Unemployment

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April 20, 2010
OPINION - A criminal record can serve as kryptonite to an otherwise desirable applicant -- a reality that we have…
April 19, 2010
From The Houston Chronicle - For nearly two months now, Jay Williams, 43, has spent desperate days carrying a sign…
April 19, 2010
VIDEO - African-Americans remain one of the most adversely affected cultural groups in society, especially compared to their white counterparts...
April 19, 2010
VIDEO - This week, investors await a slew of finance, technology, and retail earnings reports, and data on key economic…
April 18, 2010
OPINION - Detroit still has some beautiful neighborhoods, neighborhoods where people walk dogs, ride bikes and look out for each…
April 16, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hundreds of thousands of people who lost out on additional weeks of unemployment can reapply for long-term…
April 14, 2010
OPINION - This latest fiscal debacle has left families of color, unlike the majority of their white counterparts, with debt…
April 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats in the Senate won an initial skirmish Monday to restore unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands…
April 12, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The election-year jobs agenda promised by President Barack Obama and Democrats has stalled seven months before voters…
April 7, 2010
NEW YORK (AP) - For the first time in two years, more CEOs expect to be adding jobs than cutting…
April 6, 2010
OPINION - President Obama has shown a tendency to only acknowledge and meet with those who are most supportive of…
April 6, 2010
From The Washington Independent - New statistics on unemployment among blacks raise questions about the Administration's "post-racial" approach to joblessness...
April 5, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) criticized Republicans Sunday for blocking unemployment benefits, which will expire Monday while Congress is…
April 2, 2010
VIDEO - "We are beginning to turn the corner," he told employees of a manufacturing plant that received government stimulus…
April 2, 2010
OPINION - The bad news for the president and his economic advisors is that the rising tide of increased employment…
April 2, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The increase is the latest sign that the economic recovery is sustainable and healing in the job…
April 1, 2010
VIDEO - If unemployment is the next issue on Obama's to-do list, what exactly should he do to create more…
March 29, 2010
VIDEO - This week, investors can expect new reports on nationwide trends in the housing market, consumer confidence, and unemployment...
March 26, 2010
OPINION - The bitter new reality is that the job crisis is no longer Bush's crisis. It's Obama's...
March 26, 2010
OPINION - Instead of empowerment, the National Urban League report emphasizes dependency...