Topic - United States Department Of Labor

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  Unemployment-aid applications near 4-year low

  The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, an encouraging sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months.

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  Stage builder cited in Indiana State Fair collapse

  The company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday.

• Indiana stage builder cited in state fair collapse

  The company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards and fair officials were too slow to order an evacuation of the grounds, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday.

• Economy Briefs

  The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring.

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  Job openings jump to near a 3-year high

  The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring.

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  Jobs report lifts Dow to highest mark since 2008

  A drop in the unemployment rate to its lowest in three years propelled the Dow Jones industrial average Friday to its highest close since before the 2008 financial crisis. The Nasdaq composite index hit an 11-year high.

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  Unemployment rate hits 8.3% after hiring burst

  Employers went on a hiring spree in January and drove down the unemployment rate for a fifth straight month to 8.3 percent, its lowest point in nearly three years.

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  Unemployment rate falls to 8.3 percent with broad hiring gains

  The U.S. economy was firing on all cylinders in January, drawing the unemployment rate down to a three-year low of 8.3 percent and creating nearly a quarter million new jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday morning.

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  Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves

  The number of people seeking unemployment aid fell last week, a sign that companies are cutting fewer jobs and likely stepping up hiring.

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  Heat from farmers results in rethinking of youth labor limits

  Bowing to an angry backlash from agriculture groups and family farmers across the country, the Obama administration Wednesday said it would scale back proposed new rules that would have sharply limited the amount of work young people can do on farms.

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  New plan would help military families take leave

  The Obama administration proposed new rules Monday to help military families care for service members when they are called to active duty or become injured.

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  More seek unemployment aid, but trend is positive

  The number of people seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a seasonally adjusted 377,000, up from a nearly four-year low the previous week. But the longer-term trend is pointing to a healthier job market.

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  Unemployment claims at 352,000, the fewest since 2008

  The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added to evidence that the job market is strengthening.

• Wholesale prices declined slightly last month

  Wholesale prices fell last month because companies paid less for food and energy, evidence that inflation remains tame.

• Economy Briefs

  Applications for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the holiday season.

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