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Employment rate holds steady at 4.6 percent.(Issues @ Work): Connecticut's nonfarm employment last month was 1,642,000, down 4,200 jobs from the revised May figures, but the unemployment rate was 4.6 percent, or 1 percentage point below the national average, the state Department of Labor said. In the Bridge Connecticut's nonfarm employment last...; Tags: job, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment rate; Research articles 2004-08-02
San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Margaret Steen Tech Column.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News): Jun. 6--The national unemployment rate may be rising, but all indications are that the Silicon Valley job market continues to boom. This is good news for workers -- except those whose jobs involve helping other people find work. Jun. 6--The national unemployment rate may...; Tags: job, San Jose Mercury News, unemployment rate; Research articles 2000-06-07
Employment; The gospel according to the book of jobs.(2007 City Facts)(Brief article): People are happier when they have jobs. So goes the New York economy. The unemployment rate is lower than it has been in years, and it even compares well with those for other big cities and the nation as a whole. No borough has been left behind...; Tags: Annual, Bureau of Labor Statistics, job, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment rate; Research articles 2007-07-02
Tight job market sends ops scrambling. (cable operators): The national unemployment rate is the lowest since 1973, and cable human-resources executives definitely feel the pinch. Low unemployment rates mean that cable's job pool teems with people who don't have basic job skills (that is, those who've ne The national unemployment...; Tags: cable, hire, job, TCI, Time Warner Inc., unemployment rate; Research articles 1997-12-08
Firms cut jobs to ease struggles. (Cut Loose).(Merrill Lynch and Company)(Deutsche Bank)(Brief Article): Some of the same analysts who looked toward unemployment rates for economic clues are now finding themselves among those numbers as many industry firms announce job cuts to help weather the struggling economy. Finns are looking for ways to cut spendi Some of the same analysts...; Tags: Deutsche Bank AG, job, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc., unemployment rate; Research articles 2001-12-01

Region's unemployment down, but the labor force is smaller.(reports): Byline: Amy Lane Southeast Michigan's unemployment rates slid in 2006's first quarter, but it's not the good news you might think. In nearly every county and for the region as a whole, unemployment rates dropped from a year ago as the labor...; Tags: health care, job, Manpower Inc., unemployment rate; Research articles 2006-05-22
Increased Retail, Service Jobs Keep Massachusetts Employment Up in May.(Originated from The Boston Globe): Jun. 22--Job gains in retailing and business services in May kept Massachusetts' unemployment rate down to 4.9 percent for the second month in a row, according to a payroll survey released yesterday by state Department of Employment and Training. Jun. 22--Job gains in retailing and business...; Tags: Boston Globe, job, unemployment rate; Research articles 1996-06-22
Unemployment at 5 percent; jobs rise by 2,500.(Issues@Work): Connecticut's nonfarm employment in November was 1,645,600, up 2,500 from October while the unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point, the Connecticut Department of Labor said. The unemployment rate for November is nine-tenths of Connecticut's nonfarm employment in November was 1,645,600, up...; Tags: job, Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment rate; Research articles 2003-12-29
A jobless recovery? (Viewpoint).(US economy)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included): With the economic downturn an established fact, it appears that fears of recession are being replaced by concerns over the shape of an eventual recovery. While most forecasters and market participants presumably welcome what should turn out to be With the economic...; Tags: job, recovery, unemployment rate; Research articles 2002-01-07
Cautious Optimism as Job Losses Slow: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The pace of job losses slowed in many U.S. states in October, and the unemployment rate slipped in hard-hit Michigan, the Labor Department said on Friday, hinting the recession may be easing in some areas.Michigan's jobless rate fell to 15.1 percent in October from 15.3 percent in...; Tags: Job, Job Loss, Unemployment Rate, State, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Michigan; News items 2009-11-20
