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Extent of those underemployed becoming clearer
Dallas :: WI :: USA | 39 minutes ago
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I'm looking, and I would love to have a full-time job," she said. "I think I have a pretty good resume, but I can't even get interviews."...She and her husband are making ends meet, and his job prospects should soar when he finishes nursing school late...
Tags: unemployment rate, percentage points, Texas, headline unemployment, Dallas, Current Population Survey, Labor economics, Unemployment, Discouraged worker, Labor
Latinos, blacks take harder hit amid recession
Boston :: MA :: USA | about 21 hours ago
Credibility State officials say that unemployment rates for minority groups are higher than the overall rate, but say the sample sizes are too small to calculate specific numbers. “We’re in such a state that we need to think about emergency measures to prevent us...
Tags: civil rights, unemployment rate, white housing, Massachusetts Communities Action Network, White House, Congressional Black Caucus, jobs summit, communities activists, Latinos, Boston, March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Works Progress Administration, Types of unemployment, Puerto Ricans in the United States, Labor economics, Unemployment, Janet Murguￃﾭa, Social Issues, Politics, Labor
Unemployment higher; holiday hiring down
Daytona Beach :: FL :: USA | about 22 hours ago
Credibility Seasonal holiday jobs in retail may be harder to come by this year, but they are out there...This is the chain's second call for help. "We did some hiring in October but there are some locations that still need help," said Gwen Bennett, Bealls vice president...
Tags: Florida Economic Estimating Conference, Florida Employee Confidence Index, Sean Snaith, Bealls Department Stores, unemployment rate, Daytona Beach, Volusia County Florida, Florida, Spherion, Institute for Economic Competitiveness, Business Finance, Labor economics, Unemployment, Bealls, Labor
Kings County unemployment trends upward
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | about 23 hours ago
Credibility 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
Jobless rate hits 7.1 percent
Kansas City :: MO :: USA | about 23 hours ago
Credibility 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
Jacksonville's jobless rate remains high for October
Jacksonville :: FL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility 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
Lee County's unemployment rate in October drops slightly
Fort Myers :: FL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility The sector now includes more than 31,000 jobs. Mark Wilke, human resources director for nine Home Depot stores from Port Charlotte to Naples, said the stores have added 90 employees in the past two months or so. Some of those positions are just for the...
Tags: unemployment rate, Mark Wilke, Bill Waichulis, Lee County, Curt Bradbury, Fort Myers, Labor economics, Unemployment, Employment, Labor, Business Finance
Unemployment rates increase in Kokomo, Indiana
Kokomo :: IN :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility October’s unemployment rates for both Indiana and Kokomo show slight increases, while Tipton’s rate fell. Unemployment figures from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development indicate the state’s unemployment rate rose from September’s 9.7 percent...
Tags: unemployment rate, Indiana, Kokomo, Discouraged worker, Labor economics, Unemployment, Employment, Labor, Kokomo Indiana, Howard County Indiana, Kokomo metropolitan area, Business Finance
Foreclosure, unemployment rates soar
West Hartford :: CT :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Residential mortgages that were either in the foreclosure process or 90 days or more past due remained at record levels in the state for the seventh consecutive quarter. The Mortgage Bankers Association, which provided the report, began tracking delinquencies...
Tags: Connecticut, unemployment rate, job losses, West Hartford, Real estate, Foreclosure, Banking, Subprime lending, Short sale, Mortgage, Real property law, Personal finance, Business Finance
Ala. jobless rate rises to 10.9 percent in October
Camden :: AL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Director Tom Surtees said the rate represents nearly 227,000 people who were unemployed in the state in October, up from about 223,000 in September. Surtees said job gains in October were in government, professional and business services, trade, transportation,...
Tags: southwest Alabama, University of Alabama, John Clyde Riggs, Tom Surtees, unemployment rate, Camden, Business Finance, Labor economics, Unemployment, Alabama, Labor
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