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Unemployment Drops to 9.5 Percent as 125,000 Jobs Are Shed in June
Posted on July 15, 2010 | No CommentsThe Associated Press had this to say regarding the recent drop in the US Unemployment Rate. The unemployment rate dropped to 9.5 percent for the month of June even as the U.S. government dropped 225,000 Census jobs, the Labor Department reported Friday in another sign... -
Unemployment Rises in California (CA), Florida(FL), Nevada (NV) & Georgia (GA)
Posted on April 20, 2010 | No CommentsFrom the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we see a mixed record of increases and decreases in unemployment rates for March. Unemployment increased in 24 states and decreased in 17 states. Unemployment also fell in Washington, D.C. Several states hit the kind of record they were... -
Will the High Jobless Rate Weigh on US Recovery?
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsObama has said the economy is recovering, however the high jobless rate may end up slowing any recovery for the US. -
US Unemployment Rise In March Is Highest In Years
Posted on April 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe US Unemployment situation took a turn for the worse through March with large rises across the economy. -
US Stocks Rise As Americas Unemployment Rate Settles
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsUS stocks closed higher overnight with sentiment lifted by a drop in the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 47.38 points (0.46 per cent) in closing trades to 10,444.14, a day after the market ended on... -
US Unemployment rate stable at 9.7%
Posted on March 7, 2010 | No CommentsFewer jobs cut than expected, bolstering hopes of a recovery in the US, but the White House and labour department are split over how much can be blamed on bad weather -
Unemployment Rates by County in Pennsylvania (PA), December 2009
Posted on February 26, 2010 | No CommentsUnemployment Rates by County in Pennsylvania -
US Unemployment Rate Falls To 10%, But Obscures Negative Trends
Posted on December 6, 2009 | No CommentsIn an alternative look at last Friday’s National unemployment rate release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Ravi Nagarajan tells us what the negatives from the report are, which may have been overlooked by the mainstream media: The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released... -
National Job Losses Drop For November 2009
Posted on December 4, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe latest information on the national situation regarding job losses for November: U.S. job losses dropped in November to the lowest monthly figure since the recession began. Nonfarm payroll employment saw a decline of 11,000 jobs in November, according to a report Friday by the...