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Paul Wiseman

Most states remain at a loss for jobs

WASHINGTON – Five years after the Great Recession officially ended, most states still haven’t regained all the jobs they lost, even though the nation as a whole has. In May, the o...

U.S. manufacturers regaining strength

WASHINGTON – U.S. manufacturers have grown more competitive over the past decade compared with factories in China, Brazil and most of the world’s other major economies. So says a ...

Grads find job market tight

Women graduates fare better than men

U.S. homebuilder confidence edges up in April, but still low

WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuilders’ confidence in the housing market rose modestly in April but remained at low levels for the third consecutive month, constrained by tight credit for home buyer...

U.S. homebuilding up in March after frigid winter

WASHINGTON – U.S. home construction rose moderately in March as builders resumed work at the end of a frigid winter. But applications for building permits slid, clouding the outlook for futu...

How Federal Reserve’s pullback of stimulus could affect you

WASHINGTON – Consumers likely will pay more for home loans. Savers may earn a few more dollars on CDs and Treasurys. Banks could profit. Investors may get squeezed. The Federal Re...

No major damage from shutdown

Long-term reputation of U.S. markets appears to be intact

U.S. job market: Healing but still ailing

WASHINGTON – Just how sturdy is the U.S. job market? That’s the key question the Federal Reserve will face when it decides later this month whether to reduce its economic stimulus...

New jobs mostly low-pay, part-time

Mid-paying industries add 22 percent of 2013’s job gain