unemployment

Jul 14, 2009

Obama uses education to fight unemployment

Darlene Superville AP Writer Washington — President Barack Obama conceded Tuesday that the unemployment rate will keep growing for “several months” as he prepared to head to battered Michigan to […]

Jul 9, 2009

Initial jobless claims plummet to January levels

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington (AP) — The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits last week fell to the lowest level since early […]

Jul 8, 2009

States using stimulus just to stay afloat

Kimberly Hefling AP Writer Washington — Projects in some of the nation’s poorest areas don’t appear to be getting a fair shake in the spending of $787 billion in stimulus […]

Jul 2, 2009

Initial and continuing jobless claims fall

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The tally of newly laid-off workers filing for unemployment insurance dropped recently, the government said Thursday, a sign job cuts are easing. […]

Jul 1, 2009

Fewer online job ads posted in June

Timothy R. Brown AP Writer Jackson, MS (AP) — Online job advertisements declined by over 500,000 in June compared with the same period a year earlier, but a national report […]

Jun 25, 2009

Unemployment claims surprise analysts

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The number of people filing new jobless claims jumped unexpectedly last week, and the total unemployment benefit rolls rose to more than […]

Jun 18, 2009

Drop in jobless benefit rolls hints at recovery

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The total number of people on the unemployment insurance rolls dropped for the first time since early January, the government reported Thursday, […]

Jun 4, 2009

Unemployment falls for first time in months

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington — The number of people on the unemployment insurance rolls fell slightly for the first time in 20 weeks, while the tally of […]

May 29, 2009

Commentary: State workers feel recession ripple

Matt Pommer An estimated 1,400 state workers face layoffs, and the bulk of them are in the Madison metropolitan area. They will join the record 230,000 Wisconsin residents collecting unemployment […]

May 28, 2009

Initial jobless claims drop unexpectedly

Christopher S. Rugaber AP Economics Writer Washington (AP) — The tally of newly laid-off people requesting jobless benefits fell last week, the government said Thursday, a sign that companies are […]

May 22, 2009

News Briefs

Troubled Winona bridge needs more repairs Winona, MN (AP) — A Mississippi River bridge between southeastern Minnesota and southwest Wisconsin that authorities closed for repairs last summer needs more work. […]

May 18, 2009

News Briefs

Chrysler expands buyout, early retirement packages Detroit (AP) — Chrysler LLC expanded early retirement and buyout offers for workers at six of the eight factories it plans to close as […]