Your Search Returned 337 tagged news reports
Anemic job growth was outmatched by the number of people looking for work...Compared to a year ago, the only industries showing positive job growth were agriculture, education and health services. State and local government -- generally the gold standard...
Tags: Reader Services Kings County, Jeff Michael, unemployment rate, San Joaquin Valley, jobless rate, San Francisco, Unemployment, Fresno County California, California, Business Finance, Kings County California, Kettleman City California, Avenal California, Labor
October's number topped the revised 6.8 percent jobless rate posted in September. In October 2008, the state's jobless rate was 4.2 percent, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released Friday by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission. Oklahoma...
Tags: unemployment rate, Oklahoma City University, AM Oklahoma, Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, jobless rate, rate hit, BLS, Robert Dauffenbach, Kansas City, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labour economics, Types of unemployment, Labor economics, Unemployment, Oklahoma, Labor, Business Finance
Florida's statewide unemployment rate rose from 11.1 percent in September to a seasonally adjusted 11.2 percent in October, the state labor agency said. Meanwhile, the Georgia Department of Labor said Thursday that the state's unemployment also rose by...
Tags: Jacksonville, seasonal adjust, jobless rate, labor agency, unemployment rate, Florida, Business cycle, Jacksonville Florida, Unemployment, Discouraged worker, Business Finance, Recessions, Labor economics, Macroeconomics, Labor
N.C. — North Carolina's unemployment rate rose slightly to 11 percent in October, a fraction off its historic peak earlier this year and the ninth straight month in double digits, the state's Employment Security Commission reported Friday. The jobless...
Tags: North Carolina, unemployment rate, jobless rate, Employment Security Commission, Raleigh, Unemployment, Inflation, Recessions, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, Labor, Business Finance
Until recently, 2009 was a year of job losses in the Houston area...But that changed in September, when area employers began adding jobs. And the possible trend was reinforced Friday when the Texas Workforce Commission reported that area employers created...
Tags: Texas Workforce Commission, unemployment rate, jobless rate, rate edged, job losses, Houston, Macroeconomics, Recessions, Nonfarm payrolls, Types of unemployment, Labor economics, Unemployment, Employment, Labor, Business Finance, Texas, Hurricane Rita, Thomas Pauken, San Antonio, Recession, Business cycle, Paleoconservatives
Nev. — Nevada's unemployment rate declined in October for the first time in four years, but economists Friday cautioned that while the figures are encouraging, they're more a reflection of a shrinking job market than job creation. The statewide jobless...
Tags: Nevada, jobless rate, Training and Rehabilitation, Department of Employment, work force, Carson City, Business Finance, Labor economics, Unemployment, Discouraged worker, Labor, West Coast of the United States, Jim Gibbons (United States politician), Macroeconomics, Recessions, Employment rate, Labour economics, Employment, Social Issues
For a country that has seen it’s population surpass the 300 million mark and where diversity couldn’t be more evident, it is becoming more evident that minorities & to a large extent our youth or those under the age of 20 – which...
Tags: Latinos, African American, Minorities, Democrats, Population, Jobless Rate, Right Wing, Tea party, Barack ObamaLow Skill Labor, Jobs Created, Joe BidenGreen Jobs, Jim Clyburn, Five, blind sheep, Larry Summers, Minority group, Blacks, Tim Geithner, Southern United States, job created, Sheila Lee Jackson, Labour economics, Hilary O. Shelton, Labor economics, Obama&, Sociology, allnews, Unemployment, Washington, Social Issues, South, Sheila, Labor, Joe Biden, Black, Hilda Solis, Al Sharpton, unemployment rate, Tea Partiers, Jesse Jackson
Manatee County’s unemployment rate eased slightly in October. Manatee’s jobless rate dipped to 12.4 percent from 12.7 percent in September, according to state labor statistics released Friday. Despite the sliver of relief, state economist Rebecca Rust...
Tags: unemployment rate, jobless rate, Florida, Manatee County School District, Lee County, percentage point, Collier County, rate drops, Bradenton, Sarasota County Florida, Sarasota Florida, Manatee, Unemployment, Manatee County Florida, Bradenton Florida, Labor, Social Issues, Current Population Survey, Labor economics, Employment, Business Finance, Indiana, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, Uninsured in the United States, South Florida metropolitan area, Percentage, Braden River, Education
It was the fifth consecutive month in double digits, but also the first time in 48 months that Georgia’s jobless rate was not higher than the national average. The last time that happened, both Georgia and national rates were 4.8 percent. Since breaching...
Tags: Georgians, jobless rate, Georgia, Tbilisi, Labor economics, Unemployment, Jobless claims, Recession, Layoff, Business Finance, Employment law, Employment, Macroeconomics, Labor
Updated 12 minutes ago Alabama�s October unemployment rate rose to 10.9 percent, according to the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations. Counties with the lowest unemployment rates were Shelby, 7.4 percent; Madison, 7.5 percent; and Coffee, 8.3 percent.
Tags: Silicon Valley, jobless rate, unemployment rate, rate rises, Whole Foods CEO, California Employment Development Department, Intuit, Whole Foods Market Inc., San Diego, Health care, Organic food, Whole Foods Market, John Mackey, Health Medical Pharma, Labor, Alabama, Unemployment, Business Finance, San Jose California, Santa Clara California, Intel Corporation, Recession, California, Labor economics, San Diego County California, Inland Empire, San Francisco, Employment, Twitter, Santa Clara County California, Venture capital