Where I live, the unemployment rate had doubled in the last 3 years, until families started moving away. where?

they moved, i don’t know. I heard a lot of them were trying Az, hoping to find work in construction, I knew this would be fruitless at the time and told those I knew personally. They mostly said they didn’t know what else to do. Many of them are returning, now, but poorer, and [...]

Why won’t they report the real unemployment numbers?

Unemployment is far higher than what is being reported. They are not counting people that are underemployed (you know, college educated adults that are taking teenage jobs and are working 25 hrs a week without health or dental coverage). They are not reporting teenage unemployment. They are not counting some people as [...]

Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls

Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls
With the space shuttles retiring, Houston has a problem: What becomes of Space City?
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How long do you have to work at a job to receive unemployment benefits?

After a little over a year working at a job, I was laid off. I received unemployment for the maximum number of weeks before I found a new job. I currently work at a construction company, and with the winter months coming up, I am going to get laid off for about 3 months or [...]

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.1 Percent

Unemployment Rate Rises to 9.1 Percent
This morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics announced May’s unemployment figures, topping off a week chock full of negative economic reports.
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Can you get unemployment benefits if you left your job for another and new company shut down?

I was offered a job for a construction company and left my job of 2 years because I was offered double the pay. The construction project was postponed and eventually cancelled. The construction company is in business but owner has no work. Would I be able to get unemployment benefits? I have a phone interview [...]

N.J. sees rise in job numbers, unemployment rate

N.J. sees rise in job numbers, unemployment rate
For the second month in a row, the number of jobs in New Jersey increased, and so did the unemployment rate, according to numbers released today by the state Department of Labor.
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How unemployment affects different groups

How unemployment affects different groups
The unemployment rate fell to 8.8 percent in March, its lowest point in two years. And businesses posted the second straight month of strong job gains. The Labor Department said employers added 216,000 jobs in March, more than February’s gains of 192,000. Here is how the report affected different groups and [...]

Unemployment drops in the U.S.

Unemployment drops in the U.S.
Washington: In positive news that could improve the prospects of the Obama administration, the United States Bureau of Labour Statistics announced on Friday that the net addition to jobs in the U.S. economy was 192,000 during the month of February, with the private sector in particular creating 220,000 jobs.
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U.S. unemployment sinks to 8.9% as jobs are created

U.S. unemployment sinks to 8.9% as jobs are created
The U.S. economy finally seems to be reaching ‘escape velocity,’ one economist says. The nation gained 192,000 jobs in February, and unemployment fell below 9% for the first time in nearly two years. Economists say the recession ended in June 2009, but average Americans might look back [...]

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