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Unemployment
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Americans Want to Be UnemployedFri, 03/12/2010 - 14:27According to BV Black Spin, after colleague, Jim Bunning, chose to block the extension of unemployment benefits for millions of Americans, republican Tom Delay argued that Americans want unemployment. He believes unemployment gives Americans an excuse to avoid looking for jobs. ...
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Nine States See Decrease In UnemploymentWed, 03/10/2010 - 18:05According to BusinessWeek, last month the unemployment of nine states decreased as 30 states saw an increase in the rates. Michigan showed the largest differential, with a 14.3 percent decrease in unemployment. The state is still among the highest in jobless rates despite the drop. ...
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The Black president trapWed, 03/10/2010 - 01:00President Obama, African Americans and unemployment. ...
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A (Jim) Bunning blunder?Fri, 03/05/2010 - 13:08An analysis of Jim Bunning's decisions in Senate. ...
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Job Fair Aimed At Convicted Felons Gets Surprising Turn OutThu, 03/04/2010 - 18:05According to CNN, a job fair expected to attract a few hundreds of people turned out to bring in an estimated 3,000 in Houston, TX on Wednesday. The job fair, called Road to Re-entry Employment Fair, is intended to provide assistance for convicted felons for re-entry into society through the job market. ...
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Jobless Claims Decline As Retail Sales See UptrendThu, 03/04/2010 - 17:34According to The Associated Press, last week's reports of newly filed jobless claims were less than earlier reports as benefits are slowly leveling out in the recession. Reports from retailers also showed positive results as numbers for sales were the highest they had been since a month before the recession began in November 2007. ...
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House Approves $15 Billion Jobs BillThu, 03/04/2010 - 13:58According to Reuters, the House of Representatives approved a $15 billion package of tax credits and highway construction Thursday. More job-creation efforts are in the pipeline, ...
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New Jersey To Cut Transit Jobs, Decrease Budget DeficitTue, 03/02/2010 - 16:10According to BusinessWeek, the New Jersey public transit is preparing to eliminate 200 jobs while making salary and 401k cuts to help fight its budget deficit as the third largest rail service in the U.S. The current estimate for the state's commuter-rail system is $300 million, and the changes are set to affect both non-union and unionized workers. ...
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2,000 Fed Employees Jobless Thanks to Lone GOP SenatorMon, 03/01/2010 - 10:14Two thousand federal transportation workers were furloughed without pay on Monday, and the Obama administration said they have a Kentucky senator to blame for it, the Associated Press reports. Federal reimbursements to states for highway programs will also be halted, the Transportation Department said in a ...
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CBO Says Stimulus-Free Economy Would Have Seen 11 Percent UnemploymentTue, 02/23/2010 - 18:27According to USA Today, the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the economy without its $862 billion stimulus plan would have reached over 11 percent unemployment. The CBO also estimated economic output 1.5 to 3.5 percent higher than it would have been without the stimulus, close to the White Hous ...
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