News Source: Honolulu Advertiser
| 15 days ago
Unemployed workers in Hawai'i may now get up to 73 weeks of jobless benefits because of additional federal aid made available under the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009. The bill made available an additional 14 weeks of...
News Source: The News Journal
| 15 days ago
News that the national unemployment rate topped 10 percent in October came almost as an anticlimax Friday, since economists and political leaders had been predicting it for many months. But the announcement featured far more than just word that...
News Source: The News Tribune
| 15 days ago
President Barack Obama signed a $24 billion economic stimulus bill into law Friday, giving tax incentives to prospective homebuyers and additional jobless benefits to those idled by the business slump. The bill-signing came a day after the House...
News Source: Miami Herald
| 16 days ago
The national unemployment rate surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983, the government reported Friday, and is likely to go higher, giving greater urgency to efforts in Congress and at the White House to consider tax and other incentives...
News Source: News Press
| 16 days ago
The job losses occurred across most industries, from manufacturing and construction to retail and financial. Economists say the unemployment rate could surpass 10.5 percent next year because employers are reluctant to hire. Florida�s unemployment...
News Source: Ledger-Enquirer
| 16 days ago
The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 — and is likely to go higher. The 10.2 percent jobless rate for October shows how weak the economy remains even though it is growing. The rising jobless rate could threaten...