Saturday, March 24, 2012

Unemployment

  • WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits likely declined last week, adding to evidence that the job market is strengthening.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • A House panel voted narrowly Thursday to require drug testing of those who want jobless benefits. But a threat of loss of federal funding leaves it unclear exactly how broad that testing would be. Sen.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • The unemployment rate in the Washington region fell in January to 5.6 percent from 5.
  • (Washington Post)
  • WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid fell to a four-year low last week, bolstering the view that the job market is strengthening.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday released a statement on a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics that the Kansas City metropolitan area had the greatest decline in unemployment rate among metro areas of one million or more.
  • (KCTV 5)
  • NEW YORK (AP) -- A drop in unemployment claims and a smaller-than-expected rise in wholesale prices helped sustain a modest rise U.S. stock market futures Thursday.
  • (Yahoo Finance)
  • The US job market continues to strengthen with the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits now at a four-year low, the labor department said Thursday.
  • (The Guardian)
  • We cried together; then I helped her figure what to do next. The unemployment rate for older workers is lower than for their younger counterparts, but older workers unemployment spells last longer.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • We think a big boost to helping Nashvilles unemployment rates will be here in the next week or so.
  • (Examiner)
  • HARTFORD, Conn. — Few job seekers who fail to get an interview know the reason, but Michelle Chesney-Offutt said a recruiter told her why she lost the chance to pitch for an information technology position.
  • (Washington Post)

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