WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) – The number of Americans who filed requests for jobless benefits fell by 12,000 last week to 377,000, the U.S. Labor Department said Thursday. Claims from two weeks ago were revised up to 389,000 from 383,000. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had projected claims would fall to a seasonally adjusted 380,000 in the week…
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Jobless claims steady, mid-Atlantic factories sag – Reuters
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USA TODAYJobless claims steady, mid-Atlantic factories sagReutersBy Jason Lange | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New claims for jobless benefits last week held at levels suggesting sluggish growth in hiring and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region contr…
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Signs Point to Economy’s Rise, but Experts See a False Dawn
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December 21, 2011
Signs Point to Economy’s Rise, but Experts See a False Dawn
By ANNIE LOWREY
WASHINGTON — As the fourth quarter draws to a close, a spate of unexpectedly good economic data suggests that it will have some of the fastest and stro…
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Hopeless Future for Long Term Unemployed
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Nearly 7 million Americans are receiving jobless benefits under seven different state and federal programs. Around a quarter of those will fall off the rolls in January if Congress does not renew an extended benefits program that expires at year end.
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Decline of the Working Man
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FRANCIS MCCLOSKEY lost his job at the Philadelphia city government’s information hotline in August 2009. Twenty months and more than 1,000 job applications later he is still out of work. He has attended scores of jobs fairs, sought help from job-s…
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Congress is "A Millionaire’s Club"
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Guess it’s no surprise that so many of ’em want tax cuts for the rich and couldn’t care less about unemployed folks losing their jobless benefits….
They campaigned on bringing Main Street principles to Congress, but a large chunk of the rookie clas…
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Jobless Benefits Set to Expire for Millions More
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Two million Americans are set to lose their insurance after jobless claims expire on Tuesday
Lawmakers returned from their Thanksgiving break on Monday without voting on extending them. About 800,000 workers who have been searching for jobs for at …
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1.2 M Workers could lose Unemployment Benefits next month
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Report: 1.2 Million Workers could lose Unemployment Benefits next month
by CalculatedRisk on 10/22/2010 04:07:00 PM
From the National Employment Law Project: 1.2 Million Workers Out in the Cold for the Holidays If Congress Fa…
