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  Tech helps to usher in big changes in benefits

  By Nathan Solheim  |  May 15, 2013

  Technology has made a profound impact on the benefits industry, and it’s sure to change the way brokers and agents do business for decades to come.

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  Expanding plan coverage to part-time workers

  By Jonathan Anderson  |  May 10, 2013

  The ability to participate in a 401(k) plan should be extended to part-time employees, so that more U.S. workers can be better financially prepared at retirement.

• Jobless claims fall to five-year low

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 2, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs and possibly more hiring.

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  Jobless aid applications jump again

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  April 4, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose last week by 28,000, the third straight increase.

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  Stocks fall after weak reports on hiring, services

  By Steve Rothwell  |  April 3, 2013

  Stocks fell in early trading on Wall Street Wednesday after weak reports on hiring and growth at service companies dampened the outlook for the U.S. economy.

• Employers added fewer jobs last month

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  April 3, 2013

  A survey shows U.S. companies added fewer jobs in March compared with the previous month, as construction firms held off on hiring after three months of solid gains.

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  Weekly jobless claims fall again

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  March 7, 2013

  The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, driving down the four-week average to its lowest level in five years. The drop is a positive sign ahead of Friday's report on February job growth.

• US stocks keep climbing

  By The Associated Press  |  March 6, 2013

  An encouraging look at the job market helped send the stock market higher Wednesday, a day after the Dow Jones industrial average tore through its previous record high.

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  Private survey shows steady February job gains

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  March 6, 2013

  A private survey shows U.S. businesses added a solid number of jobs in February, indicating higher taxes and looming government spending cuts have yet to slow hiring.

• Small-business employment slightly fell in January

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 6, 2013

  Hiring among employers with 300 or fewer employees dropped by 2.37 percent after a 0.39 percent gain in December.