The leading source for credible citizen reporting

Help | Login | Join Allvoices

Mainstream News

This event is older than two months and is no longer active. Some links older than two months could be broken.

Click here to post a new related report

Unemployment insurance cost dropping for many employers

Source: Seattle Times

Seattle : WA : USA | 11 months ago

0 0

About a quarter of the state's employers will see their rate decrease, while 18 percent see an increase. The average rate is dropping slightly, to 1.55 percent in 2009 from 1.7 percent this year. More than half of the state's employers will be in the lowest unemployment-insurance bracket, or 0.35 percent...

Reach
Credibility

Related Allvoices Contributions

Something to be Thankful for - Lower Cost of Holiday Meal But, The ...

By: Righter

As America faces tough times with rising unemployment rates and prices on nearly everything, there is good news from the American Farm Bureau Federation. According to the Farm Bureau’s website, at http://www.fb.org/ the cost of the typical Thanksgiving dinner will be about four percent less than last ...

4 days ago
Charities Take to the Street - But at what Cost?

By: jeremiahhall

Panhandlers have a new tool: clipboards and binders filled with jarring photos, heart-wrenching statistics, and donation forms.A nonprofit fundraising trend at play for years in Britain has come to the streets of major US cities. Face-to-face fundraising employs teams of young adults donning official-looking uniforms to solicit donations from ...

17 days ago
European Union Unemployment Rate Reaches 9.6 Percent

By: StockMarketsAnalysis

The Euro was dragged lower today as the Euro Zone reached a 9.6 percent unemployment rate. This marks a 10 year high for unemployment for the European Union. The Dollar managed to rally modestly against the Euro but not as much against other currencies worldwide.

about 1 month ago
Economic Crisis Roundup: Recovery Emerging, But Not Yet for All

By: chnarendra

Has the global economy bounced back from the sudden and very deep recession that began last fall? World Bank economists say such economic vital signs as industrial production, trade, and foreign direct investment are picking up, though they’re at considerably lower levels than before the financial crisis. “Right now, we see this ...

about 1 month ago
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- >

News Stories

Puget Sound Business Journal: Keep layoffs from becoming financial, legal ...

News Source: Uinta County News | 11 months ago

Faced with the economic meltdown, employers are electing layoffs as one cost-cutting measure. Whether they are executing permanent or temporary layoffs, Washington businesses can expect an increasing number of layoff-related lawsuits, particularly...
Unemployment insurance cost dropping for many employers

News Source: Seattle Times | 11 months ago

About a quarter of the state's employers will see their rate decrease, while 18 percent see an increase. The average rate is dropping slightly, to 1.55 percent in 2009 from 1.7 percent this year. More than half of the state's employers will be in the...