Ohio unemployment inches up - Dayton Business Journal

Unemployment in Ohio ticked up slightly last month. The unemployment rate in the Buckeye State was 10.6 percent in November, up from 10.5 percent in October, according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services . Ohio’s ...

Unemployment Will Be The Big Game Changer For 2010 | Daily Markets

With the high unemployment plaguing the US economy, the rest of world is unlikely to enjoy a robust growth as some tend to believe. If the unemployment rate does not go down below 9% by the end of 2010, it is conceivable, for example, ...

Wrap-up bill clears Senate hurdle - WBOC

... cleared a key Senate hurdles early Friday morning. Anchored by a $626 billion Pentagon funding bill, the measure also carries short-term extensions of unemployment benefits, highway and transit funding, key pieces of the anti-terror Patriot Act ...

Arizona\'s unemployment rate falls to 8.9% (The Arizona Republic)

Arizona\'s employment and unemployment numbers improved significantly in November, offering the state most battered by job losses hope that the labor markets are starting to recover.

O\'Malley wants to use federal dollars for unemployment fund (Baltimore Sun)

Gov. Martin O\'Malley said Thursday that he wants to bring Maryland\'s unemployment eligibility calculations into line with a national standard, a move that would enable the state to tap $126.8 million in federal money but would also cost employers more.

Ky. unemployment rate dips to 10.6% (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Kentucky\'s unemployment rate dipped to 10.6 percent in November, down from a revised 11.3 percent in October but still up from 7.2 percent in November 2008, the state reported Thursday.

Arizona\'s unemployment rate falls to 8.9% (The Arizona Republic)

Arizona\'s employment and unemployment numbers improved significantly in November, offering the state most battered by job losses hope that the labor markets are starting to recover.

» Businesses oppose unemployment tax plan

Unemployment taxes have emerged as a key issue for the business community heading into the legislative session set to begin in mid-January. Taxes used to pay benefits to unemployed Marylanders skyrocketed as more state residents found ...

Fed to strike upbeat note on economy - The Associated Press

ReutersFed to strike upbeat note on economyThe Associated PressWASHINGTON — Focused on keeping the recovery going and driving down double-digit unemployment, the Federal Reserve is poised to leave interest rates at a ...Upswing poses questions for FedWashington PostFed May Hesitate to Tighten as Scrutiny IncreasesBloombergThe Beginning Of The End Of Free MoneyForbesAtlantic Onlineall 924 news articles »

South Korea\'s Unemployment Rate Rises In November - RTT News

Hurriyet Daily NewsSouth Korea's Unemployment Rate Rises In NovemberRTT News(RTTNews) - South Korea's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.5% in November from 3.4% in the previous month, the National Statistical ...Turkish unemployment unchanged in SeptemberHurriyet Daily NewsTurkey Sept. Jobless Rate RisesRTT Newsall 13 news articles »

unemployment and disengagement » Contexts Crawler

These negative social consequences outlast the unemployment itself. Tracking Wisconsin 1957 high school graduates, sociologists Jennie Brand and Sarah Burgard found that in contrast to comparable classmates who were never unemployed, ...

Get ready to be shocked. Unemployment in the States!

Animated Unemployment Map just hit the link and get out your tissue\'s ready (don\'t forget to hit play) http://cohort11.americanobserver.net/la ... ...

The power of Google: New evidence on predicting US unemployment ...

Following the popularity of the internet as a means for searching for jobs (Stevenson, 2008), this approach has recently been extended to unemployment forecasting. In particular, the Google Index – the incidence of Google job-search ...

Neb. businesses will be hit with sharp increase in unemployment tax just as ... - Los Angeles Times

Neb. businesses will be hit with sharp increase in unemployment tax just as ...Los Angeles Times(AP) — Nebraska businesses will be hit with a sharp increase in their tax bills next year to replenish the state's unemployment fund after a year in which ...and more »

Unemployment will fall to 8 percent in 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle

Unemployment will fall to 8 percent in 2010San Francisco ChronicleNational unemployment should peak at 10.4 percent and quickly fall to 8 percent by the end of 2010. That's my prediction, and it flies in the face of ...

