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N. Korea: US a ‘Living Hell’
In the latest volley of stones from its glass house, Pyongyang has warned that the US is a "living hell" plagued by unemployment and gun crime where "elementary rights to existence are ruthlessly violated." The "news analysis" from the state-run Korea Central News Agency uses official statistics, incidents like the... Go to Source Author: Rob Quinn
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Unemployment Plunges to 6.3% —From 6.7%
Today's jobs report shook out far better than economists had expected: In April, 288,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate dropped to 6.3% from 6.7% . The expectations had been 215,000 and 6.6%, the Wall Street Journal reports. Those 288,000 jobs mark the fastest... Go to Source Author: Evann Gastaldo
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Today’s Jobs Report? ‘Call It a Wash’
Last month, the US added 192,000 jobs and the unemployment rate remained 6.7%. The immediate response seems to be free of either wails or applause. Economists had expected 200,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate dropping a bit to 6.6%—or, as Quartz put it in... Go to Source Author: Evann Gastaldo
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Hey Colleges: Stop Asking Broke Grads for Money
At the end of senior year, Alexander Aciman made the mistake of donating $25 to his college's alumni fund. Now, he knows that's "a lot like inviting a vampire into one's home," he writes at the New Republic . He's now constantly bombarded by calls and emails begging for more. But... Go to Source Author: Kevin Spak
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Only 11% of Long-Term Unemployed Find Jobs
The situation is even bleaker than it might seem for the 3.8 million Americans classed as long-term unemployed, a new study finds. Only 11% of the long-term unemployed in any given month had found work a year later, according to research from three Princeton University economists, and they are... Go to Source Author: Rob Quinn
