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Congress urged to extend emergency jobless benefits
Las Vegas :: NV :: USA | 1 day ago
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One million workers could lose their benefits in January without the extension, according to a new report on the stimulus act unemployment benefits, written by several labor advocacy groups. "This is a lifeline," said Jim Garner, the secretary of the...
Tags: Congress, Kansas Department of Labor, jobless benefits, emergency jobless, stimulus act, labor officials, extend benefits, unemployment benefits, Las Vegas, Unemployment, 111th United States Congress, Labor economics, Kansas state budget, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Labor, Types of unemployment
Stocks rise after improved jobs, housing data
New York :: NY :: USA | 13 days ago
Credibility U.S. stocks edged up on Wednesday after data pointed to stabilizing labor and housing markets, considered two big headwinds slowing down a recovery. Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes rose to their highest level in a year in October. Also,...
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Senate eyes jobless aid, home credit
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility A $20 billion-plus package of homebuyer and business tax breaks was advanced in the Senate Monday, together with a precedent-setting expansion of unemployment benefits to help carry the jobless through the holiday season. Ending weeks of delay, all but...
Tags: Senate Finance Committee, Toyota Motor Corp, Toyota Motor Sales, floor mats, unemployment benefits, jobless benefits, tax credit, Comcast Corp.
Jobless claims edge down, continued claims slide
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits dipped by 1,000 last week, while the number collecting long-term aid fell to the lowest reading in seven months as the job market steadied. Initial claims for state unemployment insurance...
Tags: jobless claims, US Labor Department, week ended, jobless benefits, claims dropped, labor market, unemployment benefits, unemployment insurance, seeking unemployment, previous week
S.C.'s jobless will get sorely needed checks
Columbia :: SC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility tool goes here Legislature's action frees up tens of millions of dollars for unemployed It's official - the state Legislature fixed an oversight Wednesday that will send tens of millions of dollars to unemployed workers.
Tags: jobless benefits, extend jobless, South Carolina, S.C
Leading indicators signal growth, but jobs scarce
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility A private forecast of economic activity rose for the sixth straight month in September, a sign the economy may keep growing early next year despite rising unemployment. The number of new claims for jobless benefits jumped more than expected last week.
Tags: benefits rose, jobless claims, workers filing, jobless benefits, U.S, wall street, economy showing, labor market, newly laid, unemployment benefits
Like it or not, here comes more stimulus
White House :: TN :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The House has already approved an extension and the Senate has amended it but not yet voted on it. Both parties say they want to extend benefits but they disagree over how to pay for it and how to handle amendments to the bill. In the Senate proposal,...
Tags: Senate Democrats, GOP, jobless benefits, extend jobless, unemployment benefits
Jobless lose lifeline as Senate stalls
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility As thousands of jobless Americans lose their weekly unemployment checks, Congress is still debating who should qualify for a benefits extension. The House passed a bill last month lengthening benefits by 13 weeks for those in high-unemployment states.
Tags: Senate Democrats, unemployment benefits, jobless benefits, jobless workers, extend unemployment
Kansas labor secretary urges unemployment extension
Niagara Falls :: NY :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Garner joined nine other state labor chiefs at Niagara Falls, N.Y., to press the Senate to follow the House in passing a benefits extension bill. The House version would allow unemployed workers who exhaust their benefits to get an additional 13 weeks...
Tags: U.S. Senate, House, labor secretary, jobless benefits, Kansas Labor, unemployment benefits, Kansas labor, exhaust theirs, Niagara Falls
House votes to extend jobless benefits
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility U.S. unemployment benefits would be extended 13 weeks in states with the highest jobless rates under a measure approved by the House Tuesday night. The bill, approved 331-83, would continue payments for more than 1 million workers whose benefits would...
Tags: House, jobless benefits, unemployment rate, extend jobless, unemployment benefits, Washington
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