Fed's Fisher says US is "drowning" in unemployment
RICHARDSON, Texas (Reuters) - The United States is "drowning in unemployment," its economy is running at stall speed and inflation is "not a problem," but easier monetary policy is not the answer, one of the Federal Reserve's most hawkish policymakers ...www.reuters.com
Secondary Sources: Unemployment Benefits, Young, Black Men, Libor
–Unemployment Benefits: Garett Jones looks at how much extended benefits increase the unemployment rate. "But here's the bad news: If we cut unemployment benefits back to the usual 26 weeks, a 1% fall in the unemployment rate wouldn't cause a 1% ...blogs.wsj.com
US unemployment aid applications at 2-month low
21, 2012, file photo, Lam McIntosh, 33, of Salt Lake City, receives assistance from employment counselor Gloria Archuletta while looking for benefits at Workforce Services, in Salt Lake City.www.vcstar.com
County unemployment drops in August
Unemployment in Ala mance County dropped below 10 percent in August, according to a report released Friday by the state Employment Security Commission.thetimesnews.com
Unemployment Study Offers More Evidence Nobody Wants To Hire The Long ...
The authors noted that despite widespread interest in the notion that longer unemployment spells diminish workers' job-finding prospects, it's been difficult to prove because two job candidates who look similar to researchers might look different to ...www.huffingtonpost.com
Unemployment dips after months of increasing
... Friday, September 28, 2012 at 10:18 a.m.. Last Modified: Friday, September 28, 2012 at 1:24 p.m.. Unemployment declined slightly by .1 percentage point in Davidson County for a rate of 10.6 percent in August when compared to July's rate of 10.7 ...www.the-dispatch.com
US economic data looks better on closer inspection
Yet a peek beneath the headlines, and a separate report on applications for unemployment aid, suggested that the economy is sturdier than it might appear.www.businessweek.com
Face the Facts: Unemployment benefits without income bias
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits plunged 26,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 359,000, a hopeful sign for the job market.www.voxxi.com
Unemployment dips slightly in city, county
Unemployment dips slightly in city, county. MANITOWOC - Unemployment rates in the city and Manitowoc County dipped slightly from July to August, according to data released by the Department of Workforce Development.www.htrnews.com
Charlotte-area unemployment dips to 9.7%
Unemployment in the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill area fell in August to 9.7 percent from 10 percent in July, according to the N.C.www.bizjournals.com
Longer Unemployment, Fewer Interviews
I've written before about about how the longer you're unemployed, the less likely you are to find a job. That's probably because of some combination of several factors: skill deterioration; better workers are more likely to get hired faster, leaving a ...economix.blogs.nytimes.com
Unemployment rate locally still higher than N.C., U.S.
Unemployment rates dropped in all three local counties last month compared to July and August 2011. But the rates in Brunswick and Pender remain significantly higher than the state average - and North Carolina's statewide unemployment rate of 9.7 ...business.blogs.starnewsonline.com
Fact Of The Day #61: Unemployment Benefits Go To Millionaires, Struggling ...
You don't have to need the benefit to qualify: in 2009, 2,362 American millionaires collected unemployment. Nearly one million Americans reporting at least a six-figure income ($100,000+) also got jobless benefits.www.huffingtonpost.com
THE RACE: Obama now can call himself job creator
Still, unemployment has been stuck above 8 percent since early in Obama's term, budget deficits have topped $1 trillion for four consecutive years and economic growth has slowed to a trickle, expanding at a scant 1.3 percent annual rate in the April ...www.cbsnews.com
Oil prices shoot higher on US unemployment claims, Spain budget, hope for ...
NEW YORK - The price of oil gained almost $2 per barrel Thursday after three straight days of declines. A positive report on the U.S.www.washingtonpost.com
Unemployment Boosts Student Loan Debt
Americans' collective $16 trillion national debt, with about one-third of it piled up during just the past three and one-half years under President Barack Obama, has become a major issue in this year's presidential election.www.theintelligencer.net
Unemployment claims drop to July level
Number of the day. 26,000. That's the decline in the number of Americans who filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week.www.sfgate.com
Eviction looms for victim of Spain's unemployment
Juan Carlos Castano, a Spanish national who came from his native Colombia to Spain in 2000, stopped making mortgage payments after becoming unemployed in late 2009. Spain announced a detailed timetable for economic reforms and a tough 2013 ...photoblog.nbcnews.com
US Economy Grew 1.3 Percent Rate in Second Quarter
High unemployment and sluggish growth prompted the Federal Reserve last week to announce several major steps to boost the economy.abcnews.go.com
Rutherford unemployment rate eighth lowest in state
MURFREESBORO - Rutherford County unemployment rate dropped slightly to 7 percent for August, which was the eight lowest out of 95 counties in Tennessee, the state reported Thursday.www.dnj.com
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