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14-Year-Old About To Reach Lifetime Limit On Insurance Policy

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 12.21.2009 | Impact

Read More: Rafael Curiel, Unemployed Workers, Unemployed, Bowling, Berenice Vite, College Fee Hikes, Rusty Hanna, Brendan Staub, Brad Pate, Kaysie Pralle, Bearing Witness 2.0, Health Insurance, Wendy Pate, Bearing Witness, Max Out Health Insurance, Impact News

As part of our Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up compelling local stories about the victims of the recession. Fourteen...

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History Reveals a Pattern as DPC Hearings Look For Best Job Creation Ideas

Sen. Byron Dorgan | Posted 12.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Bush, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Great Recession, Harry Truman, Dick Durbin, Harry Reid, Jobs, Stimulus, Politics News
Sen. Byron Dorgan

Our country's unemployment rate now exceeds 10 percent. And for every American who is out of a job, the unemployment rate feels more like 100 percent.

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California Unemployment Falls Slightly In November

AP | Posted 12.18.2009 | Los Angeles

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Unemployed, Unemployment, California Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Los Angeles News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's unemployment rate fell slightly in November – down to 12.3 percent from 12.5 percent a month earlier, th...

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Goodwill Gives Job Seekers Free Suits, Skirts For Interviews

nytimes.com | CLYDE HABERMAN | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Unemployed, Unemployment, Goodwill Industries, Charity, Goodwill, New York, Job Seekers, New York News

"Maybe the bleeding has stopped, but the patient is still ill," said William J. Forrester, the president and chief executive of Goodwill Industries of...

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Analysis: Good News on Jobs, But Will it Last?

Lakshman Achuthan | Posted 12.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Trend Rate of Growth, Ben Bernanke, Unemployed, Unemployment, Recession, US Economy, Business News
Lakshman Achuthan

The "great moderation" of business cycles once extolled by many economists, Ben Bernanke, is history. The trend rate of growth is shriveling. In other words, business cycles are back with a vengeance.

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One Million Jobs

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: U.S. Economy, Job Market, Job Losses, Unemployed, Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Economic Crisis, Employment, Obama Administration, Jobs, Politics News
Amitai Etzioni

Millions of jobs, even if temporary, must be generated in short order, and the cost of these jobs must be kept low, in order to not increase the deficit unduly.

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COBRA Subsidies Begin Expiring For The Unemployed

latimes.com | Kathy M. Kristof | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Cobra, Congress, Unemployed, Unemployment, COBRA Expires, Economic Crisis, Health Care Reform, Financial Crisis, Health Care, Business News

The stimulus act included $25 billion to help the jobless stay on their former employers' health plans for up to nine months, but the money is running...

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Blacks Suffer From 'Depression-Level' Joblessness

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

Read More: Washington Post, Unemployed, Unemployment, Recession, African Americans, Business News

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...

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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

Read More: Umeployment, Friends, Family, Playgirl, Christmas, Sarah Palin, Tlc, Relatives, Bulletproof Your Job, Kwanzaa, Levi Johnston, Disney, Harpercollins, Stephen Viscusi, Jon and Kate Plus 8, Abc, Fired, Headhunter From Hell, Holidays, Thanksgiving, The View, Aa, Divorce, Death, Spouse, Hanukkah, Going Rouge, Jon Gosselin, Health Issues, Barbara Walters, Job, Starbucks, Oprah, Chemistry, Good Morning America, Unemployed, Search Engines, Americas Workplace Guru, The Ladder, Monster.com, Media News
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...

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

Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.24.2009 | Impact

Read More: Terry Jorden, Unemployed, Foreclosure, Unemployment, Charity, Giving, Impact News

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...

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The Black Middle Class

David Jones | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Unemployed, Black Community, Black Middle Class, New York City, Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus Package, Housing Crisis, New York News
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.

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Giving Haircuts & Hope To The Jobless

Posted 11.15.2009 | Impact

Read More: Haircuts, Unemployed, Unemployment, New York City, Free Haircuts, Impact News

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

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The Pride of Precious Jones

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 11.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Whites, Harlem, Poverty, Gabourey Sidibe, Real Estate, Race, Hollywood, Barack Obama, New York, Rodney King, South Africa, Unemployed, Precious, Oprah Winfrey, Lenny Kravitz, Blacks, Paula Patton, Lee Daniels, Michael Mccollom, Brooklyn, Sapphire, Push, Mo'Nique, Armand White, A. O. Scott, Divas, The Color Purple, New York Press, Mariah Carey, New York Times, New York News
Michael Henry Adams

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

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Why We Need Even More Stimulus

Robert Reich | Posted 11.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployed, Obama Stimulus Plan, National Debt, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Federal Budget Deficit, Unemployment Rate, Stimulus Package, Stimulus, Business News
Robert Reich

