WASHINGTON -- The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future. Weighed down by energy prices ...

US cuts jobs for 6th month, more pain ahead - Forbes

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut workers from their payrolls for the sixth straight month in June for the longest losing employment streak since 2002, government data on Thursday showed. A separate report showed new applications for jobless ...

US cuts jobs for 6th month, unemployment 5.5 pct - Forbes

United States - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers cut workers from their payrolls for the sixth straight month in June for the country's longest losing streak since 2002, while the unemployment rate held steady at 5.5 percent, government data on ...

LA Times slashes 250 jobs - Guardian Unlimited

The Los Angeles Times Media Group will axe 250 jobs, including about 17% of its editorial staff, and publish 15% fewer pages. About 150 jobs in the Los Angeles Times newsroom will go - some will be compulsory redundancies - after owners Tribune ...

Private sector sheds 79,000 jobs in June - Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. private-sector employers slashed 79,000 jobs in June, the largest drop since November 2002, according to a report by ADP Employer Services released on Wednesday that may spell bad news for the government's labor market ...