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03 Oct 2009 11:14

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

  • 26
    weeks     the length of time that unemployment is available for those out of work (right now, there’s a lot of those people) source
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02 Oct 2009 10:49

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Biz: Like the year before it, September sucked for jobs

  • 9.8% unemployment, which is pretty darn depressing source
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22 Sep 2009 10:17

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Biz, U.S.: Good news (kinda): Unemployment could get extended this week

  • six million people were getting unemployment at the end of August; benefits could run out for 1.5 million by the end of the year source
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18 Sep 2009 11:26

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Biz, U.S.: Michigan tops in unemployment, but four other states right behind

  • 15.2% of people in Michigan don’t have jobs, which is beyond incredibly lame, BTW source
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17 Sep 2009 10:58

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Biz, U.S.: The economy’s slowly improving on the housing, jobs fronts

  • 1.5% increase in new housing starts in August, the highest level in nine months source
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05 Sep 2009 19:18

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Biz, U.S.: All those jobs lost? They may not be back for a while

  • 2014 when employment could level out again source
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04 Sep 2009 10:09

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Biz, U.S.: Job loss slowed, but unemployment still hit a new peak in August

  • 9.7% unemployment in August; it’s a 26-year high, guys source
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25 Aug 2009 10:12

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Biz, U.S.: The White House thinks unemployment’s going double digits

  • 10% unemployment, but they say recovery starts late this year source
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06 Aug 2009 11:19

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Biz, U.S.: We’re gonna show a good number, then offset it with a bad one.

  • -38,000 the decline in initial jobless claims the week ending Aug. 1 – more than economists predicted source
Posted by Ernie Smith • 6 Comments • Permalink

29 Jul 2009 15:50

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Biz, U.S.: A damn shame: Nearly one-fifth of Detroit is out of work

  • 17% percent of Detroiters are sitting at home doing nothing source
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