Unemployment Loan – Getting Christmas Cash While Unemployed - Subprime Blogger

Unemployment Loan – Getting Christmas Cash While UnemployedSubprime BloggerIf you are currently unemployed then one way to get cash is to get an unemployment loan. If you are finding it very difficult to make ends meet financially ...and more »

After former Rosemead official, collects unemployment, state senator ... - Pasadena Star-News

In the wake of news that former Rosemead councilman John Nunez has been collecting unemployment benefits since losing his council seat, state Sen. Gloria Romero, D-Los Angeles, said Thursday she is prepared to propose legislation that would prohibit ...

Ousted councilman collects unemployment - OC Watchdog : The Orange ...

Yes, you read that right — unemployment. Elected officials, like city council members, apparently can collect unemployment payments, according to former Rosemead City Councilman John Nunez, who was exposed by The Associated Press and ...

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He's So Historic: Black Unemployment Hits Great Depression Levels

In what is being portrayed as a direct rebuke of the White House\'s lack of response to the deepening unemployment meltdown, Rep. Maxine Waters D-California, chair of the powerful Financial Services sub committee killed a scheduled ...

Unemployment Struggling to Turn a Corner as Job Losses Mount in ...

The report sets the stage for the Labor Department\'s highly-anticipated November unemployment report, to be released tomorrow (Friday). That report is expected to show 123000 job losses, keeping the unemployment rate steady at a 26 ...

Calculated Risk: Goldman Forecast: Unemployment to Peak in 2011

The key features of our 2011 outlook: (1) a strengthening in growth from 2.1% on average in 2010 to 2.4% in 2011, with real GDP rising at an above-potential 3½% pace in late 2011; (2) a peaking in unemployment in mid-2011 at about 10¾%; ...

Delta tackles unemployment with micro-credit | Vanguard

Although it focused on a programme of the administration known as the Delta State Micro-Credit Programme (DMCP), it nonetheless provided a basis for reflection on how the problem of unemployment and poverty can be tackled across the ...

Unemployment debt another piper to be paid - Asheville Citizen-Times

Unemployment debt another piper to be paidAsheville Citizen-TimesIt goes without saying that when a state has half a million people on the unemployment rolls, problems follow. Most notably it causes a wide array of ...Unemployment Is Taking the Rest of Us Down With ItMinyanville.comThis Is Down Right Stupid FoolsMotley FoolNC borrowing billions for joblessNews & Observerall 28 news articles »

Obama puts renewed focus on job creation - USA Today

CharlotteObserver.comObama puts renewed focus on job creationUSA TodayIt said unemployment would have been up to 0.9 percentage points higher without the stimulus. The White House says more than 3.5 million jobs will be saved ...The Job SummitNew York TimesAdministration Targets Jobs PuzzleWall Street JournalNeed jobs now - White HouseCNNMoney.comThe Associated Press -NPRall 639 news articles »

Monster us online jobs index slips in November - Reuters

Monster us online jobs index slips in NovemberReutersThe unemployment rate is forecast to remain unchanged at 10.2 percent. Monster's index posted an increase in 10 of the 20 industries tracked, and in nine of ...and more »

Virginia's unemployment rate drops in October - KTVZ.com

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's unemployment figures dropped to the lowest rate in 2009 during October and remained below the national average, according to numbers released by the Virginia Employment Commission on Wednesday. The seasonally ...

Unemployment falls to 6.6% in Stearns, Benton - St. Cloud Times

The unemployment rate in Stearns and Benton counties fell for the fourth consecutive month, although one economist says that's a normal seasonal pattern. The local jobless rate was 6.6 percent in October, according to data released Tuesday by the ...
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Unemployment goes up again (The Sandusky Register)

COLUMBUS Looks like the recession isn't over yet. Unemployment rose in Erie, Ottawa and Huron counties in October and also has risen across Ohio, according to statistics released Tuesday and Friday by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
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Ann Pettifor: Strengthening The Levees Against Unemployment And ...

