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Funds For Small Business Will Grow Economy
(airamerica.com)
President Barack Obama is setting out fresh plans to reinvigorate the U.S. economy, focusing on incentives to small businesses and hiring to bring down the country's 10 percent unemployment rate.
Submitted 3 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Obama, China and Wishful Thinking On Jobs
(www.salon.com)
The U.S. and China can both produce more than their consumers can buy, and both want to keep it that way.
Submitted 4 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Weekly Audit: Protect Consumers, Not Wall Street
(open.salon.com)
The economy is still getting worse. Foreclosures are surging above last year's epic highs and the unemployment rate marches upwards every month. As the misery grinds on, Wall Street lobbyists and... More
Submitted 5 months ago by lizchapman | 0 Comments |
Youth Unemployment Rate at 52 Percent
(www.wiretapmag.org)
The youth unemployment rate has hit 52 percent.
Submitted 5 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
U.S. Poverty Level Leaps to 11-Year High
(www.truthdig.com)
It’s a vicious circle: Millions of job cuts and shrinking household incomes combined to push more Americans below the poverty line last year. Nearly 40 million Americans now officially live in... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Unemployment Hits 9.7%, but Fewer Job Losses in Aug
(www.washingtonmonthly.com)
In anticipation of the August unemployment numbers, the expectations were that the economy would shed 230,000 jobs and the unemployment rate would increase to 9.5%. As it turns out, the job numbers... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Making it easier to save for retirement
(uptake-editorial.groups.theuptake.org)
As we spend time with family and friends this Labor Day weekend, many of us will also be thinking about the state of working America. Yesterday, we received a report showing that job losses have... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Hiring Freeze
(www.texasobserver.org)
If you’re looking for a job in this down economy, you might try the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services. The state agency—known commonly as DADS—needs to hire a lot of people to... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
Unemployment Hits a 26-Year High
(www.truthdig.com)
Just as the Labor Day weekend arrives comes word that the U.S. economy shed another 216,000 jobs last month, pushing the unemployment rate up to a 26-year high of 9.7 percent.
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
California Jobless Rate Tickles 12%
(www.truthdig.com)
Talk of an economic rejuvenation in recent weeks got a sobering smack in the face Friday as California’s jobless figures were released. The Golden State’s unemployment rolls reached 11.9 percent... More
Submitted 6 months ago by raquelbrown | 0 Comments |
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