from firedoglake.com
By: David Dayen
The AP headline tells you that the House of Representatives rejected an extension of unemployment benefits. But the last paragraph tells you why:
Democrats brought up the bill under a special procedure in which no amendments were allowed and debate was limited. Under the procedure, the bill needed a two-thirds majority to pass.
In [...]
from usgovinfo.about.com
Tuesday June 29, 2010
While About Guide to Conservative Politics Justin Quinn cheered Senate Republicans’ success in killing a bill that would have again extended unemployment benefits for some 1.3 million Americans, he cuts through the political rhetoric and suggests an alternative to long-term unemployment compensation.
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from bls.gov
press release
Transmission of material in this release is embargoed USDL-09-1583
until 8:30 a.m. (EST) Friday, January 8, 2010
Technical information:
Household data: (202) 691-6378 * cpsinfo@bls.gov * www.bls.gov/cps
Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 [...]
from bloomberg.com
by David G. Blanchflower
Dec. 10 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama held a jobs summit last week. It surely was a coincidence that unemployment figures released the day after showed the U.S. jobless rate fell in November.
True, unemployment did decline in July too, but only to increase in August, September and October. [...]
from nytimes.com
By JAVIER C. HERNANDEZ
In the strongest jobs report since the recession began, the government reported Friday that the nation’s employers had all but stopped shedding jobs in November, taking some of the pressure off of President Obama to come up with a jobs creation program.
The Labor Department reported Friday that the [...]
from bloomberg.com
By Nicholas Johnston
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama will show the limits of his ability to attack unemployment as he hosts a job- creation summit at the White House today.
The forum will assemble economists, union heads and business leaders such as Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Mountain View, California-based [...]
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Car won’t start.
Need to take care of business so I bundle up with several layers of clothing and prepare to make my trek to what I have to do. On the hunt for work.
It wouldn’t be so bad if there weren’t SO MANY others in front and behind me looking as well. Heard yesterday [...]
Since I am out of a job after 31 years with the same company, I find this an enlightening article and post it here to share with all of my fellow job-hunters. Read on:
New jobs can be found, even in a recession
Experts: Assess, plan, network
5 tips for the hunt:
1. Make finding a job your new [...]
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