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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
... sign of the pace of layoffs, totalled 311,000 in the week to March 22, down from 321,000 the previous week, the Labor Department said. The four-week moving average fell by 9,500 to 317,750 claims. A year ago the average stood at 343,000 claims. Locally ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... number of people seeking US unemployment benefits rose 5,000 last week to a seasonally-adjusted 320,000, the Labor Department said. That's close to pre-recession levels and suggests a stable job market. Locally, no major economic or equities news is ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014
... week ending March 1 fell more than expected, by 26,000 to a three-month low of 323,000. Analysts project the US Labor Department's report will show job creation picked up to 163,000 in February after a mere 113,000 in January. The unemployment rate is ...

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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2014
... per cent, or 41.57 points, to 2,086.07 but Hong Kong eased 0.27 per cent, or 57.59 points, to 21,579.26. The US Labor Department said Friday the economy added 113,000 jobs in January, far below the 175,000 forecast. WELLINGTON - The NZX 50 Index fell ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2014
... data. At 0845 AEDT on Tuesday, the March share price index futures contract was up 37 points at 5,159. The US Labor Department said the economy added 113,000 jobs in January, far below the 175,000 forecast. Analysts said there were some positive aspects ...

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AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014
... 351,000 the previous week. The improvement in claims, a sign of the pace of layoffs, came a day ahead of the Labor Department's January job growth and unemployment data. In local economic news on Friday, the Reserve Bank of Australia issues its Statement ...

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AAP  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... slightly above the 53.8 level expected by analysts. Analysts do not expect significant market swings ahead of the Labor Department report on January job growth and unemployment on Friday. LONDON - European equities failed to get a boost from solid economic ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... neither here nor there in my book," he said. In the United States on Friday, markets closed mixed after the monthly Labor Department report said the US economy added 74,000 jobs in December - well below the 197,000 expected by analysts. On the Australian ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2014
... 0645 AEDT on Monday, the March share price index futures contract was down four points at 5,286. The monthly US Labor Department report said the world's biggest economy added just 74,000 jobs in December, well below the 197,000 expected by analysts. ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... 198.69 points, or 1.26 per cent, at 16,020.20 points after a better-than-expected November jobs report from the Labor Department. The US jobless rate dropped to 7.0 per cent, a five-year low, from 7.3 per cent in October, and the economy added 203,000 ...