June 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Housing starts in the United States rose more than expected and permits for future construction touched a five-month high in May, a government report showed on Thursday, but any recovery will be hampered by a glut of pre-owned homes, economists warned....
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Housing Starts Increase, While Jobless Claims Slip
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tobee43 started a topic Unemployment: What's Wrong with the Unemployment Numbers?????in UnemploymentUnemployment: What's Wrong with the Unemployment Numbers?????
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
The main measure of employment in the United States is the Current Population Survey conducted monthly by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics. In a March 5, 2008 column in The New York Times, excerpted below, David Leonhardt described the birth of the... -
Top 10 Pink Slip Capitals
June 3, 2011
The unemployment report released this month by the Bureau of Labor Statistics was filled with good news. While the national unemployment rate ticked up to 9 percent, which was the highest since January, the economy added 244,000 jobs in April, a... -
'Shockingly weak' job growth in May
June 1, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Growth in the job market weakened in May, surprising economists and spurring them to call a report on private payrolls "shockingly weak," "grim," and even a "hairball."
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Unemployment 8.8% for March 2011
04/01/2011
The March 2011 monthly unemployment figures show the official unemployment rate decreased to 8.8% and the total jobs gained were 216,000, with 28,800 of those jobs being private temporary. Total private jobs came in at +230,000 with government jobs dropping -14,000.
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Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose 35,000 Last Week to 445,000
Jan 13, 2011
The number of first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments jumped in the first week of 2011 to the highest level since October as more Americans lined up to file following the holidays.
Initial jobless claims rose by 35,000 to 445,000, according... -
Slow Job Growth Dims Expectation of Early Revival
January 8, 2011
The year 2010 ended on a disappointing note, as the economy added just 103,000 jobs in December, suggesting that economic deliverance will not arrive with a great pop in employment.
Signs still point to a long slog of a recovery, with the unemployment rate... -
December jobs report: Unemployment falls to 9.4%
January 7, 2011
The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in December, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 9.4% -- its lowest level since May 2009, the Labor Department reported Friday.
Businesses were hiring, adding 113,000 jobs to payrolls in the month. But the government...Last edited by Flamingo; 01-07-2011, 07:46 PM. -
A Top 10 'Real' Unemployment Report for 2010 and a Peek at 2011
January 4, 2011
Many 2010 year end employment stories focused on job creation and how jobless claims are less now than at the end of 2009. In reality, job creation is still meager considering we are supposedly rapidly recovering from the Great Recession. But without seeing the real...Last edited by AngelinaCat; 01-06-2011, 12:34 PM. Reason: Checked link at poster's request and added spaces between paragraphs. -
The Long Term Unemployment Problem May Be About To Look Much Worse
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced changes to rules on how it calculates long-term unemployment Tuesday, according to The Hill. The changes will expand the BLS’ ability to calculate unemployment for those beyond 99 weeks. Now,... -
New Developments on Federal Unemployment Extensions
12/15/10
The U.S. Senate has approved a sweeping tax package that includes a reauthorization of federal unemployment extension benefits. The legislation now moves to the U.S House of Representatives for consideration and vote. In anticipation of eventual approval, the Employment...Last edited by Flamingo; 12-17-2010, 07:25 PM. -
Attn: Unemployed & Tier 5 Extension Thread
Hello everyone, I wanted to start a post about unemployment and those who may be losing their final extensions. Hopefully some good dialogue, information, and ideas will come about.
I just found out I fall into the 99er crowd, which is those that have been unemployed since... -
Unemployment Discussion
They just announced on CNN that the unemployed are now at 10.2% nationwide.
And the fat lady isn't warming up either.
It's not over yet folks!
