Job Losses Highest Since 1974, Unemployment Soars in US
Region: United States
Job loss statistics released in the US yesterday reflect a serious downturn in the economy. In November of 2008, approximately 533,000 jobs were cut in the United States. This comes on top of very high ... more
Views: 1540Ohio Jobless Rate at 15-Year High; McCain Plan May Kill 8,000 More
Region: Ohio
Ohio got some bad economic news. The state lost more than 11,000 jobs in July, and the unemployment rate has worsened to 7.2 percent—the highest in Ohio since December 1992. Ohio may take an additional ... more
Views: 2333Failure to Enforce U.S. Labor Laws Fuels Exploitation of Workers
Region: United States
The failure to enforce even weak U.S. labor laws has created an incentive for many employers to hire undocumented immigrant workers, several experts told a House committee earlier this week. Bill Beardell, dire... more
Views: 1579U.S. Jobs Down 20,000 in April. Don’t Bring Out the Party Hats Yet
Region: United States
- by Tula Connell The economy shed another 20,000 jobs in April, the fourth monthly decline this year, further confirming that a recession is under way. However, because many economists had predicted an ... more
Views: 1201Jobless Female Students Losing Hope
Region: Iraq
- By IWPR-trained reporters in Baghdad (ICR No. 254, 18-Apr-08) Lack of opportunities and growing conservatism prompts many to contemplate emigration. Sahar and Alia, both aged 25 and college graduates, said t... more
Views: 1792Unemployment Benefits Extension Advances
Region: United States
- by Mike Hall More than 200,000 jobless workers a month run out of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits without finding new jobs. Some 3.5 million unemployed workers are expected to exhaust their bene... more
Views: 1740Bill Would Extend Unemployment Insurance for Long-Term Jobless
Region: United States
by Mike Hall Earlier this year, the AFL-CIO pushed hard for Congress to extend unemployment insurance (UI) benefits beyond the normal 26 weeks as part of a stimulus package to address growing ... more
Views: 2275U.S. Jobs Tank Big Time
Region: United States
by Tula Connell Employers slashed 83,000 jobs in March, according to this morning’s monthly jobs report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, worsening the nation’s unemployment r... more
Views: 942Unemployment Increasing In America
Region: India
In America unemployment rate is increasing day by day.In July the rate of unemployment was 5.7% was all time high in last 4 years.This survey was done by American Labour Department.American Government have declared that in... more
Views: 1116Unemployment is a big waste of man power
Region: IndiaThe unemployment problem in India has become very serious in the recent years. The economic well being of the country depends greatly upon the solution of the problem of unemployment. During the present oil crisis even hig... more
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