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More States Add Jobs, but Many for Temporary Staff

28 states added jobs in October, but the employment gains may be short-lived By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press 1 comment In a sharp improvement, more than half...

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Consumers’ guide to health reform

How do the House and Senate bills differ? By Julie Appleby, Mary Agnes Carey, Phil Galewitz and Jordan Rau The health care overhaul debate in Congress now centers on two bills: the House measure and the Senate Democrats'...

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California Unemployment Rate Hits 12.5 Percent

California unemployment rate hits 12.5 percent, setting another new record SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment California's unemployment rate rose to 12.5 percent in October to set another...

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Ohio Unemployment Rises To 10.5 Pct In Oct

After 2 Months Of Declining Unemployment, Ohio Joblessness Rises To 10.5 Percent (AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio's unemployment rate has gone up for the first time in three months, to 10.5 percent in October from 10.1 percent...

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Alaska's Jobless Rate Jumps to 8.9 Pct in October

Alaska's unemployment rate increases to 8.9 percent in October from previous month ANCHORAGE, Alaska November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment Alaska's unemployment rate jumped to 8.9 percent last month. State...

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Conn. Jobless Rate Jumps to 8.8 Percent in October

Conn. unemployment rate climbs to 8.8 percent in October, even as employers created 1,000 jobs WETHERSFIELD, Conn. November 20, 2009 (AP) The Associated Press Post a Comment The Connecticut Labor Department says the state's...

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Study: Michigan turnaround in late 2011

LANSING, Mich., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- University of Michigan economists said Michigan, with the highest unemployment rate in the nation, should see a slight resurgence in late 2011. The unemployment rate in the Great Lakes state is...

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Options dwindle for long-term jobless

Instead of working on RVs, she may be living in one soon as benefits run out Carissa Ray / msnbc.comLawrie Covey is struggling to make ends meet as her unemployment benefits are running out. At 58, she’s been out of work for...

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Kansas jobless rate dips to 6.4 percent in October

By JOHN MILBURN Associated Press Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas' unemployment rate declined to 6.4 percent in October, though a state labor analyst cautioned Friday that the job market remains weak. The new report revealed...

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Flu season, ailing economy aiding Mich. drug maker

Record profits. Job openings. Shareholders making money. It's not what you might think in Michigan, home to the country's highest unemployment rate, but a century-old company is in robust health thanks to achy, thifty Americans.

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