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 cnet.com
by Marguerite Reardon
Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday is scheduled to announce $2 billion in grants that will be used to build broadband networks in underserved communities.
The funding, which is part of the $7.2 billion that was set aside for broadband in President Obama’s $787 billion economic recovery deal earlier [...]
from istockanalyst.com
press release
US Market industry alert provided by U.S. Equity News. By Jessica Dickler
Looking for a new profession? You might want to consider becoming a computer systems designer or home health care aid.
Even with unemployment at 10%, some industries like professional service and health care will grow in the years ahead, according [...]
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 businessweek.com
Commentary by Caroline Baum
Bloomberg’s Caroline Baum says the big question for Obama is what to do if employers are hacking away at their permanent workforce
(Bloomberg) — All last week I was frantic waiting for my invitation to the White House Jobs Summit to arrive. I thought about crashing, but [...]
from cnnmoney.com
By Jennifer Liberto, CNNMoney.com senior writer
President wants to extend tax breaks for small business, invest in infrastructure and give rebates to consumers who make homes energy efficient.
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney.com) — President Obama on Tuesday outlined a broad new proposal to try to spur jobs and give more help to Main Street [...]
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 [...]
Excuse my opinion, but this is my take on what is happening moving to 2010 and beyond.
The Governor’s race in both Virginia and New Jersey was predicated by the economic condistions there. As it is all over the nation, unemploymet is devastating our economy. The smoke and mirrors we are being given doesn’t replace a [...]
It’s Friday and I have a busy week in front of me to start off the minth of March. IIt does look promising that I will be able to take advantage of going to a school that has placement assistance. So the light doth shine, glowing ever so faintly but steadily as I walk toward [...]
Kudos to Lauren Milligan for her contributions in journalism regarding the labor market. This is indeed an interesting read and I, as so many of those recently unemployed, are awaiting the Administration to come to the rescue and provide us the opportunity to utilize our skills with another job. Here is the article:
How will the [...]
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