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Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference says the state budget will include five-figure tax credits to employers to hire recent veterans as a way to reduce the high unemployment rate of service members returning from combat.

Friday, October 19, 2012  State labor officials say New York gained about 2,900 private sector jobs in September and the unemployment rate stood at 8.9 percent, down 0.2 percent from a month earlier.

Friday, October 05, 2012  The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month, dropping below 8 percent for the first time in nearly four years. The rate fell because more people found work, a trend that could impact the presidential election.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Labor officials report New York's unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent in June even as the state's economy added 15,400 private sector jobs from a month earlier.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The number of people without jobs in New York increased slightly last month, nudging the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent from 8.5 percent in April and 8.1 percent a year earlier.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  What can you do to improve your chances of getting a job and maintaining that job in this economy? We’ll have experts to take your calls during our phone bank Thursday from 5 to 6:30pm on NBC 3.

Sunday, April 08, 2012  The smell of freshly made donuts filled the air in the Rescue Mission Food Services Center Sunday afternoon, as more than 200 people filled the room to enjoy a free Easter dinner.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  Despite near record unemployment, officials in Oswego County area optimistic for the spring.

Friday, May 08, 2009  The pace of layoffs slowed in April when employers cut 539,000 jobs, the fewest in six months, but the unemployment rate climbed to 8.9%, the highest since late 1983.