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. [...]
Here is where it gets good…
…and how much of the stimulus money will really go out to those that need jobs and/or training? Hopefully this will be the economic shot in the arm the city sorely needs and as an aside, I hope Chicago gets the Olympic bid as well as that will mean MANY [...]
Is there a faint glow of a light at the end of this tunnel? Maybe in Chicago, we shall see. My thanks and a tip o’ the hat to Fernando diaz for reporting the following heartening story. Here goes:
Stimulus package may benefit former Republic Windows workers
BY FERNANDO DIAZ / Staff Writer
from www.chitowndailynews.org
March 02, 2009 [...]
from www.cbs2chicago.com
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
President Barack Obama moved to jumpstart the economy by signing the economic stimulus Tuesday. With the stroke of a pen, the president pumped nearly $800 billion into the economy. Many people in Chicago who have lost their jobs are wondering: what does this stimulus plan mean to me? CBS 2′s Jim [...]
Thank God It’s Friday
Believe it or not that phrase has just lost it’s meaning to me now that I have been unemployed for the last two months. I would love to feel that way but it’s just not the same. I have been looking for work and it seems that as soon as I turn [...]
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 [...]
Pay, jobless benefits, food stamp aid would grow slightly
By Mike Dorning
Washington Bureau
February 1, 2009
WASHINGTON – For the more than 820,000 people in the state who are on the unemployment rolls, the immediate impact would be larger, a $25 per week boost in their benefits.
By April, families on food stamps would receive an increase in benefits. [...]
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