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Janet Francis looks at job postings at the New York State Department of Labor Thursday in the Brooklyn section of New York. Employers cut a larger-than-expected 467,000 jobs in June and the unemployment rate climbed to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent. Francis, 36, of Brooklyn, has been unemployed for two years and has used the time to work toward her college degree in social work.
10:02 PM - U.S. wages shrink to lowest level in nearly a year as employers cut 467,000 jobs in June. Read more...
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Money Briefs
10:00 PM - NEW YORK -- A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower Thursday. Read more...
Business Planner
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Personnel File
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