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

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

Don McNay | Posted 10.27.2009 | Business

Read More: Mid Term Elections, Upheaval, Congress, Kentucky Guardianship Administrators, Hank Paulson, Lobbyists, Bailouts, Consumer Spending, Big Money, Roger Ailes, Lawrence Summers, Arianna Huffington, State Legislature, Cnbc, Economic Pain, Unemployed, Lexington KY, Spending Cuts, Wall Street-Washington, Andrew Ross Sorkin, Timothy Geithner, Kenneth Feinberg, Inside the Beltway, McNay Settlement Group, Incumbants, Republican National Committee, City Council, High Unemployment, Ky, Willie Stark, Democratic National Committee, Pay Czar, Fox Business News, Clu, Anger, Louisville, Million Dollar Round Table, Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, Bonuses, Czars, Jefferson Airplane, Small Business, President Obama, Congressional Elections, 2010 Elections, Washington, Main Street, donmcnay.com, Tea Parties, Msnbc, Unemployment, Tea Baggers, All the Kings Men, Rural Journalism, Financial Crisis, Housing Crisis, Running for Office, President Bush, Richmond, American College, Incumbant Politican, Personal Finance, Msfs, Chfc, Small Towns, Kentucky, Don McNay, www.mcnay.com, Structured Settlements, Layoffs, Wall Street Bailouts, Wall Street, Vanderbilt University, Robert Penn Warren, Self Dealing, Eastern Kentucky University, Fox News, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Glenn Beck, Cssc, Too Big to Fail, Bill O'Reilly, Business News
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.

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Goldman and Homelessness

David Jones | Posted 10.21.2009 | Local

Read More: Homeless Shelters, Goldman Sachs, Unemployed, Housing Foreclosures, New Yorkers, Wall Street, Barack Obama Bailout Plan, Government Bailout, Obama Wall Street Bonuses, Local News
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.

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Toldeo Blade Offers Unemployed $1 Subscriptions

Editor & Publisher | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Toledo Blade, Newspapers, Unemployed, Unemployment, Media News

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 ...

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Young in America

David D. Burstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Debate, Social Innovation, Youth Vote, Youth, Unemployment Rate, Green Jobs, Economic Crisis, Social Security, Young-Invincibles, Economy, David Burstein, Renewable Energy, Jobs, Innovation, Fiscal Responsibility, Young Voters, Politics, Unemployed, Unemployment, Social Entrepreneurship, Millennials, Us Economic Crisis, Social Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Nancy Pelosi, Health Care, Politics News
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.

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Picking Up the Pieces: 11 Financial Tips for the Unemployed

Ryan Mack | Posted 10.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Investing, Unemployed, Unemployment, Social Networking, Ryan-Mack, Fiscal Responsibility, Financial-Tips, Tips for Unemployment, Tips-for-Finding-a-Job, How to Get a Job, Tips for Unemplopyed, Business News
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!

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Let Them Eat Cake

David Jones | Posted 10.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Latinos, Unheard Third, Low-Wage Jobs, Unemployed, Poor, Low Income, Health, Mayor Bloomberg, Roman Polanski, New York News
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.

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Education Jobs Show Record Drop

BusinessWeek | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployed, Unemployment, Recession, Economy, Education Jobs, Business News

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%...

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Dan Froomkin

Washington Doesn't Get It: We Need More Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unemployment Numbers, Obama Jobs, Jobs, Unemployed, Unemployment, Politics News

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 ...

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The Truth About Jobs That No One Wants to Tell You

Robert Reich | Posted 12.02.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, Job Numbers, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Business News
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.

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Alert The TV News Media: Obamanomics Isn't Working

Diane Tucker | Posted 12.02.2009 | Media

Read More: John Cassidy, Job Losses, The New Yorker, Ronald Reagan, Unemployment Rate, New Deal, Fdr-New-Deal, Jobs, News Media, Media, Franklin Roosevelt, Diane Tucker, Barack Obama, Recession, Barack Obama Ronald Reagan, Cnn, Unemployed, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Fox News, Unemployment Benefits, Work Projects Administration, Charles Gibson, Banks, NBC News, Layoffs, Msnbc, Bank of America, Aig, Cnbc, Citibank, Bankruptcy, Timothy Geithner, Financial Crisis, The Recession, The Bailouts, Careers, Labor, CBS Evening News, ABC News, Small Business, Economy, Michelle Obama, Capitalism: A Love Story, Media News
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.

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Even Santa Is Getting The Ax

Dan Dorfman | Posted 11.30.2009 | Business

Read More: Santa Claus, Job Losses, David Wyss, Unemployed, Unemployment, Crazy Bosses, Unemployment Rate, Boss, Mall Santas, Economy, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business News
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.

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