Washington DC - March 11 - In the week ending March 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 462,000, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 468,000.

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Washington DC - March 10 - Proposed federal energy efficiency jobs provisions would create about 333,000 jobs in 2010 and then 184,000 jobs in 2011, according to a new analysis released by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy.

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Washington DC - March 10 - There were 2.7 million job openings on the last business day of January 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The job openings rate rose over the month to 2.1 percent, the highest the rate has been since February 2009.

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Washington DC - March 9 - The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) rose in February for the sixth consecutive month. During the past six months, the index increased by 13.4 percent (annual rate), the highest six-month growth rate since 1994.

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Washington DC - March 8 - The Occupational Safety & Health Administration is proposing to slash the hazard warning information that chemical manufacturers must provide to workers, customers and other users, a reversal in the right-to-know approach to chemical handling.

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Washington DC - March 5 - The U.S. Department of Labor launched an online suite of resources for grant applicants, created by the department’s Employment and Training Administration, to introduce potential grantees to ETA grants and guide people through the process of applying.

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Washington DC - March 5 - Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-36,000) in February, and the unemployment rate held at 9.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

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Washington DC - March 4 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 29 rural utilities and cooperatives in 16 states have been selected to receive loans and loan guarantees to build and repair more than 5,600 miles of distribution and transmission lines and make system improvements.

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Washington DC - March 4 - In the week ending Feb. 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 469,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 498,000.

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Washington DC - March 4 - Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 6.9 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2009, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Unit labor costs in nonfarm businesses fell 5.9 percent in the same quarter.

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Washington DC - March 3 - After holding out on an extension of unemployment benefits, Senator Jim Bunning ended the five day stalemate and joined colleagues in passing a senate bill signed into law by President Obama, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Facing unprecedented volume declines and a projected, cumulative $238 billion shortfall during the next decade, Postmaster General John E. Potter outlined an aggressive plan of cost cutting, increased productivity, and an array of legislative and regulatory changes necessary to maintain a viable United States Postal Service.

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Washington DC - March 3 - Nonfarm private employment decreased 20,000 from January to February 2010 on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the ADP National Employment Report.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Unemployment benefits expired on Monday for hundreds of thousands of workers, and roughly 2,000 federal employees were furloughed as legislation stalled in congress when one Senator’s efforts blocked approval, as reported in The Washington Post.

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Washington DC - March 2 - Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced legislation to extend unemployment benefits and eligibility for unemployment health care benefits through the end of 2010.

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