... a likely 2012 presidential contender, has said he would reject a portion of the money aimed at expanding state unemployment insurance. Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour has said he may do so as well, as has South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford ...

... benefiting from growth in agriculture-related businesses. Nearly 6.7 million people nationwide are drawing state unemployment insurance, the highest on records dating to 1967. The crush has exhausted unemployment funds in California, New York ...

... September, the core rate rose 0.3 percent. In another report, the number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance last week jumped by a seasonally adjusted 35,000 to 344,000, its highest level since early January 1999 ...

... inflation dangers down the road. In another report Thursday, the number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance fell sharply. Claims declined by a seasonally adjusted 20,000 last week to 326,000, possibly because ...

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance fell last week but still hovered at a level suggesting that the economy's hunger for an ever-increasing supply of new workers ...

... the Labor Department said new claims for state unemployment insurance rose last week by 16,000 to a seasonally ... the Labor Department said new claims for state unemployment insurance rose last week by 16,000 to a seasonally ...

WASHINGTON -- New claims for state unemployment insurance plunged last week but still hovered at a level suggesting that employers' demand for hiring workers is easing. The Labor Department ...

... year tax cut. In another report, the Labor Department said the number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance fell last week by 37,000 to 306,000. But that still left claims at a level suggesting demand for labor ...

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance rose sharply last week, suggesting that some workers are having trouble finding jobs as the economy has weakened. The Labor Department ...

WASHINGTON -- The number of Americans filing new claims for state unemployment insurance fell last week but still hovered at a level suggesting that some workers were having trouble finding jobs in the weakening economy ...