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The Reason for 15 Million Unemployed: Poor Thinking at the Top
Berlin :: Germany | about 8 hours ago
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Dean Baker, t r u t h o u t Op-Ed The United States has more than 15 million people unemployed...It is the fault of really bad policy decisions by people who get paid more than almost all of the unemployed ever did or ever will.
Tags: allow employment, share programs, work share, Germany, Berlin, Business cycle, Recessions, Labour economics, Unemployment, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Labor, Types of unemployment
Jobless Numbers Improve Slightly
Berkeley :: CA :: USA | about 8 hours ago
Credibility The nation’s unemployment rate dropped slightly to 10 percent last month, down from a high of 10.2 percent in October. The underemployment rate, which also includes part-time workers and people who have stopped looking for jobs, also fell slightly to...
Tags: Berkeley, Unemployment, Underemployment, Employment, Labor economics, Labor
Labor to Consider Disclosure Rules
Singapore :: Singapore | about 9 hours ago
Credibility The Labor Department unveiled Monday its 2010 legislative agenda, which includes regulations that would require employers to disclose agreements and arrangements made with labor consultants. "When workers or union members have more information about what...
Tags: Labor Department, Ms. Solis, Singapore, Hilda Solis, Labour relations, Overtime, Unemployment, Employment compensation, Employment law, Labor economics, Business law, Labor
Canada approves $6.1B in projects in month
Ottawa :: Canada | about 11 hours ago
Credibility Statistics Canada said Monday that the value of building permits issued in October rose 18 percent from September to $6.1 billion. The value of residential building projects issued permits in the month rose 3.8 percent to $3.4 billion, the third consecutive...
Tags: Statistics Canada, building permits, Ontario, Investment Canada Act, Canada, Ottawa, Business Finance, Bell System, Politics, Unemployment, Nortel, Federal Reserve System, Avaya
CU economists see fewer Colo. job losses in 2010
Denver :: CO :: USA | about 12 hours ago
Credibility University of Colorado economists expect the state to add jobs in the second half of next year, but they still predict the state will lose 3,200 jobs overall in 2010. Nevertheless, CU economist Richard Wobbekind says it's a sign the Colorado economy will...
Tags: University of Colorado, Resize CU, unemployment rate, cu economist, Richard Wobbekind, Denver, Recessions, Labour economics, Unemployment, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Labor economics, University of Colorado at Boulder, Labor
Modest growth tipped for retailers in 2010
Sydney :: Australia | about 13 hours ago
Credibility It says Christmas arrived nine months early for retailers with the Federal cash handout stimulus measures. It believes strong readings of consumer confidence are "overblown" and instead the economy will engage in patchy recovery in 2010.
Tags: access economics, Australia, Sydney, Consumer behaviour, Barometer, Unemployment, Business Finance, Economics, Consumer confidence
Dollar sags as commodities sink
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 13 hours ago
Credibility Australian dollar was trading at $US0.9120/24, down 0.37 per cent from Monday's close of $US0.9154/57...During the offshore session, the local unit traded between $US0.9053 and $US0.9189. Westpac New Zealand senior market strategist, Imre Speizer, said...
Tags: Barack Obama, New York City, Business Finance, Ben Bernanke, United States dollar, Precious metals, Noble metals, Unemployment, Politics, Presidency of Barack Obama, Inflation, Transition metals, Monetary policy, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Euro, Chemical elements, Bailout, Gold, Australian dollar, Federal Reserve System, Google
Vote on property tax cap Tuesday
Noblesville :: IN :: USA | about 14 hours ago
Credibility The Indiana Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee plans to vote Tuesday on bills to cap property taxes and delay unemployment insurance tax increases. The panel already has held one hearing on the measures to get a start on them before the Legislature...
Tags: Indiana Senate Tax, property tax, Noblesville, Politics, Unemployment, Tom DeLay, Business Finance, Social Issues, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Labor, Taxation in the United States
Sick pay switch may leave 17,000 penniless
Stockholm :: Sweden | about 15 hours ago
Credibility Under the terms of new rules coming into effect on January 1st, people who have received sick leave benefits for 550 days and those whose sickness compensation has expired will be removed from the insurance system, Sveriges Radio reports. Instead they...
Tags: insurance funds, Sven Otto Littorin, Sweden, Stockholm, Unemployment, Social Issues, Employment law, Insurance, Labor, Types of insurance
AP analysis: US economy entering sluggish recovery
Merced :: CA :: USA | about 15 hours ago
Credibility Now that the Great Recession appears over, the economy looks to be entering a Rocky Recovery, in which much of the nation will continue to struggle well into 2010. The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties...
Tags: Associated Press, economically stressed, stressed county, Merced, Mortgage, Foreclosure, Recessions, Unemployment, Economic disasters, Business Finance, Late-2000s recession, Real property law, Labor, Nevada
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