On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States. Obama took his place as the 44th president under a bright winter sky, painting this perilous national moment in unsparing terms and exhorting Americans to respond by taking greater responsibility for themselves, the country and the world. More than 1 million people flocked to the National Mall to take part in the event, spilling outward from the gleaming white Capitol steps toward the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial more than a mile away.
On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama was sworn in as president of the United States. Obama took his place as the 44th president under a bright winter sky, painting this perilous national moment in unsparing terms and exhorting Americans to respond by taking greater responsibility for themselves, the country and the world. More than 1 million people flocked to the National Mall to take part in the event, spilling outward from the gleaming white Capitol steps toward the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial more than a mile away.
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Polk's Unemployment Rate Falls
The Ledger, Lakeland, Fla.The local unemployment rate fell in April, but it was a lackluster month for the job market. Polk County's jobless rate was 7.4 percent last month, down from 9.3 percent the year before and 7.7 percent in March, according to state workforce data...Tags: Polk County, Manufacturing and Engineering, Machine Manufacturing, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Calhoun County unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent in April
The Anniston StarCalhoun County gained hundreds of jobs in April, adding to the trend of workforce growth across the state. According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the county's unemployment rate decreased to 6.5 percent in April from 7.1 percent in March. The...Tags: Healthcare Industry, Unemployment Rate, Hospitals and Clinics, Marketing, Career and Workplace
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EDITORIAL: Brown suggests tax break deal that could work
The Sacramento BeeGov. Jerry Brown has renewed his push to eliminate the $700 million to $750 million a year business tax break known as enterprise zones, this time with the goal of using that money in ways that actually would stimulate economic development. After...Tags: Jerry Brown, Taxation, Executive Branch, Politics, Government
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Alabama, area jobless rates drop
The Decatur Daily, Ala.Unemployment rates continued their downward trend in Morgan, Limestone and Lawrence counties in April, according to data released Friday by the state Department of Labor. The best news about the dropping rates is that they came even as the labor force...Tags: Unemployment Rate, Career and Workplace, Employment, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities
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Inland Empire's unemployment rate falls to 9.6 percent, 900 jobs added
San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.Related story: L.A. County's jobless rate under 10% for first time in 4 yearsThe Inland Empire's unemployment rate fell to a 4 1/2-year low of 9.6 percent in April and the region added 900 jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday....Tags: Economic Indicator, Financial and Business Services, Government, Politics, Adecco SA
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L.A. County's jobless rate under 10% for first time in 4 years
Los Angeles Daily NewsRelated story: Inland Empire's unemployment rate falls to 9.6 percent, 900 jobs added Los Angeles County's unemployment rate sank below 10 percent for the first time in 52 months during April as the economy continued adding jobs, the state said Friday....Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Consumer Confidence
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Weld unemployment back to pre-recession levels
Greeley Tribune, Colo.Weld County's unemployment rate has dropped more than a full percentage point in the last year to 7.5 percent, the lowest it's been since before the recession hit in early 2009. Finally, employment officials said, the numbers are reflecting the day-to-...Tags: Unemployment Rate, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities
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Jobless rate drops to low last hit in '08
The Record, Stockton, Calif.San Joaquin County's unemployment rate dropped to 12.9 percent in April, the lowest monthly jobless rate posted by the region since the global financial collapse more than four years ago, state officials reported Friday. Normal seasonal gains in...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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BRIEF: El Paso unemployment rate inches upward to 9.2%
El Paso Times, TexasEl Paso's unemployment rate grew slightly in April to 9.2 percent from 9 percent in March, show data released Friday. The April rate is below the 9.6 percent rate a year ago, reported the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. But the El Paso rate is well...Tags: Federal Reserve, Career and Workplace, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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O.C. jobless rate drops to 5.7 percent
Orange County RegisterUnemployment in Orange County and in California last month sank to their lowest rates in about five years, reflecting the nation's continuing recovery from the recession. The county's jobless rate dropped to 5.7 percent from 6.3 percent in March,...Tags: Social Security, Orange County Register, Career and Workplace, Budget Control Act of 2011, Employment
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Majority of 150 Workers Laid Off at Chehalis Facility Will Transition to New Jobs
The Chronicle, Centralia, Wash.RoadLink, a company that moves merchandise for the Fred Meyer and QFC Distribution Center, intends to lay off 150 employees from the Port of Chehalis facility today, according to the state Employment Security Department. Most won't be out of work,...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace, Employment
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In Iowa, jobless rates are lower
Daily Gazette, Sterling, Ill.Once you cross either of the Mississippi River bridges from Fulton, you end up in Iowa, the Hawkeye State, the site of the first presidential caucuses every 4 years. And another thing -- a land of lower unemployment. In March, Iowa's jobless rate...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Unemployment, Employment Opportunities
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