Unemployed

Blacks Suffer From 'Depression-Level' Joblessness

washingtonpost.com | V. Dion Haynes | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


Joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions -- 34.5 percent in October, more than three times the rate for th...

Happy Thanksgiving! This Year It Is No Longer Humiliating To Be Explaining Your Unemployment Around the Thanksgiving Table!

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media


Stephen Viscusi

Losing your job is dreadful, no matter what the reason. In this journalist's mind, it is still better than health issues, divorce, or death -- but t...

TV Viewers Help N.C. Family Stay In Home For Holidays

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact


On Friday, North Carolina's WWAY featured a story about Terry Jorden and his wife, who were both laid off two years ago and lost their home. They move...

The Black Middle Class

David Jones | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


David Jones

If history is any guide, the recovery in jobs will trail the economic indicators, and the recovery for black workers in higher wage brackets will trail even further.

Giving Haircuts & Hope To The Jobless

Posted 11.15.2009 | Impact


Many small businesses have recently decided to step in and offer jobseekers discounts and freebies to boost their confidence, such as complimentary dr...

The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York


Michael Henry Adams

Almost every African-American knows, is related to, or is acquainted with a Precious Jones or her mother, Mary.

Why We Need Even More Stimulus

Robert Reich | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business


Robert Reich

2009-11-05-reich2.jpgObama must return to Congress for more stimulus spending. Here's how he should sell it.

2010: The Year Main Street Sticks It to Wall Street and Washington

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business


Don McNay

If anyone has ever dreamed of being an office holder, 2010 is the year to do it. There are going to be several situations where voters elect a complete unknown, just to express their anger about the incumbent.

Goldman and Homelessness

David Jones | Posted 10.21.2009 | Local


David Jones

Two recent news stories keep coming together in my mind: The incredible Goldman Sachs bonuses amounting to more than $16 billion, and the recent report by the Coalition for the Homeless, of the record 40,000 homeless people sleeping in NYC shelters.

Toldeo Blade Offers Unemployed $1 Subscriptions

Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media


The Blade of Toledo, Ohio, is offering a new approach to helping the local unemployed, offering a three-month subscription for $1 to anyone currently ...

Young in America

David D. Burstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics


David D. Burstein

By most indicators young people are the most adversely affected age group by the economic crisis, the most at risk when it comes to health care coverage, and the deepest in debt.

Picking Up the Pieces: 11 Financial Tips for the Unemployed

Ryan Mack | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business


Ryan Mack

I promise this to you, if you hold on to the belief that you will find a job, and aggressively pursue that belief, you will survive these hard times!

Let Them Eat Cake

David Jones | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York


David Jones

We snicker about the blindness of Marie Antoinette before the outbreak of the revolution, but I'm starting to understand the very human wish to ignore what's painful and unpleasant.

Education Jobs Show Record Drop

BusinessWeek | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business


Today's employment report shows that the recession has finally hit education. With the new school year starting, September education jobs fell by 0.9%...

Dan Froomkin

Washington Doesn't Get It: We Need More Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


Nowhere is the massive disconnect between Washington D.C. and the rest of the country more striking than when it comes to the issue of jobs. Inside ...

The Truth About Jobs That No One Wants to Tell You

Robert Reich | Posted 10.02.2009 | Business


Robert Reich

Yes, I know. Our government is already deep in debt. But let me tell you something: When one out of six Americans is unemployed or underemployed, this is no time to worry about the debt.

Alert The TV News Media: Obamanomics Isn't Working

Diane Tucker | Posted 11.01.2009 | Media


Diane Tucker

Ronald Reagan governed over high unemployment numbers, and he was covered by a hyper-critical media. Yet today, most TV news outlets are giving President Obama a free pass on equally bleak statistics.

Even Santa Is Getting The Ax

Dan Dorfman | Posted 10.01.2009 | Business


Dan Dorfman

Money manager Arnold Silver has been told by some retailers in California and elsewhere that they won't hire any Santas this year -- or else hire far fewer of them -- in an effort to cut costs.

Middle-Class Faces Homelessness After Job Loss

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business


Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the Robertson family was living in a storage unit. Save The Family Arizona suppli...

Retired Couple Save Abandoned Pets

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.25.2009 | Politics


A retired couple in Eastern Michigan has opened their home and their hearts to desperate cats abandoned by their owners as they were forced out of the...

Landlord Goes Back To Work To Let Unemployed Tenants Stay Rent-Free

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business


As the Huffington Post continues to bear witness to the effects of the current economic environment on ordinary Americans, we've found additional comp...

NYC Unemployment Rate Jumps To 10.3%

New York Times | Patrick McGeehan | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York


New York City's unemployment rate jumped to 10.3 percent in August as the number of city residents unable to find work rose to a record high of 415,80...

Will Low-Skilled Workers Benefit from Economic Recovery?

Brandon Roberts | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business


Brandon Roberts

For millions of Americans at the margins of the labor market, a return to aggregate economic growth is unlikely to improve their personal circumstances.

Rush Limbaugh and the Mobilization of White Male Anger in the Health Care Debate

Jackson Katz | Posted 11.08.2009 | Media


Jackson Katz

Limbaugh is successful because he not only knows how millions of white men think -- he knows what pushes their emotional buttons.

$3.1B Set Aside For Unemployed Is Unclaimed Because States Haven't Expanded Jobless Benefits

USA Today | Matt Kelley | Posted 09.30.2009 | Business


More than $3.1 billion in stimulus money for state unemployment insurance programs is sitting in a federal trust fund because 23 states haven't expand...