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Rural Unemployment Soars During The Recession

Reuters | Nick Carey | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Farm Unemployment, Rural America, Rural Unemployment, Upper Peninsula Michigan, Farm Jobs, Michigan, Baraga Michigan, Business News

What's going on in Baraga [Michigan] and the rest of the Upper Peninsula [Michigan], or UP, mirrors the slow burn that the recession has made through ...

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14 Best Cities For Jobs: The Milken Institute

Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Slidehuge, Wages, Economy, Employment, Slidepoll, Jobs, Job Growth, Recession, Austin Texas, Texas, Unemployment, Salary, Economic Growth, Technology, North Carolina, Business News

Job seekers take heed, the best cities to find work may be in Texas. The Milken Institute, a nonpartisan economic think tank, released its annual Best...

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Navigating the Jobs Crisis: Time for a New 'New Deal' Jobs Program

L. Randall Wray | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Guarantee, Jobs, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, New Deal, Business News

We must use the principles of the New Deal, but create something both broader and permanent: a universal job guarantee available through the thick and thin of the business cycle.

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Obama Jobs Summit: President Holding December 'Forum On Jobs'

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Forum on Jobs, Obama Jobs, Obama Job Sumit, Unemployment, Jobs Summit, Obama Unemployment, Obama Jobs Summit, Forum on Jobs, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama announced Thursday that he'll host a White House summit next month on fighting the chronic joblessness that ...

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New York Times Blames Workers for Unemployment?

Les Leopold | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Bailout, Wall Street, Economic Crisis, Financial Crisis, Ben Bernanke, Wall Street Bonuses, Great Depression, Business News

A column in the Business section was about how the American worker is overpaid. They claim that if workers don't take cuts, these "overpaid" working stiffs will be the cause of another Great Depression.

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Hold the Hofstadter: Why the GOP Is Winning 2010

John R. Bohrer | Posted 11.12.2009 | Politics

Over the last few months, a number of prominent political columnists have pointed to historian and social critic Richard Hofstadter to explain what is happening to the Republican Party. Here's why they shouldn't.

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Investors: Beware the Quackery of Economic Goats, Whitewashers and Charlatans

Ann Pettifor | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Carry-Trade, Unemployment, Jim O'Neill, Finance, Stock Market, Wages, Global Trade, Abby Joseph Cohen, Iceland Financial Crisis, Frederick Mishkin, Short Selling, Bubbles, Business News

Today -- as global trade lies dead, as unemployment rises, as wages and incomes plummet, as US consumption and investment falls -- share prices zoom upwards and commodity prices rock.

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New Bill Would Extend COBRA Subsidy: Representative Joe Sestak

bloomberg.com | Margaret Collins | Posted 11.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Cobra, Congress, Unemployment, Health Care Costs, Economy, Jobs, Health Care, Cobra-Legislation, Recession, Joe Sestak, Business News

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Congress should extend a health-care subsidy that helps the unemployed before it ends for some recipients this month, ...

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David Rosenberg: Unemployment Will Hit 12-13%

Credit Writedowns | Edward Harrison | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Meredith Whitney, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Economy, Jobs, Obama Administration, David Rosenberg, Business News

David Rosenberg thinks the unemployment rate is headed much higher than anyone anticipates. If you recall, back in January when the stimulus package ...

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History May Repeat Itself, But Never Exactly

Lynn Tilton | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Lynn Tilton, Economy, Politics News

As we forecast employment, we cannot embrace history without adjustment for the unique economic character of this Great Recession that began in December 2007.

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Hickory, N.C.: How One Town Has Been Ravaged By Globalization

Peter Whoriskey | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Unemployment, Economy, Foreign-Trade, Globalization, Trade Adjustment Assistance, North Carolina, Fiscal Policy, Business News

HICKORY, N.C. -- The expansion of global trade may enrich the United States, as economists say, but it has overwhelmed this manufacturing area beside ...

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Jeffrey Sachs: Why Obama's Failing On The Economy

Jeffrey Sachs | Posted 11.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Interest Rates, Keynesian Economics, Jeffrey Sachs, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Economy, Federal Reserve, Consumer Spending, China Economy, Barack Obama, Fiscal Policy, Business News

The past week brought news of US double-digit unemployment and the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain near-zero interest rates. Both pieces of new...

