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04 Dec 2009 09:59

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Biz: The jobs report was significantly better than expected

  • 10% the current unemployment rate – a slight increase was inspected; instead, it fell
  • 11,000 the number of jobs lost in November, the best number since December 2007 source
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02 Dec 2009 09:24

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Biz: Less bleeding in November, but still lots of unemployment

  • 130,000 jobs will likely have been lost in November – the lowest level seen since July 2008
  • 10.3% the current level of unemployment – a slight jump, but still the highest level this generation source
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20 Nov 2009 10:50

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Biz, U.S.: Most of the country is still shedding jobs; Michigan leads the way

  • 29 states reported increases in unemployment in October source
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12 Nov 2009 10:17

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Biz: New jobless claims haven’t looked this low in a long time

  • 502,000 this past week’s jobless claims level – the lowest it’s been in 2009; and that level is still kind of high! source
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07 Nov 2009 10:57

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Biz, U.S.: Think unemployment is bad? Well, the broader rate is even worse

  • 10.2% the unemployment rate reported just the other day, which is the worst jobless rate we’ve had since the early 1980s source
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06 Nov 2009 11:19

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Biz, U.S.: The new unemployment numbers look like a big bag of fail

  • 10.2% the level of unemployment for October; that’s up significantly from the 9.8% mark in September, as well as much higher than the 9.9% level economists predicted source
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04 Nov 2009 20:27

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U.S.: The Senate gets completely behind extending unemployment

  • 14 weeks amount of time the bill, which still needs to go through the House, covers for those about to run out of unemployment source
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22 Oct 2009 10:36

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U.S.: Unemployment benefits aren’t lasting as long as unemployment

  • 7,000 people lose jobless benefits each day; that’s bad source
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08 Oct 2009 22:00

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Biz, U.S.: The economy’s starting to (slowly) recover from the recession

  • 521,000 new jobless claims this week, the lowest level since January source
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06 Oct 2009 10:13

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U.S.: Obama’s trying to “extend” the stimulus to help unemployed

  • We’re thinking through all additional potential strategies for accelerating job creation.
  • Top Obama adviser David Axelrod • Describing the current state of affairs regarding job creation. Realizing that a 9.8% unemployment rate is unlikely to win the administration any friends, they’re working on a plan that won’t require a second stimulus but will adjust the first to help create more jobs. Democrats in Congress are also trying to assist with the plight of jobless by increasing unemployment benefits for those long-jobless. • source
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