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Paul Krugman: Even with improving jobless numbers, economy is not OK
February 07, 2012

Dan Walters: Strength of California economic recovery still hazy
January 29, 2012

Viewpoints: Unemployment rate doesn't tell whole story
January 14, 2012

Capitol Alert: The numbers behind California's 11.3 percent jobless rate
December 19, 2011

The Buzz: Interior Department audit tells officials to use video to save on Sacramento travel
December 26, 2011

Editorial: Gingrich plan on immigration hardly humane
December 02, 2011

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Wadhwa Says U.S. Labor Force Needs Training, New Skills
January 26, 2012 | Bloomberg

NV UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS, VEGAS INCREASES | Velez | 01/23/12
January 23, 2012 | KSNV Las Vegas

U.S. Unemployment Dropped 0.4% According to the Labor Department
December 02, 2011 | Financial News Network

Labor Force Wikipedia Information

In economics the people in the labor force are the suppliers of labor. In 2005, the worldwide labor force was over 3 billion people.US Central Intelligence Agency The. Accessed June 17, 2007.Normally, the labor force consists of everyone of working age (typically above a certain age...

Sacramento Connect

Nonfarm Payroll +243,000 ; Unemployment Rate 8.3%; Those Not in Labor Force Rose an Amazing 1,177,000
February 05, 2012
Nonfarm Payroll +243,000 ; Unemployment Rate 8.3%; Those Not in Labor Force Rose an Amazing 1,177,000 Mish’s Global Economic Trend [...]

Robert Reich | The President’s Jobs Plan (Not)
July 13, 2011
July 12, 2011 - What did the President do in response to last week's horrendous job report — unemployment rising to 9.2 percent in June, with only 18,000 new...

EPI: Drop in labor force lowers unemployment rate
August 06, 2011
Aug. 5, 2011 - In today's Jobs Picture, economist Heidi Shierholz explains that the decline in the unemployment rate from 9.2% to 9.1% was entirely due to a drop...

With unemployment now at 9.2 percent, "Resilience Circles" help others adapt to a changing world
July 09, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. July 8, 2011 - Joblessness has increased to 9.2 percent, according to data released this morning by the Labor Department. But a new strategy has...

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UC Davis to lead $ 14 million effort to boost Afghanistan's agricultural extension
December 13, 2011 | UC Davis News
The new three-year grant, awarded by the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, is part of a broad effort to empower the government and strengthen development in Afghanistan, where agriculture employs more than 80 percent of the labor force ...

From around the web

Unemployment Drops To 8. 3% As 1. 2 Million People Leave Workforce
February 03, 2012 | Wake up America
to the labor force, plus total employed...

Nation's unemployment drops to lowest rate in 3 years
February 03, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
The revisions added 165,000 to total employment in March 2011 while reducing the number of Americans participating in the labor force. Also, mild weather likely bolstered job...

Report: State's labor force grew 17,200 in December
January 25, 2012 | indystar.com
Indiana added 12,000 private-sector jobs and saw its labor force ... The labor force growth was the largest increase in more than 35 years, the state's Department of Workforce...

Indiana unemployment holds at 9. 0 percent
January 24, 2012 | indystar.com
Indiana added 12,000 private-sector jobs and saw its labor force ... The labor force ... Since July, the state's labor force has increased by 2.2 percent, compared to a national increase...

Morgan Co. committee to capitalize on local economic development assets
January 25, 2012 | indystar.com
County, and a labor force...

Iowa's unemployment rate ticks down to 5. 6%, despite losing 4,700 jobs
January 24, 2012 | DesMoinesRegister.com
' -- Both the labor force and total employment are beginning to trend upward, and the unemployment rate has fallen considerably below the 6 percent mark.' -- The statewide...

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	RT @denouements: China's shrinking labor force (1 child policy) has forced companies to raise salaries & offer better working conditions for migrant workers. Twitter: @caramelcorretto
	RT @tonyrobbins: Government manipulation of unemployment statistics? 1.2 million people dropped out of the labor force in one month? http://t.co/EL9a3vXD Twitter: @wayoutdesignst
	RT @archivesnews: In April 1940, #unemployment was 15% of the labor force and totaled 8 million. http://t.co/84yB6HSX #1940census #genealogy #history Twitter: @Archivist_
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