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Reid Working on Job-Creation Bill For 2010

The Hill | Walter Alarkon | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ben Card Jobs Bill, Harry Reid, American Job Market, Unemployment, Jobs Bill, Harry Reid Jobs Bill, Senate Unemployment, Ben Cardin Job-Creation, Senate Job-Creation, Harry Reid Unemployment, Harry Reid Jobs, Senate Jobs Bill, Harry Reid Job-Creation, Politics News

Senate Democrats will take up a new job-creation bill in the wake of the 10.2 percent unemployment rate, Majority Leader Harry Reid told his colleague...

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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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Job Openings Near Record Lows

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Openings, Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Fiscal Policy, Business News

WASHINGTON — Job openings are at rock-bottom levels, according to government and private surveys released Tuesday, a trend that could keep the u...

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Video Game Company Starts Foundation To Help Vets Find Jobs

Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact

Read More: Guitar Hero, Tony Hawk, Veteran Job, Unemployment, Veterans, Call-of-Duty-Modern-Warfare-2, Activision Blizzard, Impact News

Activision Blizzard, the video game company behind Guitar Hero and the Tony Hawk franchises announced it plans to donate $1 million on Tuesday to help...

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Federal Reserve: Weak Recovery Means High Unemployment For Several Years

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Economic Recovery, Unemployment, Weak Economic Recovery, Economy, Federal Reserve, Jobs, Dennis Lockhart, Federal Reserve Officials, Janet Yellen, Business News

WASHINGTON — Unemployment likely will remain high for the next several years because the economic recovery won't be strong enough to spur robust...

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10 Job Hunting Strategies Guaranteed To Get You Arrested

Cracked.com | Posted 11.10.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Job Advice, Unemployment, Job Hunting Advice, Comedy News

The unemployment rate in the U.S. crested 10 percent last week, a milestone which underlines the hurt last year's economic distress has placed upon th...

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Cancer Patient Faces End Of Insurance

The Huffington Post | Julian Hattem | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Hooks for Books, Preexisting Condition, Unemployment, Public Housing, Unemployment Rate, Frank Jennings, Bearing Witness 2.0, Roy Smyth, Bearing Witness, Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati, Karen Jennings, Sandra Ingram, Business News

As part of its Bearing Witness 2.0 project, the Huffington Post is rounding up a few of the best local stories of the day. Sandra Ingram's health in...

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Obama's Choice: Jobs Now or Republicans in November

Les Leopold | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Unemployment, Wall Street Crisis, Wealth, Barack Obama, Economic Crisis, Republicans, Business News

We face a true national emergency. More than 30 million Americans are without jobs or are working part-time because there are no full-time jobs to be found.

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How The Government Is Swallowing The Economy: U.S. News

usnews.com | Rick Newman | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Unemployment Benefits, Obama Jobs, Unemployment, Social Security, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Rick Newman, Business News

You know about the bailouts, the stimulus plan, cash for clunkers, and moola for mansions. But for all the anxiety they've caused, those government gi...

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Jobless Recovery: New York Times Op-Ed On The Worst Job Market Since WWII

nytimes.com | NYT | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obma, Job Market, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Jobless Recovery, New York Times, Jobs, Stimulus, Business News

If you are looking for an economic recovery you can believe in, the October employment report is not for you. ...

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Rachel Maddow Urges Democrats To Be 'Aggressive' In Fighting Unemployment

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rachel Maddow, Economic Stimulus, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, 2010 Elections, Politics News

If Democrats have deeply-held convictions on how to act to bolster the economy and stem the downward trend in unemployment, they ought to act on them and put some real leadership behind the effort.

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Wall Street's Record Bonuses Return: Analysts Predict $30 Billion In Bonuses At Big 3

Bloomberg | Michael J. Moore and Ian Katz | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s investment bank, survivors of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depressio...

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Left, Right & Center: The Fort Hood Shooting, Unemployment Rising, GOP Victories, Health Care

Huff Radio | Posted 11.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Health Care Reform, Fort Hood, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment, Virginia Election, Gop Election, Politics News

We discuss: The Fort Hood tragedy: the shooter's Muslim faith, military education and his work as a psychiatrist treating vets with PTSD. Also, unemployment rises: Do we need a bigger stimulus?

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