Rockford jobless rate nears 20 percent; 11 of 12 metro area rates at 10 percent or higher The greater Rockford area is just a few tenths of a point shy of an inglorious milestone: a 20 percent jobless rate. Data released Tuesday ...
Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery; view of economy slightly more upbeat The Federal Reserve on Tuesday repeated its pledge to hold interest rates at record lows to foster the economic recovery and ease high unemployment. But the Fed's ...
Missouri gains 2,300 jobs as February unemployment rate stays unchanged at 9.4 percent Unemployment in Missouri held steady last month at 9.4 percent as the state gained a net 2,300 jobs. A new report from the Department of Economic Development also says ...
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday warned jobless Americans they face a torrid year ahead, predicting continued high unemployment levels despite advances "sometime this spring." Speaking in Congress, Geithner said some improvements in the decimated US job market would come soon, ...
US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Tuesday warned jobless Americans they face a torrid year ahead, predicting continued high unemployment levels despite advances "sometime this spring." In testimony prepared for Congress, Geithner said some improvement in the decimated US job market would ...
Edward Krudy NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - A jobless recovery is like a wet March in Detroit - not much fun. But there may be a way to beat both. Move to Texas! A new survey that highlights the increasing divide between ...
EU statistics agency: some 4 million jobs disappeared in 2009 amid recession Official data show that some 4 million jobs disappeared in the European Union last year, when countries were struggling to emerge from recession. In a Monday release, the EU statistical ...
Government finds 21.1 percent unemployment rate for young veterans of Iraq, Afghanistan wars The unemployment rate last year for young Iraq and Afghanistan veterans hit 21.1 percent, the Labor Department said Friday, reflecting a tough obstacle combat veterans face as they make ...
Some job recovery in Louisiana in January, despite end of seasonal work Louisiana's job picture improved somewhat in January, despite the loss of retail jobs for the Christmas season and jobs temporarily held by students, the Louisiana Workforce Commission reported Friday. On ...
The economy created 21,000 jobs in February and the unemployment rate fell a tick to 8.2 percent, official data showed Friday in a report highlighting recovery momentum. The increase in payrolls was mostly due to full-time jobs, while new part-time jobs declined ...
