Department of Labor

• New Jobs Increase but Unemployment Ticks Up

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 7, 2010

  Although 290,000 new jobs were created last month, unemployment increased to 9.9% because of an increase in the size of the labor force, the Department of Labor reported today.

• Consumer Prices Show Slight Increase

  By Claude R. Marx  |  April 14, 2010

  Americans saw little change in what they paid for key items as prices increased by 0.1% last month, the Labor Department reported today.

• CPI Unchanged

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 18, 2010

  Consumer prices didn't move last month, the Labor Department reported today.

• CPI Stays the Same

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 19, 2010

  Consumers saw little change in the prices they paid for most items as prices increased 0.2%, the Labor Department reported today. Prices have increased in eight of the last nine months.

• Administration Predicts Job Growth

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 11, 2010

  The Obama administration predicted today there will be light at the end of the tunnel this year on jobs creation.

• CPI Up Slightly

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 15, 2010

  Consumer prices increased 0.1% last month, the Labor Department reported today.

• Unemployment Unchanged at 10%

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 8, 2010

  Businesses cut 85,000 non-farm jobs last month as unemployment stayed at 10%, the Department of Labor reported today.