President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he'll host a White House summit next month on combating the chronic joblessness that continues to be a drag on a

New claims for unemployment insurance fell more than expected last week, evidence the job market is slowly healing as the economy recovers.

President Barack Obama signed into law a $24 billion economic stimulus bill providing tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and extending unemployment

Stocks fell in early trading Friday after the government said more jobs were lost in October than expected, pushing the unemployment rate above 10 percent for

Monthly unemployment figures as released by The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher.

Congress took further steps to right the staggering economy by expanding a popular tax credit for homebuyers and extending unemployment checks for the growing

The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits last week fell to the lowest level in 10 months, evidence that job cuts are easing

Congress is one vote away from sending the president legislation that continues aid to more than a million jobless people and extends tax breaks to hundreds of

As the swine flu spreads across the nation, a large segment of the American work force will face a tough choice about whether to call in sick or simply muddle

The White House says new job numbers will show the president's economic stimulus plan has directly created or saved about 650,000 jobs.

Wages and benefits rose by the smallest amount on record in the 12 months ending in September, as high unemployment limits the income growth of workers still

An early progress report on President Barack Obama's economic recovery plan overstates by thousands the number of jobs created or saved through the stimulus

The number of people claiming jobless benefits for the first time dropped less than expected last week, evidence that the labor market remains weak even as the

Consumers' confidence about the U.S. economy fell unexpectedly in October as job prospects remained bleak, a private research group said Tuesday, fueling