It's no secret that conservative economists believe that the way to cut the deficit is to cut government spending. In other words, government must manage the federal budget in the same way that you manage your household budget.
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Unemployment insurance at Larvatus Prodeo

The internal ACTU report, prepared for today's meeting of the ACTU executive, argues for superannuation contributions to be lifted from 9 to 12 per cent; 1 per cent of the increase would fund unemployment insurance… ...
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Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina? - Huffingtonpost.com

There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the approaching disaster don't seem to be particularly worried. Sound familiar? Just as Katrina exposed critical weaknesses in the ...
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City lowest in unemployment - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Teachers coming back to their classrooms helped lower Lubbock's unemployment rate in October to a state-best 5.4 percent, down from its two-month plateau at 5.7 percent. The Lubbock-Crosby area gained a net 800 jobs, largely on increases in ...
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Blacks hit hard by economy's punch - Washington Post

Washington PostBlacks hit hard by economy's punchWashington PostThe nation's rising unemployment has afflicted young African Americans at greater rates than any other socioeconomic group, reaching Great Depression ...and more »
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Unemployment insurance at Larvatus Prodeo

The internal ACTU report, prepared for today's meeting of the ACTU executive, argues for superannuation contributions to be lifted from 9 to 12 per cent; 1 per cent of the increase would fund unemployment insurance… ...
[original post by Robert Merkel]
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Will The Unemployment Disaster Be Obama's Katrina? - Huffingtonpost.com

There's a Category 5 storm about to make landfall, and the president and the officials in charge of preparing for the approaching disaster don't seem to be particularly worried. Sound familiar? Just as Katrina exposed critical weaknesses in the ...
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Another California crisis: Unemployment fund facing $7.4 billion deficit (San Jose Mercury News)

To keep benefit checks coming amid record unemployment, California has had to reach into Uncle Sam's pockets for $4.7 billion and counting. But the state must return what it borrows by 2011 '” or pay hundreds of millions in interest payments.
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Mediterranean states should cooperate to tackle unemployment (People's Daily)

Mediterranean states should energize their cooperation to eliminate unemployment, experts said on Saturday. "I think countries in the region must share expertise to find the best way to counter unemployment," said Taib Hadri, an expert at Tunisian Strategic Studies Institute. Representatives of research and strategic studies organizations from Mediterranean countries are attending a two-day ...
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Unemployment rate in Inland Empire rises to 14.5 percent (Fontana Herald News)

The unemployment rate for the Inland Empire has jumped back up to 14.5 percent, according to figures released by California's Economic Development Department on Friday.
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Businesses Hiring Fewer Workers Thanks To Expanded Unemployment ...

Again and again liberals have insisted that one of the best ways to help with America's unemployment problem is to expand unemployment benefits. In fact, expanded unemployment benefits were part of the “stimulus” spending spree that was ...
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Idaho Unemployment Rate Adjusted to 9 Percent - KIVI-TV

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The U.S. Labor Department has released new October unemployment figures that put the state's jobless rate at 9 percent. The adjusted unemployment figure was released Wednesday. The Labor Department's seasonally adjusted rate is a ...
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Idaho's unemployment rate hits 9 percent - KIVI-TV

October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 9 percent in Idaho for the first time since the aftermath of the double-dip recessions in the early 1980s. The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday revised Idaho’s October rate upward by a ...
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Businesses Hiring Fewer Workers Thanks To Expanded Unemployment ...

