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Get Ready for 'Son' of Stimulus Plan

John F. Wasik | Posted 10.20.2009 | Home

Read More: Job Losses, Recovery, Obama Stimulus Plan, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment Rate, State and Local Government, Tax Relief, Congress, CPI (M), Taxpayers, Home News
John F. Wasik

There is visible progress from the stimulus spending. About $60 billion of the $288 billion in promised tax cuts has flowed into the pockets of most middle- and lower-class Americans.

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Arthur Delaney

Unemployment Rate Hits 9.7 Percent As Economy Sheds 216,000 Jobs In August

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

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The national unemployment rate rose to 9.7 percent -- the highest level since June 1983 -- as the U.S. economy shed 216,000 jobs in August, the govern...

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Arthur Delaney

Unemployment: The Worst-Hit Cities In July (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 10.17.2009 | Business

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Unemployment rates are higher in every metropolitan area of the United States than the same time last year for the seventh consecutive month, the gove...

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10 "Bulletproof Your Relationship Tips" for the Unemployed

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 09.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Santa Claus, Bulletproof Your Job, Unemployment Rate, Career, Resumes, Unemployed, Job, Office, Laid Off, Business, Family, Living News
Stephen Viscusi

Are these questions familiar? How many resumes did you send out today? Did you call so and so? How about going back on the search engines? Why is the house such a mess if you are home all day?

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Japan Jobless Rate Hits New High

BBC NEWS | Posted 09.28.2009 | World

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Japan's jobless rate hit a record 5.7% in July and consumer prices fell at a record pace, figures released days before a general election have shown....

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GDP Declines 1 Percent In 2Q, Better Than Expected

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 09.27.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Further evidence the recession is ending came in a report Thursday confirming that the economy shrank at an annual rate of just 1 p...

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30% Unemployment, Pre-Recession: Immigrant Communities Need Real Recovery

Seth Freed Wessler | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Chinatown, ARRA 2009, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Income Inequality, People of Color, Structural Racism, Community Organizer, Racism, Economic Recovery, Immigrants, Racial Disparities, Inequity, Safety Net, Recession, Politics News
Seth Freed Wessler

For communities of color, 'recovery' can be a vapid term. People of color consistently face rates of unemployment higher than what whites experience in the worst recessions.

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Arthur Delaney

Unemployment: The Worst-Hit States In July (MAP)

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

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The state-by-state unemployment numbers didn't change too much from June to July, the government announced on Friday. Fifteen states still have jobles...

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Weak Job Market Could Dampen Economic Recovery

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

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New Jobless Claims Rise Unexpectedly To 576K

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer | Posted 09.20.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose unexpectedly for the second straight week, a sign that jobs remain scarce...

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Retail Sales Dip Unexpectedly, New Jobless Claims Rise

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.13.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — A bleak report on retail sales Thursday reinforced a nagging worry of economists: Shoppers won't spend enough to help a recovery ta...

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Hallelujah, Salvation Is At Hand! Or Is It?

Dan Dorfman | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Losses, Obama Wall Street, Wall Street Crash, Unemployment Rate, Mortgage Crisis, Obama Financial Crisis, Unemployment Numbers, Global Recession, Dow Industrial, Wall Street Crisis, Mortgage Relief, Unemployment, Obama Job Loss, Wall Street, Economic Recession, Recession Fears, Global Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus, Economic Recovery, Business News
Dan Dorfman

Fundamental problems are not being resolved, but rather papered over: the excess debt of low quality, excess speculation in the financial markets and mushrooming debt and deficits.

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I See No Bailout

Angie Cordeiro | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Wells Fargo Bank, Unemployment Rate, Neighborhoods, Wells Fargo, Naacp, Obama Campaign, Home Foreclosures, Predatory Lending, Unemployment, Poor Neighborhoods, Homelessness, Predatory Lending Practices, Foreclosure, Refinance, Unemployment Statistics, Business News
Angie Cordeiro

Wells Fargo made a mistake and has received over $25 billion dollars to correct it. Dollars that the bank said would be used to help stop foreclosures... I see no bailout.

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Unemployment Among Teenagers Remains Stubbornly High

Wall Street Journal | ERICA ALINI | Posted 09.09.2009 | Business

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Economists don't see much relief for unemployed teenagers in a recession that has trimmed hires and pulled many adults into the scramble for jobs typi...

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Arthur Delaney

If The Economy Lost 247,000 Jobs, How Did The Unemployment Rate Go Down?

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business

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The government reported Friday morning that the unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point to 9.4 percent after the economy shed 247,0...

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Unemployed Struggle With Credit Checks In Job Search

nytimes.com | JONATHAN D. GLATER | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business

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Digging out of debt keeps getting harder for the unemployed as more companies use detailed credit checks to screen job prospects....

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White House Still Warns Of 10 Percent Jobless Rate

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Friday welcomed a dip in unemployment as evidence "the worst may be behind us" with the recession well in...

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Arthur Delaney

Unemployment Rate Falls To 9.4 Percent In July

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.07.2009 | Business

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The unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent as the U.S. economy shed 247,000 jobs in July, the government announced on Friday morning. The drop -- the f...

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New Jobless Claims Drop By 38,000, Beating Estimates

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.06.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — In a positive sign for the economy, companies are laying off fewer workers as they prepare to ramp up production to replenish their...

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How To Keep Your Job Without Resorting To Blackmail

Jason Mannino | Posted 08.31.2009 | Living

Read More: Stress, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Exercise, Gossip, Jobs, Meditation, Management, Stress Reduction, Exercise Tips, Employment, The Balanced Life, Recession, Living News
Jason Mannino

Ninety percent of our eligible workforce remains employed even though we are currently experiencing the worst unemployment rate in 26 years. Stress le...

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Unemployment: Cash-Strapped States Delay Checks For Hundreds Of Thousands

nytimes.com | JASON DePARLE | Posted 08.24.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON -- Years of state and federal neglect have hobbled the nation's unemployment system just as a brutal recession has doubled the number of jo...

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Chicago Area Unemployment Hits 11.3 Percent

Chicago Sun-Times | Francine Knowles | Posted 08.23.2009 | Chicago

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The unemployment rate in the Chicago metropolitan area continued to surge in June, reaching 11.3 percent, up from 6.9 percent a year earlier and the h...

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New Jobless Claims Up To 554k

AP | Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer | Posted 08.23.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of newly laid-off workers seeking jobless benefits rose last week, though the government said its report again was disto...

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States Where The Unemployed Have Stopped Looking For Jobs

US News and World Report | Liz Wolgemuth | Posted 08.22.2009 | Business

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In some U.S. states, nearly half of the job seekers who have stopped looking for work have done so because they simply don't believe they'll find anyt...

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Nouriel Roubini Speaks Truth to Power

Sheldon Filger | Posted 08.20.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Economic Stimulus Package, Nouriel Roubini, Federal Budget Deficit, Unemployment Rate, Roubini Dr Doom, Economic Crisis, Business News
Sheldon Filger

Nouriel Roubini warned for years that the subprime mortgage sector would bring about economic calamity. We should listen carefully to his warnings on the danger of a double dip recession

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