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• Providence to add 250 billing jobs in Spokane

  December 6, 2011 in City Providence Health & Services is moving 250 medical billing jobs to Spokane from its headquarters in Renton. 11

• Seasonal hiring brings down unemployment rate

  November 22, 2011 in Business, City Seasonal hiring of educators and retail workers helped push Spokane County’s unemployment rate down last month. It fell to 8.3 percent in October, down from September’s revised rate of 8.4 … 2

• Employers post most job openings in 3 years

  November 8, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Employers advertised more jobs in September than at any other point in the past three years, a hopeful sign that companies may step up hiring. 14

• US added 80,000 jobs in October; jobless rate dips

  November 4, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The American economy added 80,000 jobs in October, and job growth in the two previous months was much stronger than first thought, an encouraging sign as the nation searches for … 8

• Seasonal trends lower Spokane jobless rate

  October 26, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The return of workers to area schools following the summer break is behind a better Spokane County jobs report. Unemployment was 8.6 percent in September, down from 9 percent in …

• Unemployment in Idaho drops

  October 22, 2011 in Idaho on Page A6 Idaho’s jobless rate went down two-tenths of a point to 9 percent in September, the first time it’s been below the national rate since last November, the Idaho Department of … 2

• Unemployment rates fall in half of states

  October 21, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Unemployment rates fell in half of U.S. states last month, a sign that September’s pickup in hiring was felt around the country. 11

• West Corp. to hire 250 for Spokane call center

  October 18, 2011 in Business Omaha-based West Corp. will hire at least 250 call center workers for its downtown Spokane building, the company announced Tuesday. 47

• Obama says he’ll keep fighting for jobs bill

  October 12, 2011 in Nation/World A day after Senate Republicans blocked action on his much-touted jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn’t taking no for an answer. 25

• Economy adds 103,000 jobs, but it’s not enough

  October 7, 2011 in Business, Nation/World WASHINGTON — The jobs crisis isn’t getting worse. But it isn’t getting much better, either. 19

• Obama challenges GOP senators: Vote for jobs bill

  October 6, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama defiantly challenged lawmakers today to vote for his jobs plan or explain why not. “This is not a game,” he declared. 29

• Obama knocks GOP leader, says GOP blocks jobs vote

  October 4, 2011 in Nation/World President Barack Obama is criticizing House Majority Leader Eric Cantor for saying the president’s $447 billion jobs bill will not get a vote in its entirety in the Republican-led House. 50

• Washington jobless rate at 9.3% despite job growth

  September 14, 2011 in City, Region Washington has recorded job growth in every month for the past year, but the state’s lofty unemployment rate is showing no signs of shrinking. 2

• Text of President Obama’s address to Congress

  September 8, 2011 in Nation/World Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and fellow Americans:

• Obama asks $450 billion to lift economy

  September 8, 2011 in Nation/World Confronting an economy in peril, President Barack Obama unveiled a larger-than-expected $450 billion plan tonight to boost jobs and put cash in the pockets of dispirited Americans, urging Republican skeptics … 45

• Obama looks to create jobs, put GOP on the spot

  September 8, 2011 in Nation/World Facing a frustrated public and a skeptical Congress, President Barack Obama will pitch at least $300 billion in jobs proposals aimed at getting Americans back to work quickly and forcing … 42

• Stocks plunge after U.S. hiring dries up in August

  September 2, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks tumbled today on news that the U.S. economy added no new jobs last month. The jobs report was the weakest in almost a year. It renewed fears that the … 11

• Jobs package taking shape

  August 18, 2011 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – The jobs package that President Barack Obama plans to unveil shortly after Labor Day could include tens of billions of dollars to renovate thousands of dilapidated public schools … 13

• Washington jobless rate notches back up to 9.3%

  August 17, 2011 in City, Region Washington’s jobless rate is turning back up, reaching 9.3 percent in July after falling to as low as 9.1 percent earlier this year. 2

• Obama pressed on jobs

  August 15, 2011 in Nation/World, News on Page A1 WASHINGTON – As he sets out on a three-day bus tour of the Midwest focused on the economy, President Barack Obama is coming under growing pressure from fellow Democrats to … 51

• For kids, the idea of becoming an astronaut is going nowhere

  August 14, 2011 in Features on Page D1 Retiring the space shuttles, and the iffy immediate future for manned space flight, has implications beyond the realm of science and exploration. It colors the future in another way. For … 2

• As economy falters, security services are hiring more guards

  August 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 The fastest-growing occupation in Spokane County is not in health care or green technology. It can’t be found in casinos or computer labs. It’s security guard – one of the … 20

• Stocks end a day of wild swings mostly down

  August 5, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Don’t look away for too long. You might miss a market rally. Or a plunge. 47

• Jobless rate rises in June

  July 27, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s jobless rate pushed up to 9.1 percent in June from 8.8 percent the month before, the state reported Tuesday. In Spokane in June, about 21,300 adult job seekers …

• Spokane County, state jobless numbers up in June

  July 26, 2011 Spokane County’s jobless rate was 9.1 percent in June, up from 8.8 percent the month before, the state reported today. 13

• Unemployment rises to 9.2% as hiring stalls

  July 8, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the economy will rebound in the second half of the year after a spring slump. 118

• Employment fell in Washington in May

  June 15, 2011 in Business, City Employment in Washington fell by 700 in May, the first decline after eight months of increases, the Employment Security Department reported today. 11

• Caldwell: Good news, good jobs work well together

  May 22, 2011 in Business on Page E1 April was a good month for Washington’s unemployed: 5,800 of them went back to work. The gain raised the 12-month improvement to 41,500, a good-news story even if those still …

• About 5,800 jobs added in Washington last month

  May 18, 2011 in Business About 5,800 jobs were added in Washington state last month, bringing the state unemployment rate to 9.1 percent from 9.2 percent in March. About 41,500 jobs have been added in … 21

• Surf the Web to land that dream job you’ve always wanted

  May 8, 2011 in Business on Page E4 Still one of the millions without a job or in need of a better one? The economy is improving and the jobless rate is declining – slowly. These sites could …

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