefits, A 5-Year Record Low

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, and the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low. The decline in layoffs is helping strengthen the job market.

2013/03/21

Federal Reserve Projects High Unemployment Into 2015

The Federal Reserve foresees unemployment remaining high into 2015, suggesting it will keep short-term interest rates near record lows at least until then.

2013/03/20

A Rutgers study finds that a majority of Americans were personally affected by the Great Recession economic downturn. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

US Unemployment Aid Applications Fall To 341,000

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell by 27,000 last week, an indication that hiring could improve.

2013/02/14

Study: 73 Percent Of Americans Personally Affected By Job Losses

The Great Recession personally affected a vast majority of Americans with 56 percent of a study saying they have less money in savings than they did before the economic decline.

2013/02/07

Bank card fees are racking up millions of dollars in unnecessary fees to people collecting unemployment. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Jobless Americans Pay Millions In Unnecessary Card Fees Collecting Unemployment

Jobless Americans are paying millions in unnecessary fees to collect unemployment benefits because of state policies encouraging them to get the money through bank-issued payment cards, according to a new report from a consumer group.

2013/01/29

Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes that unemployment is far more important than the debate over the "fiscal crisis." (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Krugman: America Faces Job Crisis, Not ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Crisis

New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman writes that Americans are not facing a fiscal crisis, they are really facing a job crisis.

2012/12/07