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Thursday, January 10, 2013  Despite signs of economic recovery, hiring remains too weak to rapidly reduce the number of those unemployed.

Friday, April 06, 2012  US hiring slows in March as employers add just 120,000 jobs, unemployment rate dips to 8.2 percent

Thursday, April 05, 2012  There's been about a point and a half drop in the unemployment rate for Lee County Iowa from February of this year to February of last year and that's good news for the region.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  The new unemployment figures are out for Northeast Missouri, and they aren’t good.

Friday, December 23, 2011  Congress passes payroll tax cut, extends jobless benefits, amid House Republicans retreat

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  The jobless rate for September dropped in all but one northeast Missouri county.

Sunday, May 22, 2011  Missouri's one of several states cutting the number of weeks that laid-off workers can get unemployment insurance, as a way to limit tax increases on businesses. Michigan, Missouri and Arkansas recently reduced the maximum number of weeks.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  After Obama's big speech, Republicans return to work to cut government spending

Friday, January 07, 2011  Economists are predicting a slight drop in the unemployment rate when the Labor Department releases the December numbers today.

Friday, December 17, 2010  A massive bipartisan tax package preventing a big New Year's Day tax hike for millions of Americans is on its way to President Barack Obama for his signature.

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  President Barack Obama on Wednesday rejected claims that he betrayed Democrats by cutting a deal with Republicans on Bush-era tax cuts and implored his party to back the compromise, arguing it could jump-start the economy.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  Democrats press for changes in Obama-Republican tax deal with tempers rising on Capitol Hill.

Friday, November 05, 2010  Story update: The economy generated a net gain in jobs for the first time in five months in October, as businesses stepped up their painfully slow pace of hiring.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010  Analysis: On a political salvage mission, Obama pursues votes in states with high unemployment

Monday, October 11, 2010  The jobs crisis has brought an unwelcome discovery for many unemployed Americans: Job openings in their old fields exist. Yet they no longer qualify for them.