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AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...
Obama Cabinet shuffle taking shape
The composition of President Barack Obama's second term Cabinet became clearer Wednesday, with Labor Secretary Hilda Solis resigning and three other ...
Former AP fashion editor Anderson dies at 91
Former Associated Press fashion editor and foreign correspondent Nadeane Walker Anderson, who interviewed legendary designers including Coco Chanel ...
Labor Dept. urges talks over Bahrain labor unrest
The government of Bahrain has fallen short of commitments to recognize labor rights and prevent employment discrimination under a free trade agreement ...
Apple holds back S&P, Nasdaq; Dow ends higher
Apple spoiled the stock market's party on Friday. Stocks shot higher in the early morning, after the government reported that the U.S. added jobs in ...
Stocks open higher as jobs growth beats forecasts
Stock indexes are opening modestly higher on Wall Street after the government reported jobs growth that was better than economists were expecting.
US futures fall as US companies post earnings
Stock futures slipped Thursday as companies including Verizon, Morgan Stanley and Southwest Airlines posted mixed quarterly earnings, and the Labor ...
Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate
When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's ...
US unemployment falls to 7.8 pct., a 44-month low
The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years and giving President ...
New jobless number hold political significance
President Barack Obama, reeling from a poor debate performance, won a valuable reprieve Friday with a reduced unemployment number in September that ...
Ford to add 1,200 workers at Detroit-area plant
Ford is adding 1,200 workers to a suburban Detroit factory to build the Fusion, a sign of confidence that the revamped sedan will be a big hit when ...
Federal officials investigate Idaho wildfire death
For wildland firefighter Anne Veseth in Idaho, the danger came not from out-of-control flames, but from a falling tree on Sunday, ending her life at ...