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It's interesting reading about the state-level unemployment data. For places that I know at least a little bit it gives me a better sense of what it might actually mean. North Carolina: North Carolina lost jobs at a record pace last month, pushing unemployment to a 25-year high as the ...
Unemployment Filings Reach 26-Year High
washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Unemployment Filings Reach 26-Year High
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This Isn't Supposed To Happen To People Like Us
eschatonblog.com 12/13/2008 — Poverty's for the poor, after all. Well-paid professionals like lawyers and architects are joining the rapidly expanding unemployment rolls in New York City, according to a new unemployment study. The report, scheduled for release by the Fiscal ...
State Unemployment Money Is Drying UpCrooks and Liars
Not the most reassuring news for the unemployed : With unemployment claims reaching their highest levels in decades, states are running out of money to pay benefits, and some are turning to the federal government for loans or increasing taxes on businesses to make the payments. Thirty ...
Unemployment Filings At 26-Year HighTruthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Not only is the unemployment rate rising steadily, but the number of people filing for unemployment is never far behind. The amount of “first-time claims” of joblessness rose to 5.4 percent last week, emphasizing both the great number of unemployed seeking benefits and the ...
White-Collar Unemployment Spreading, Study FindsThe Huffington Post | Full News Feed
Well-paid professionals like lawyers and architects are joining the rapidly expanding unemployment rolls in New York City, according to a new unemployment study. The report, released by the Fiscal Policy Institute, shows that the effects of the financial crisis have spread well beyond Wall ...
Unemployment at 26 Year HighThe Latest on Air America
The unemployment rate has jumped to a 26-year high. Marketwatch has the story: The number of people collecting unemployment benefits rose by 338,000 to 4.43 million, also the highest since late 1982. The 338,000 increase in the week ending Nov. 29 was the most since 1974. The jobless ...