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The job market is even worse than the 9.1 percent unemployment rate suggests.

A look at some of the nation's most contentious collective bargaining, benefits and employment issues that made headlines in recent months.

In the early days of the Obama administration, organized labor had grand visions of pushing through a sweeping agenda that would help boost sagging membership and help revive union strength.

Hurricane Irene hit many small businesses as it moved up the East Coast last weekend. Owners typically look to the federal government for help after a disaster.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is still the largest private employer in West Virginia.

The people inside a smoke-stained bingo hall are desperate for jobs. And Mitt Romney, the Republican presidential contender standing before them, says his business experience will help him save the nation's economy.