NEW YORK (MainStreet) – Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, according to the latest figures from the Labor Department.
Initial jobless claims fell to 420,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 423,000. This is the third time in four weeks that jobless claims dropped.
Moreover,
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NEW YORK (MainStreet) — The White House inched closer Thursday to a final compromise with lawmakers who would ensure Bush-era tax cuts are extended for all income brackets this year, a deal that includes an extension of unemployment benefits for many Americans.
The deal has, in many ways, pitted President Obama’s administration
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Christopher S. Rugaber, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — New requests for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, the first decline in a month and a hopeful sign after a raft of negative economic reports.
New claims for jobless aid dropped by 31,000 to a seasonally adjusted 473,000, the Labor Department said
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By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics on Tuesday.
Senators voted 60-40, clearing the way for passage of the bill later on Tuesday. The measure
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Jobless figures have risen to the highest level since 1994, despite a 27,100 fall in claimants in April 2010.
Unemployment in Britain has risen further beyond the 2.5 million mark and is now the highest in 15 years, according to the Office for National Statistics. At the same time, the ONS
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Fiona Doyle has suffered from both shingles and asthma since childhood. She gets shingles every summer, sometimes more frequently, rendering her occasionally exhausted and in pain. A bad experience at secondary school which involved her being sent home meant that for a long time, she was loth to tell anyone
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Don’t write off schemes such as Backing Young Britain, they can younger
workers break into the jobs market, says James Caan.
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Published: 9:24AM GMT 25 Feb 2010
The recession has seen the Government introduce a range of initiatives to
stimulate employment. Whether it’s providing support to banks that have
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WASHINGTON — After eight months without work, Cathy Willburn spotted a classified ad last June offering a full-time job operating a forklift in a warehouse for $14 to $19 an hour, with benefits.
Ms. Willburn, 47, of Grandview, Tex., had done similar work, so she called the toll-free number and was
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WASHINGTON — After eight months without work, Cathy Willburn spotted a classified ad last June offering a full-time job operating a forklift in a warehouse for $14 to $19 an hour, with benefits.
Ms. Willburn, 47, of Grandview, Tex., had done similar work, so she called the toll-free number and was
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The impact of the recession on the British jobs market is much worse than
official unemployment figures suggest, according to the Chartered Institute
of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
By Angela Monaghan
Published: 6:30AM GMT 25 Jan 2010
Jobless data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) last week
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