The Labor Department reported Friday that the nation’s unemployment rate was mostly unchanged, falling slightly to 9.4 % during  July. According to the latest government figures, 331,000 jobs were lost nationwide last month across a wide variety of industries. However, the current job loss figure is still significantly lower than the 645,000...

The latest figures from the Department of Labor show that 247,000 more jobs disappeared last month. And right about now, many of the people who had those jobs probably wish they had something more coming to them than some severance pay and a small check from the state unemployment department. I’m talking about private unemployment insurance. The ...