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Unemployment rate remains at 9.7 percent

Unemployment rate remains at 9.7 percent

Economists had expected the snowstorms to have a bigger impact, but job losses were surprisingly mild in February as employers cut 36,000 jobs.

 

Service sector grows for first time since Sept.

Service sector grows for first time since Sept.

The economy's service sector grew in January for the first time since September while the pace of job losses moderated, a private trade group said Wednesday.

 

Unemployment Rate Falls to 10%

Unemployment Rate Falls to 10%

U.S. job losses slowed sharply in November and the unemployment rate unexpectedly declined, in a sign the labor market is finally starting to heal.

 

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