Unemployment chronicles
- 1/18
U.S. President Obama delivers remarks on the American Jobs Act at Manchester High School Central in Manchester
REUTERS - 2/18
People march in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade in Charlotte, North Carolina
REUTERS - 3/18
People participate in a job fair in New York
REUTERS - 4/18
Mervin Sealy from Hickory, North Carolina, takes part in a protest rally outside the Capitol Building in Washington
REUTERS - 5/18
Jobseekers stand in line to attend the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. career fair held by the New York State department of Labor in New York
REUTERS - 6/18
Unemployed people hold signs along Market Street in San Francisco
REUTERS - 7/18
handmade sign painted on the side of a pickup truck reading "hard worker" is shown in San Francisco
REUTERS - 8/18
People wait in line to speak with recruiting representatives during a job fair in San Francisco
REUTERS - 9/18
A counselor meets with job candidates during a job fair at Workforce1 in New York
REUTERS - 10/18
A sign at an information station is shown at the One Stop employment center in San Francisco
REUTERS - 11/18
Job seekers show their wristbands as they wait in front of the training offices of Local Union 46 in the Queens borough of New York
REUTERS - 12/18
Job seeker fills out application during 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles
REUTERS - 13/18
Students interview during work readiness training at the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
REUTERS - 14/18
Job seekers fill out applications during the 11th annual Skid Row Career Fair at the Los Angeles Mission in Los Angeles
REUTERS - 15/18
A man holds his briefcase while waiting in line during a job fair in Melville, New York
REUTERS - 16/18
Job seekers prepare for career fair to open at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey
REUTERS - 17/18
A woman looks at a list of employers behind recruiters booths during the 2009 CUNY Big Apple Job Fair in New York
REUTERS - 18/18
A person dressed as a bunny walks down the street with a sign in New York
REUTERS
Private employers hired more workers than expected in February and demand for a range of factory goods was solid in January, hopeful signs for the economy as it deals with higher taxes and deep government budget cuts. Strong auto sales, better hiring and a continued housing recovery helped the U.S. economy grow throughout the country.