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Unemployment Claims Hit 5 Year Low

The Labor Department says weekly unemployment benefit applications dropped 5,000 to a seasonally adjusted 330,000.

2013/01/24

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Mickelson Regrets Airing Opinion On ‘Drastic Changes’ In His Taxes

Phil Mickelson says he should have kept his opinions on taxes to himself.

2013/01/22

Nevada Unemployment Lowest Since 2009

Nevada’s unemployment has dropped to 10.2% in December. Officials with the state Department of Employment, Rehabilitation and Training say the number is down from 10.8% in November.

2013/01/18

Jobless Nevadans Could Lose Benefits

Nearly 25,000 Nevadans are being notified that their jobless benefits will be cut off after this week unless Congress acts by Tuesday to extend federal emergency unemployment compensation.

2012/12/28

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Nevada Inmates Collect Millions In Unemployment

Nevada inmates are collecting millions of dollars in unemployment benefits while sitting in their cells, according to a state audit report released Thursday.

2012/12/14

Businesses To Pay More For Unemployment

Nevada businesses on average will pay $77 more per employee in state unemployment insurance taxes next year to try to shore up the state’s jobless benefits trust fund that was exhausted during the Great Recession as a record number of workers lost their jobs.

2012/12/05

Thousands In Nev. Face Loss Of Jobless Benefits

Thousands of Nevadans will lose jobless benefits at the end of the year unless Congress votes to extend federal assistance.

2012/11/28

Nevada Unemployment Drops In October

Unemployment in Nevada has dropped to its lowest point since May 2009.

2012/11/19

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Opinion: Jobless Numbers And The Newest Right Wing Conspiracy Theory

There is a new breed of truthers on the right. Joining the paranoid ranks of the advocates of a government role in 9-11 and the birthers fascination with President Obama’s birth certificate are conservatives that believe the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is making up jobs numbers to benefit President Obama.

2012/11/16

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Opinion: Ten Reasons Mitt Romney Lost The Election

Today, Republicans feel a combination of confusion, disbelief, and anger as to how a slim majority of Americans can possibly want four more years of the Obama administration in the White House. To many, it seems inconceivable that people want to take a chance on more of the same.

2012/11/07

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