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California jobless rate falls to 9%
No one ever said the economic recovery would be pretty. California eked out more growth in April as employers added 10,400 jobs, bringing the net total added over the year to 273,000. The state's unemployment rate dropped to 9% from 9.4% the month...
Tags: Consumer Confidence, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Company, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Employment Opportunities, Consumers
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Some recession victims feel lucky to be working harder
arnoldp@herald-mail.comOne thing Ed Grimes hates about his current work schedule is trying to explain it to others. “It’s confusing,” he said. Since being laid off in 2009 after nearly four decades at Hagerstown’s Noland Company, the 61-year-old...Tags: Labor Legislation, Services and Shopping, Economy, Business and Finance, Business, Religion and Belief
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GLOBAL MARKETS-Dollar slips on weak U.S. data, stocks flat
Reuters* Dollar retreats from gains against euro and yen * Equity markets decline on soft housing, labor data * Bond prices rise on data, but Brent oil falls By Herbert Lash NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Global equity markets traded mostly flat and the dollar...Tags: S&P 500, Heavy Engineering, Foreign Exchange Market, NASDAQ, Financial Markets
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Initial jobless claims jump to 360,000, most since March
WASHINGTON -- Initial jobless claims unexpectedly jumped to a six-week high of 360,000 last week after declining to a post-recession low this month, the Labor Department said Thursday. The number of people filing for the first-time for unemployment...
Tags: Easter, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment Rate, Career and Workplace, Employment
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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: Consumer Confidence, Social Security, Orange County Register, Employment Opportunities, Business
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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, Employment Opportunities, Job Layoffs, Career and Workplace
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Insurance for jobless Saudis to be tackled by Shoura
Arab News, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaDraft regulations of an insurance scheme for unemployed Saudis are likely to be debated at the Shoura Council today. The insurance scheme consists of 31 articles. It falls under the General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI) and provides "a...Tags: Saudi Arabia, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Career and Workplace, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
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N.C. jobless rate falls with more residents leaving workforce
Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.Another large departure of discouraged North Carolinians from the workforce during April contributed to the state's jobless rate reaching its lowest level since the recession began 5 1/2 years ago. The rate fell 0.3 percentage points to 8.9 percent, the...Tags: Insurance, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Unemployment Rate
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Gov. Scott Walker signs work-share measure
Milwaukee Journal SentinelWisconsin's employers would get flexibility to lower the hours of a group of workers instead of laying off just a few of them, under a bill signed Friday by Gov. Scott Walker. The legislation also would bring in a modest amount of federal tax dollars...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Elections, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Employment
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WRAPUP 2-Evidence mounts on slower U.S. economic growth
Reuters* Mid-Atlantic factory activity contracts in May * U.S. jobless claims rise sharply in latest week * Housing starts drop more than expected in April * Inflation data points to softer demand in economy By Jason Lange WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The U....Tags: Consumer Confidence, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Market and Exchange, Central Bank
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Feds offer more benefits to 390 laid-off Pfizer workers
The Day, New London, Conn.Nearly 400 former workers at Pfizer Inc., including some who were working at the Groton laboratories as contractors for ExecuPharm Inc., have been told they qualify for federal benefits after their jobs were moved overseas. The U.S. Department of Labor,...Tags: China, Science and Technology, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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York area legislators support Vance bill to stop state's triple-dippers
The York Dispatch, Pa.Local legislators are among those in Harrisburg who would like to slap the fingers of retired state workers who've been "triple dipping" benefits by filing for unemployment. Current law allows the retirees, who are collecting pensions, to be granted...Tags: Seth M. Grove, Crime, Law and Justice, Labor Legislation, Patricia H Vance, Michael L Waugh
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