Hurricane Charley may damp U.S. payrolls count for August: impact on jobs could hurt White House effort to prove labor market is mending
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Hurricane Charley may have a negative impact on U.S. employment statistics for August. This w ould be bad news for George W. Bush and his campaign for re-election.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2004
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Initial jobless claims fall to lowest level since mid-February
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The United States labor market is healthy according to unemployment benefit filing statistics. Claims have fallen in March by 8,000 to 304,000.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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