Unemployment Figures

OECD Warns of 'Jobless Recovery'

The warning came as the latest evidence on the supply of credit to the British economy showed little sign of radical improvements. The Bank of England's Trends In Lending Report confirmed that British consumers were still...

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Maryland joblessness rises to 7.3%

Employers add 1,500 jobs in Oct. but more than 215,000 seeking work Maryland employers created 1,500 jobs last month, but the number of out-of-work residents on the hunt for work grew even faster. Maryland unemployment rose to...

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Texas adds 41,700 jobs in October; jobless rate edges up

Posted Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Texas added 41,700 jobs in October, with education, health, and professional and business services leading the way, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday. The state’s jobless rate, however,...

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Temp labor may be bridge to recovery: Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last...

Temp labor may be bridge to recovery: Florida's jobless rate ticked up to 11.2 percent last month. But employers are starting to hire more temps nationally, so they may start hiring more permanent workers in the months ahead.

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Double-Digit Unemployment Through 2010

Everyone’s talking jobs these days — the government included. By Jerome Idaszak, Associate Editor, The Kiplinger Letter Jobs are on everyone’s mind these days as unemployment climbs despite economic growth. There’s not a lot...

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Isles, nation demand focus on joblessness

Losing a job has become a frightening reality for many in Hawaii who never imagined such a thing would happen to them. Without a reliable income stream, they now face once-unthinkable losses: their careers, their homes, their...

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US housing recovery delayed to 2010

Tax credit doesn’t fix unemployment problem By Kathleen M. Howley and John Gittelsohn BLOOMBERG NEWS A recovery in U.S. housing will have to wait at least until next year. New home sales may begin to pick up by the start of the...

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Many at Modesto job fair share frustration over prolonged search

They came eager with résumés in hand in the face of new, more daunting numbers on unemployment and a forecast for many more long, cold months of economic winter. But with Stanislaus County's jobless rate spiking from 15.2...

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Republican candidates will talk about jobs until Election Day

By MIKE RIOPELL, JG/T-C Springfield Bureau SPRINGFIELD — With the economy among the top issues facing candidates for governor, some Republicans this week latched onto Illinois’ growing unemployment numbers to focus on the...

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Greenback Gains as Equities Consolidate

The dollar ended the week higher against most major currencies as risk aversion pressured risky assets. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet stated that the ECB will withdraw emergency cash gradually and tighten...

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