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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

By Kat Aaron

Revelations that the nation’s unemployment rate reached its highest level in five years in August helped make the economy issue No. 1 on the

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Employment is worse than you think

By Kat Aaron

Looking beyond the May unemployment numbers

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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Pain persists for the jobless, like the unemployed father who removed his son's braces with a pliers

By John Aloysius Farrell

Employment is worse than you think

By Kat Aaron

Everyone knows it’s a tough economy out there. But it may be even tougher than you realize. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 13.

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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

By Kat Aaron

Looking beyond the May unemployment numbers

By Kat Aaron

FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

By FactCheck.Org

8 in 10 unemployed Americans say they'd take any job they can get

By John Aloysius Farrell

Looking beyond the May unemployment numbers

By Kat Aaron

As PaperTrail’s ongoing look behind the numbers, we’re digging into the May unemployment stats. The official unemployment rate is 9.4 percen

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Employment is worse than you think

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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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FACT CHECK: Is Texas impervious to the recession?

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FACT CHECK: Is Texas impervious to the recession?

By FactCheck.Org

Gov. Perry picks and chooses which economic statistics suit his presidential campaign, and his critics do the same

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Fewer auto closings reduce US unemployment claims

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Looking beyond the May unemployment numbers

By Kat Aaron

A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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Employment is worse than you think

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8 in 10 unemployed Americans say they'd take any job they can get

By John Aloysius Farrell

Jobless Americans still believe you can work hard and get rich

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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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Employment is worse than you think

By Kat Aaron

Looking beyond the May unemployment numbers

By Kat Aaron

Pain persists for the jobless, like the unemployed father who removed his son's braces with a pliers

By John Aloysius Farrell

Jobless rate improves but suffering continues for the working poor

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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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8 in 10 unemployed Americans say they'd take any job they can get

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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Employment is worse than you think

By Kat Aaron

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

By FactCheck.Org

As a common talking point for both parties, the U.S. unemployment rate can take on many definitions

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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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Employment is worse than you think

By Kat Aaron

Looking beyond the May unemployment numbers

By Kat Aaron

8 in 10 unemployed Americans say they'd take any job they can get

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Fewer auto closings reduce US unemployment claims

By The Associated Press

US unemployment benefit applications fall to 350,000, lowest in 4 years; drop may be temporary

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FACT CHECK: Is Texas impervious to the recession?

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A comprehensive look at unemployment figures

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Employment is worse than you think

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FACT CHECK: Politicians choose their own definition for 'unemployment'

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Warehouse worker lawsuit targets Walmart

By Jim Morris and Adithya Sambamurthy

Warehouse laborers, citing oppressive conditions and unpaid wages, contend Walmart is among those responsible.

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Report: Campaign law changes hasten power imbalance between rich, poor

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FACT CHECK: Is Texas impervious to the recession?

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National unions and Chamber of Commerce face off in Michigan

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Walmart added to lawsuit alleging wage theft at California warehouse

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