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Number of jobs keeps falling, unemployment claims up

New economic reports this week suggest that the Labor Department will report dismal unemployment numbers Friday as U.S. employers continue shedding jobs at a blistering pace and the number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rises.

More than 100 Rome flights canceled by protest

More than 100 flights at Rome's main Leonardo da Vinci airport have been canceled by a ground workers protest against job cuts that are part of Alitalia's imminent relaunch.

Finding a new job becomes harder as layoffs mount

The number of laid-off workers who are continuing to draw unemployment checks jumped more than expected to 4.6 million at the end of December and is likely to keep climbing this year - fresh evidence that people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a new job amid a deepening recession.