The U.S. Census is a treasure trove of information on worker trends. The 2006 American Community Survey gives mangers even more incentive to make higher education a priority. Workers with a bachelor's degree have a 2.7% unemployment rate -- less than half the 6.1% unemployment rate for high school graduates....
This year, the Bush administration has cited the half-point decline in the unemployment rate as evidence of the economy's strength. But the government's unemployment rate is not a good gauge of economic health, according to Grog Werlinich, presiden This year, the Bush administration has...
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...
The unemployment situation is worse than most people realize, says John Challenger, president of the outplacement firm of Challenger, Gray & Christmas. The official unemployment rate of 6 percent does not include 4.4 million Americans who are une The unemployment situation is worse than most people...
* The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area, with an unemployment rate of 1.8 percent, had the lowest unemployment rate of metro areas in Arkansas in April, according to a report by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics * The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area, with an ...
The Louisiana Department of Labor last week reports a drop in the unemployment rate to 5.5% in October from 6.1% the month before. The rate dropped in all 64 parishes for the second month in a row, according to the report. In New Orleans, the unemployment rate dropped to 6%...
WOMEN HAVE considerably higher unemployment rates than men in a number of OECD countries, according to a report funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. While the gap between unemployment rates for men and women was found to be small in some countries, in others it was very large....
The OECD unemployment rate on a standardized basis was 6.8 percent in October, 0.2 percent higher than September and 0.5 percent higher than a year earlier, based on estimates from 25 OECD member countries. The unemployment rate rose to 5.4 percent The OECD unemployment...
WASHINGTON AP -- The nation's unemployment rate tumbled below 5 percent last month for the first time in nearly a quarter-century, with job levels boosted by a robust, low-inflation economy.
Hurricane Katrina caused the state unemployment rate to double from August to September, the Louisiana Department of Labor announced. The preliminary September unemployment rate for Louisiana soared to 11.5 percent after Hurricane Katrina, marking the highest unemployment rate in the state since January 1987. The August unemployment rate was 5.8...
Analysis of Japan's special labor force surveys for the years 1989 to 1992 confirms the Bureau of Labor Statistics previous findings that the overall unemployment rate in Japan, as measured by the regular monthly survey, is only slightly changed when adjusted to U.S. concepts of unemployment and is well below...
SUGAR LAND, Texas, Aug. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) today lauded the positive economic news from the Congressional Budget Office and the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing a decline in the unemployment rate and a reducedSUGAR LAND, Texas, Aug. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- House Majority...
Jul. 21--Arizona's unemployment rate was unchanged in June as job gains were offset by the seasonal warm weather slump in hiring. Jul. 21--Arizona's unemployment rate was unchanged in June as job gains were offset by the seasonal warm weather slump in hiring.
Nov. 25--Figures released Friday by the South Dakota Department of Labor show that October unemployment rates are lower than October 1999 in most area counties. Nov. 25--Figures released Friday by the South Dakota Department of Labor show that October unemployment rates are lower than...
MAYNARD, Mass. -- While the nation's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.6 percent in June, Detroit is still struggling with the highest unemployment rate among the large metropolitan areas, having increased from 6.6 percent in May to 7.3 percent in June. Offering a glimmer of hope for more than 148,000...
Among the economic stats I mentioned in last month's Viewpoint was the declining unemployment rate, which dropped again to 5.9 percent in November. With US business--and manufacturing--appearing to make a long awaited rebound (see p. 36), New York ec Among the economic stats I mentioned in...
SEOUL, Jan 16 Asia Pulse - An influx of job seekers pushed up the country's unemployment rate for the third straight month to 3.0 per cent in December, the National Statistical Office NSO said Thursday. SEOUL, Jan 16 Asia Pulse - An influx of...
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Dec. 20--Santa Clara County's unemployment rate tumbled again in November, to another modern-day record of 2.5 percent. That means that only one of every 40 county residents who wanted to work last month couldn't find a job. SAN JOSE,...
Declining prices, a bearish stock market and a larger than estimated unemployment rate, are paradoxes amid the boast of economic growth in China. Declining prices, a bearish stock market and a larger than estimated unemployment rate, are paradoxes amid the boast of economic...
SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jul. 20--Led by a continuing boom in Silicon Valley, California's unemployment rate declined last month to 7.1 percent, its lowest level in 5 1/2 years. SAN JOSE, Calif.--Jul. 20--Led by a continuing boom in Silicon Valley, California's unemployment rate declined last month to 7.1...
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