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Topic: Unemployment (page 24)

In this photo made Sunday, Jan. 23, 2010, job applicants fill out forms at a job fair in Santa Clara, Calif. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, fresh evidence the job market remains a weak spot in the economic recovery.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (AP)

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Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., second from right, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010. From left are. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., McConnell, and Sen. John Gregg, R-N.H. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) (AP)

Mitch McConnell talks a big game

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Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid, D- Nev., speaks to the media following a meeting with the Senate Democratic Caucus on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) (AP)

Much ado about nothing

In this Sunday, Jan. 23, 2010 photo, Job applicants, upper, talk with job recruiters at a job fair in Santa Clara, Calif. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, fresh evidence the job market remains a weak spot in the economic recovery.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (AP)

Jobs bill: Band-aid for a gaping chest wound

In this photo made Sunday, Jan. 23, 2010, job applicants fill out forms at a job fair in Santa Clara, Calif. The number of new claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, fresh evidence the job market remains a weak spot in the economic recovery.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) (AP)

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A man searches through job listings in the New York State Labor Department's Division of Employment Services in Brooklyn, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. The Labor Department reports on unemployment and jobless claims this week. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) (Mark Lennihan)

Unemployment wins a Senate race

Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) (Orlin Wagner)

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President Barack Obama pauses in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, during a ceremony honoring teachers who received awards received for excellence in mathematics and science teaching and mentoring during an "Educate to Innovate" event for excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) (AP)

Another jobs drop

The year ahead in economics (and politics)

Thomas Schaller

Thomas Schaller

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On jobs, caution means extra misery

Jobs report shocker: Only 11,000 jobs gone

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