Again and again liberals have insisted that one of the best ways to help with America's unemployment problem is to expand unemployment benefits. In fact, expanded unemployment benefits were part of the “stimulus” spending spree that was ...
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Idaho Unemployment Rate Adjusted to 9 Percent - KIVI-TV

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The U.S. Labor Department has released new October unemployment figures that put the state's jobless rate at 9 percent. The adjusted unemployment figure was released Wednesday. The Labor Department's seasonally adjusted rate is a ...
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Idaho's unemployment rate hits 9 percent - KIVI-TV

October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate hit 9 percent in Idaho for the first time since the aftermath of the double-dip recessions in the early 1980s. The U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday revised Idaho’s October rate upward by a ...
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Pundit & Pundette: Unemployment map

Unemployment map. Wow. Flash animated map of rising unemployment h/t: Pundit Most recent posts here. Stumble Upon Toolbar. Posted by jill at 12:41 PM. Labels: economy. 0 comments: Post a Comment. Older Post Home ...
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SC unemployment rate on the rise again - Charleston Regional Business

News Channel 7SC unemployment rate on the rise againCharleston Regional BusinessSouth Carolina's unemployment rate increased to 12.1% in October from a revised rate of 11.7% in September, the State Employment Security Commission ...SC unemployment rises to 12.1 percent for OctoberThe Associated PressSC unemployment tops 12 percent; local figures worseSumter ItemNC unemployment risesWatauga DemocratThe Palmetto Scoop -WRAL.com -Bizjournals.comall 209 news articles »
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State Unemployment Rates: A Small Victory For Little Rhody - CBS News

Hartford CourantState Unemployment Rates: A Small Victory For Little RhodyCBS NewsYou'll note from this seal, that "hope" is the motto of RI, as in "I sure do hope the unemployment rate starts to drop soon!" Today, Rhode Islanders poured ...Unemployment rates rise in 29 statesCNNMoney.comUnemployment rates rise in most states in OctoberUSA TodayCalifornia unemployment rate reaches 12.5%Los Angeles TimesABC News -The Associated Press -Bizjournals.comall 528 news articles »
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More states add jobs, but many for temporary staff - The Associated Press

More states add jobs, but many for temporary staffThe Associated PressMany states that added jobs still saw an increase in their unemployment rates. The figures for jobs and unemployment come from separate reports. ...and more »
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Jobless claims flat The Business Journal of Milwaukee - Bizjournals.com

AFPJobless claims flat The Business Journal of MilwaukeeBizjournals.comThe number of initial claims for unemployment remained unchanged for the week ended Nov. 14 at 505000, seasonally adjusted, compared to the adjusted figure ...Without Job Creations, the Economy Remains Murky!Examiner.comFlorida posts nation's largest drop in new unemployment insurance claimsTampabay.comWeekly jobless claims unchanged at 505000MarketWatchCredit.com News -Bloomberg -KARKall 293 news articles »
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NC unemployment rate rises for first time in months - StarNewsOnline.com

WCBDNC unemployment rate rises for first time in monthsStarNewsOnline.comNorth Carolina's unemployment rate rose in October for the first time since May, the NC Employment Security Commission said Friday. ...NC unemployment rate rises to 11 percentWRAL.comSC unemployment rises to 12.1 for OctoberWMBFNC unemployment rises to 11%CharlotteObserver.comWinston-Salem Journal -Greensboro News & Record -News Channel 7all 65 news articles »
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Calculated Risk: Unemployment Rate Increases in 29 States in October

Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia recorded over-the-month unemployment rate increases, 13 states registered rate decreases, and 8 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. ...
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Unemployment rates rise in most states in October (USA Today)

Unemployment rates rose in 29 states and the District of Columbia in October from September, the Department of Labor said Friday.
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California Was Among States With Record Unemployment (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Unemployment rose in 29 U.S. states in October, climbing to record levels in California, Delaware, South Carolina and Florida, government figures released today showed.
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October could signal direction for NC jobless rate - Roanoke Daily Herald

RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina’s unemployment figures for October could show whether a predicted late-year jobs crunch is hitting the state economy. The state’s Employment Security Commission on Friday releases the latest data, which will show ...
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Ohio unemployment rises to 10.5 pct in Oct. - Newark Advocate

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services said Friday that joblessness increased despite slightly more hiring by both services and goods-producing businesses. Department director Douglas Lumpkin says more workers found themselves unemployed and ...
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