Unemployment
French journalist Jean-Pierre Elkabbach leaves the Elysee presidential palace after a government meeting on unemployment and economic policy, in Paris, on May 23, 2013.
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It’s really such a personal decision. Am I more concerned about identity theft or unemployment? I’m not going to tell you which has to be the first priority
Our first goal will be to stop negative trends, such as unemployment and monopolies. 250,000 new jobs can be opened using efficient reforms
It’s a very real hardship in South Africa that we do have a significant skills shortage, added to (our) structural problems and persistent high unemployment rate.More quotes »
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U.S. unemployment aid applications fall to 340,000
extraordinary efforts to boost economic growth. The Fed says it plans to keep its short-term interest rates near zero until unemployment is below 6.5 percent. And it is buying $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage bonds to push down longer-term interest Read more »
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Hudson Valley jobless rate tumbles to 6.5 percent in April, Labor Department says
still feel strongly that the old compasses and maps are no longer applicable," he said.The New York counties with the highest unemployment rates in April -- though their rates declined, as well -- were Hamilton (11.4 percent), Lewis (10.9) and Bronx (10.5).The Read more »
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Big drop in April LI jobless rate to 6 percent
Island's unemployment rate dropped sharply to 6 percent in April, the lowest since 2008, the state Labor Department said Tuesday afternoon. In April 2012 the rate stood at 7.1 percent.The drop comes after the department last week said the local economy had Read more »
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AIG chief to grads: Take whatever job comes
a degree in math and played football. College graduates have struggled to find jobs after the financial crisis sent the U.S. unemployment rate as high as 10 percent in 2009. Joblessness for recent college graduates, ages 20 to 29, was 12.6 percent in October Read more »
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French Senate votes on major labor reform package
companies to fire employees.Hollande, who is struggling in the polls, hopes the law will help bring down France's 10.6 percent unemployment rate and get the economy moving again. The country's gross domestic product hasn't risen significantly in a year, and Read more »
Around the web
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Texas Lawmakers Put Down Their Swords
The state’s Republican majority pulled its weight in a few major areas: passing legislation requiring drug screening for unemployment benefits and blocking measures opening the door for an expansion of Medicaid , the joint state and federal health care program 55 m ago from The New York Times Read more »
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In Texas, unemployment funds will require drug test
Press AUSTIN, Tex. — Workers who lose their jobs would have to clear a drug screening to qualify for unemployment compensation under a proposal approved by the Texas Legislature. Unde Posted May 25, 2013 at 6:23 p.m. Be the first to post a comment! Want to 6:38 PM from Anderson Independent-Mail Read more »
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Math & Reality
3.3 percent in Stockholm as a whole. It’s worth adding that Stockholm is the most prosperous part of Sweden. The overall Swedish unemployment rate stands at around 8.4 percent (seasonally adjusted) but, as in much in the world, the official statistics conceal 6:31 PM from The Corner Read more »
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Graphing 2 Variables
among Florida residence & Mortgage Foreclosure Unemployment is an issue in the United States and has become a growing concern over the past few years. Certain states have reported higher rates than others. The economy has forced many companies to shut down 6:23 PM from Term Paper Warehouse Read more »
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FdL unemployment rate fell in April
for verification.- 5:45 pm Everything had to come together just perfectly to create the killer tornado in Moore, Okla.- 4:55 pm Unemployment rates in Fond du Lac and all other metropolitan Wisconsin areas decreased in April. Fond du LacÂs rate was 6.8 percent, 5:59 PM from The Fond du Lac Reporter Read more »
