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                    [Title] => US finally regains jobs lost in the recession
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The US economy has reached a milestone: It has finally regained all the private-sector jobs it lost during the Great Recession.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1278309 [Title] => Loss of jobless aid leaves many with bleak options [Summary] =>

A cutoff of benefits for the long-term unemployed has left more than 1.3 million Americans with a stressful decision:

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-13 05:20:56 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1421400 [AuthorName] => Josh Boak and Sam Hananel [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 802981 [Title] => Bullish trend continues; index hits new record high [Summary] =>

Local stocks rallied to another fresh record high yesterday, sending the main benchmark index above the critical 5,300 level on upbeat sentiment over first quarter earnings results and the country’s macroeconomic fundamentals.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794291 [Title] => Latest US jobs report signals slower growth on horizon [Summary] =>

Weak jobs data released on Friday dashed economists' hopes of a faster return to pre- recession employment levels, highlighting the possibility of slower job growth ahead, US experts said.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-07 12:04:11 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 693060 [Title] => Bleak US jobs report dampens hopes of steady growth [Summary] =>

A bleak jobs report suggests the recovery from the Great Recession will be longer and bumpier than many economists had envisioned.

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The number of job seekers competing for each opening has reached the highest point since the recession began, according to government data released Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 502235 [Title] => US recovery difficult as jobless rate hits 9.7% [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US unemployment rate climbed last month to 9.7 percent — the highest in nearly a generation — but the number of job losses was less than expected and the smallest monthly total in a year.

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Fifteen states have crossed a painful threshold: 10 percent unemployment. More states, and the nation, likely will follow, one of the biggest dangers to an economic recovery.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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