Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected The Labor Department's monthly jobs report wasn't as bad as expected. Employers cut a net 36,000 jobs from payrolls. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 9.7 percent. Long-term unemployment is still a problem, and many who lose their jobs don't even 03-07-2010 by jblack1262 and 1 other Tags expected, jobs, than
Jobs Numbers Better Than Expected The Labor Department's monthly jobs report wasn't as bad as expected. Employers cut a net 36,000 jobs from payrolls. The unemployment rate stayed the same at 9.7 percent. Long-term unemployment is still a problem, and many who lose their jobs don't even 03-06-2010 by jamesj1476 and 1 other Tags better, expected, jobs, numbers, than
Mexico less deadly than decade ago
(AP) AP - Decapitated bodies dumped on the streets, drug-war shootings and regular attacks on police have obscured a significant fact: A falling homicide rate means people in Mexico are less likely to die violently now than they were more than a decade ago. 02-07-2010 by jblack1262 Tags amid, decade, less, mexico, than
Police stop more than 1 million people on street
(AP) AP - A teenager trying to get into his apartment after school is confronted by police. A man leaving his workplace chooses a different route back home to avoid officers who roam a particular street. These and hundreds of thousands of other Americans in 10-08-2009 by veronicac Tags million, people, police, stop, than
Gartner: Better-than-expected demand for PCs PC sales are estimated to decline just two percent from 2008 totals, a significant improvement on earlier predictions, according to a report. PC sales are estimated to decline just two percent from 2008 totals, a significant improvement on earlier 09-30-2009 by teriw761 Tags better, demand, gartner, than