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Conn. inmate who mailed bomb threat sentenced
Bridgeport :: CT :: USA | 8 days ago
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Conn.— A Connecticut prison inmate has been sentenced to 18 months for mailing a bomb threat to a federal agency. Federal prosecutors said 41-year-old Glen Sharkany was sentenced Friday in Bridgeport. Authorities say on Sept. 29, 2008, Sharkany sent...
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Indiana's jobless rate hits 9.8 percent in October
Indianapolis :: IN :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Indiana's unemployment rate of 9.8 percent in October was slightly more than September's adjusted jobless rate of 9.7 percent, but state officials said Friday the change is statistically insignificant. Indiana's October rate stayed below the national...
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Ill. unemployment hits 11 percent
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Illinois' unemployment rate continued to climb last month, rising to its highest level in more than a quarter century, officials reported Thursday. The Illinois Department of Employment Security reported that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rose...
Tags: unemployment rate, Chicago, Unemployment, Late-2000s recession, Late 2000s recession in the Americas, Labor economics, Recessions, Macroeconomics, Business Finance, Labor
LINE-X franchise opens in Ottumwa
Ottumwa :: IA :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility For Brad Lisk and Kevin Webster, co-owners of Body Masters in Ottumwa, it was an easy business decision. When they found out that a spray-on protective coatings franchise in Fairfield was closing, they jumped at the chance to take over the territory.
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Minnesota jobless rate rose to 7.6% in October
Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Minnesota employers added 2,200 temporary and permanent jobs in October prompting more discouraged workers to re-enter the labor force and resume job searches. The result nudged October's unemployment rate to 7.6 percent from September's revised rate...
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SC unemployment rises to 12.1 percent for October
Columbia :: SC :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility The unemployment rate in South Carolina rose nearly half a percentage point in October, returning to a record level of 12.1 percent set earlier this year, the state agency that calculates the rate said Friday. The Employment Security Commission also said...
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Arizona unemployment rate rises to 9.3%
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility The state Department of Commerce reported on Thursday that total nonfarm employment rose by half a percent, with 13,200 jobs added in October. Six of the 11 major sectors had job gains, three showed losses and two were flat. The private sector added 11,400...
Tags: AM Arizona, unemployment rate, Phoenix
Jobs scene looks up
Boston :: MA :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility Some said the drop could be a statistical aberration caused by complex and sometimes contradictory data compiled by government officials. “It’s still a very bad number,” warned Andre Mayer, research director for the Associated Industries of Massachusetts,...
Tags: Massachusetts, jobless rate, unemployment rate, rate fell, Boston, Macroeconomics, Recessions, Unemployment, Social Issues, Labor, Business Finance, Late-2000s recession, Labor economics, Current Population Survey
Black Males Hit Extra Hard By Unemployment
Richton Park :: IL :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility This "he-cession," as it's sometimes called, has hit African-American men especially hard, increasing their unemployment rate to more than 17 percent last month. One of those unemployed black men searching for work is Randolph Smith. When Smith, 53, is...
Tags: Randolph Smith, black men, unemployment rate, Chicago Urban League, Richton Park, Recessions, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, Unemployment, Labor
Georgia unemployment climbs to 10.2 percent
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | 8 days ago
Credibility A year ago, that number was 6.9 percent, the state's labor department said. October marks the first time in two years that Georgia's unemployment rate has matched that of the national one. Otherwise, the number of people out of work in Georgia has been...
Tags: Georgia State University, Georgians, unemployment rate, job losses, Atlanta, Unemployment, Georgia, Recessions, Business cycle, Macroeconomics, Business Finance, Labor
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