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The unemployment rate dropped slightly, from 10% to 9.7%, in
January, with non-farm payroll employment losing 20,000 jobs. The
number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and
over) continued to increase in January, reaching 6.3 million. In
addition, the job market remains really competitive with over 6
unemployed workers for every job opening. Job losses continued in
construction and in transportation and warehousing, while
employment increased in temporary help services, health care,
retail, and in federal government hiring. The underemployment rate,
which includes unemployed workes plus people aren't working or
looking for work, but they want a job and have looked for work
recently dropped to 16.5% in January. . On a related note, the
current unemployment extension is s...
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Law Project is urging Congress to continue the extended
unemployment benefits program, including full federal funding of
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