Slow Growth and High Unemployment For U.S. in 2010: Report: By Jim ChristieSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Low interest rates will prevail through most of next year as the U.S. economy expands modestly and the unemployment rate remains stuck in double digits, the UCLA Anderson Forecast group said on Wednesday."Specifically, we forecast that after growing at 2.8 percent in the most...; Tags: University Of California At Los Angeles, Job, Federal Reserve Board, Interest Rate, Unemployment Rate, Forecasting, Financial Planning, Ben Bernanke; News items 2009-12-16
Unemployment Rate Cushioned By Government Hiring: In July in some of the first good news the U.S. economy had seen in several months the unemployment rate actually declined slightly. It was down to 9.4 percent from about 9.6 percent. Many economists still predict it going higher as economic activity in the U.S. stagnates or...; Tags: Hiring, Job, Unemployment Rate, Stimulus, Worker, Federal Workforce, Recruitment & Selection, Government, Taxes, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Matthew Potter; Blog posts 2009-08-13
Former Lockheed Martin Engineers Face Difficult Austin, Texas, Job Market.(Originated from Austin American-Statesman, Texas): Apr. 24--The unemployment rate in Austin is less than 3 percent, but some former Lockheed Martin workers have found that statistics can be misleading. Apr. 24--The unemployment rate in Austin is less than 3 percent, but some former Lockheed Martin workers have found that statistics can...; Tags: job, Lockheed Martin Corp., unemployment rate; Research articles 1996-04-24
Over 200,000 New Jobs Created in October, Labor Department Reports.(Originated from The Boston Globe): WASHINGTON--Nov. 3--Businesses added 210,000 workers to the payrolls in October, a strong showing that kept the unemployment rate near a seven-year low of 5.2 percent and gave Democrats a final piece of good economic news before the Tuesday electi WASHINGTON--Nov. 3--Businesses added 210,000...; Tags: Boston Globe, job, U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment rate; Research articles 1996-11-03
Whose Recovery Is This?: Like most recoveries, this has been an uneven one. Wall Street, women, and older workers are thriving, while Main Street, men, and younger workers are simply surviving. Our scorecard shows some of the recovery?s biggest winners and losers so far. Here’s another option: Just ask...; Tags: Job, Recovery, Women, Health Care, Unemployment Rate, Worker, MoneyWatch, Gender And Diversity, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Recession, Stock Market, Wall Street, Main Street, Banks, Manufacturing, Discount Retailers, Department Stores, Men, Female Workers, Male Workers, Older Workers, Younger Workers, Minneapolis, Las Vegas, Real Estate, Bismarck, Detroit, Unemployment, Employment, Sex Toys, Charitable Donations, Oil Consumption, Wind Power, Nicolas Cage, Britney Spears, Ernest Beck; Articles 2009-11-05
Employment: Less Bad is Good: The April employment report showed that the rate of job loss is tapering off. That's why investors celebrated the fact that "only" over a half million people lost their jobs in April and the unemployment rate was just 8.9 percent. It's like the doctor coming in and...; Tags: Job, Unemployment Rate, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jill Schlesinger; Blog posts 2009-05-11
The Coming Jobless Recovery: Now we are getting the clearest indication yet that we are headed for a jobless recovery. A total of 467,000 jobs were eliminated in June, bringing the jobless rate to 9.5 percent from 9.4 percent in May, according to the Labor Department. The jobless rate was the...; Tags: Job, Recovery, Recession, Unemployment Rate, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Charles Wallace; Blog posts 2009-07-02
Unemployment: Emotional Cost Behind the Figures: Scene: Corporate elevator Employee #1: "Monday morning-ugh!" Employee #2: "I'm so happy to still have my job that I can't even complain about Mondays!" As economists focus on signs of economic recovery and investors rejoice in stock market gains, there's a...; Tags: Job, Unemployment Rate, Worker, Unemployment Statistic, Jill Schlesinger; Blog posts 2009-07-21
Follow-Up on Employment: Conflicting Signals: U.S. unemployment: are we at the end, or the end of the beginning, or what? Different sources give different answers, or rather, accommodate different interpretations. I think we still have a long way to go. This post comments further on ideas I considered yesterday in "In The Long Run, We're...; Tags: Job, Employment, Unemployment Rate, Worker, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Keefe; Blog posts 2009-12-05

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Nine Million Part-Timers Mean Slow Job Growth in Recovery: During this recession we've come to learn that the headline rate of unemployment doesn't tell us the whole truth about the job market. The official rate for July was down a bit, to 9.4 percent, but the government's alternative measure (called U-6), which includes people who are forced to work...; Tags: Job, Recovery, Job Growth, Recession, Headline Unemployment Statistic, BLS, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, John Keefe; Blog posts 2009-08-20