U.S. Jobless Rate Hits 8.9%, but Pace of Losses Eases

May. 8, 2009

The economy lost 539,000 jobs in April, the government reported on Friday, a sign that the relentless pace of job losses was starting to level off.

Spain's jobless rate surges to 17.4%

MADRID, April 24 (UPI) -- Unemployment in Spain grew to 4.01 million people in 2009's first quarter, pushing the jobless rate to 17.4 percent, worst in the European Union, officials say.

Japan September jobless rate eases

TOKYO, Oct. 31 (UPI) -- Japan's September jobless rate eased to 4 percent from 4.2 percent in August, due largely to jobless men giving up their job search, the government said Friday.

Fed keeps rate at 1 percent.

WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged Tuesday and indicated in a statement there were no plans for any rate increases in the near future.

Survey: Job cuts drop 41 percent

CHICAGO, Oct. 1 (UPI) --

Telecom job losses at record pace

CHICAGO, July 8 (UPI) --

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego wins Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler

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