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Unemployment? They Need Workers!

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Economy Problems, U.S. Economy, California, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Karel, Charles Karel Bouley, Economy, Video, Politics News

Forget statistics, those numbers are people, and I'm one of them. Here are actual phone calls made over one week period to the Unemployment development department in California.

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We're in a "Repression": The Economics of Shame

James Rotondi | Posted 12.08.2008 | Business

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Perhaps we're better off thinking of our current state of economic ennui not as a recession or a depression, but as a "repression."

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What Centrist Huh? Beyond Obama's 2.5 Million Jobs

Beau Friedlander | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Change to Win, Jason A. Lefkowitz, Chuck Schumer, Yes We Can, Change, Unemployment, Economic Stimulus Package, Unemployment Rate, New Deal, Economy, President Elect Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Fdr, Unite Here, Barack Obama, 2.5 Million Jobs, Fdr New Deal, President Elect Obama, Politics News

Obama may well assume a fairly radical solution to the economic problems facing the nation, one that eclipses the craziest notions dreamt up by the progressive fringe.

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The Ketchup Generation: Entry-Level Jobs Really are There for You, Even During a Recession; Here's the Secret

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 11.17.2008 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Graduates, Business School, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Entry-Level, Generation X, Jobs, Careers, Pink Slip, Law School, Generation Y, Mba, Mayonnaise, Ketchup, Business News

Everyone I know under 30 loves ketchup -- on everything. When I grew up, it was just for french fries and hamburgers. Now, they practically want to use it as lube.

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics

Tim Giago | Posted 10.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Native Americans, Tim Johnson, Native Americans Unemployment, Unemployment, South Dakota, Unemployment Rate, South Dakota Unemployment, Politics News

The Bureau of Labor Statistics sent out a press release touting South Dakota as having the lowest unemployment rates in the Nation. This statement qualifies as a lie -- a damned lie.

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Most Jobs Cut In Over 5 Years, Signs Of Recession Worsen

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 10.03.2008 | Home

Read More: Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Job Cuts, Job Losses, Wachovia, Recession Fears, US Recession, Home News

WASHINGTON — Jobs are vanishing at the fastest pace in more than five years with pink slips likely to keep stacking higher in the months ahead, ...

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Suddenly Obama's Auto-Policies Matter: Michigan Is The New Florida

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.22.2008 | Home

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Any sort of cash incentive to get manufacturers to build more efficient vehicles -- and to get people to buy more of them -- is an admirable thing. But let's not forget that if people just make smarter choices, this nation's energy usage will go down dramatically.

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Illinois Unemployment Rising

Chicago Tribune | James P. Miller | Posted 09.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illinois Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Illinois Job Cuts, Illinois Job Losses, Illinois Jobs, Recession, Rising Unemployment, Chicago News

Unemployment in Illinois continued to track well above the national average in August, as the number of job-seekers climbed and employers continued to...

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Hope and History on the Issue of Jobs

Larry M. Bartels | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Jobs, Republican Unemployment, Democratic Unemployment, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Employment, Politics News

In a contest between a fairly conventional Republican -- McCain -- and a fairly conventional Democrat -- Obama -- on the issue of jobs, betting on the Republican is a vote for hope over history.

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Punishing Workers Who Must Work Part-Time

Beth Shulman | Posted 06.12.2008 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Unemployment, Job Cuts, Unemployment Rate, Working Mothers, Work, Job Layoffs, Working Women, Unemployment Benefits, Jobs, Business News

As the economy worsens, more and more workers will have to take part-time jobs, exposing the urgent need to reform these positions.

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The Help Americans Deserve

Rep. Joe Baca | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Energy, Latinos, Education, Congress, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Disparity, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Foreclosure, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Politics News

As grim statics come out that show our nation's unemployment rates have surged to 5.5 percent, Republicans have again tried to block assistance to the families that urgently need it the most.

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Biggest jobless jump since '86 _ Wall Street sinks

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 06.06.2008 | Business

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WASHINGTON — Pink slips piled up and jobs disappeared into thin air in May as the nation's unemployment rate zoomed to 5.5 percent in the bigges...

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The Dummies' Guide to Stupid Leaders and Misleading Numbers

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 05.03.2008 | Business

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Hopefully, citizens won't buy into the ridiculous belief that 20,000 lost jobs is a good thing -- a sunny turnaround -- a surge, if you will. The economy, like the war, is toast.

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Why Job Market Is Even Worse Than You Think

CNNMoney | Chris Isidore | Posted 02.02.2008 | Business

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A government report on January jobs showing that employers trimmed payrolls for the first time in four years set off alarm bells. But the report, whi...

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U.S. Economy Sheds 17,000 Jobs

New York Times | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 02.01.2008 | Business

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The economy lost 17,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department reported on Friday, the first decline in four years and the most striking evidence yet t...

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Odds For Recession Increase

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 01.13.2008 | Business

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The unemployment rate leaps to a two-year high, record numbers of people are forced from their homes and Wall Street nose-dives again. Such is the fal...

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Wall Street Declines After Weak Jobs Report

AP | Tim Paradis | Posted 01.04.2008 | Business

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Wall Street plunged again Friday after the government's much-anticipated employment report showed weaker-than-expected job growth and a rise in the u...

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