Programs to cushion and counter economic downturns have been sharply curtailed since 1981-82 recession.

The team said that it would provide unemployed fans with free tickets to home games to fans who submit their résumés to be shared with prospective employers.

With Wall Street edging back from the brink, the crisis of consumer confidence has become the biggest short-term issue for the economy.

The loss in Iceland after its economic collapse goes beyond the personal, shattering a proud country’s sense of itself.

The toll of lost jobs rose to 1.2 million for the year as 240,000 American jobs disappeared in October.

The economy lost 240,000 jobs in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.5 percent, the Labor Department said, as the toll from slowdown spread.

The economy lost 240,000 jobs in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.5 percent, the Labor Department said, as the toll from slowdown spread.

The economy lost 240,000 nonfarm jobs in October, pushing the unemployment rate to 6.5 percent, the government reported, as the slowdown took a toll on households and businesses.

Productivity grew at an annual pace of 1.1 percent, down from a 3.6 percent rate in the second quarter, as a huge pullback by consumers threw the economy into reverse.

Productivity grew at an annual pace of 1.1 percent, down from a 3.6 percent rate in the second quarter, as a huge pullback by consumers threw the economy into reverse.