Fox News will air a correction for a misleading graphic that ran on Tuesday’s “Fox & Friends.” Liberal watchdog group Media Matters discovered the errors in the graphic displaying the unemployment rates during President Barack Obama’s term. The graphic tried to compare the official unemployment figure in 2009 to the “real” 2012 unemployment figure. However, […]
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — President Barack Obama says news that private employers created just 96,000 jobs last month is "not good enough" and the economy needs to churn out jobs faster. Obama commented Friday while campaigning in New Hampshire came as the government said unemployment fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July, largely […]
The U.S. Department of Labor reported that an estimated $14 billion were overspent in unemployment benefits in fiscal 2011. The federal government and states like Indiana, one of the worst offenders, are now trying to recoup the lost money and prevent future overpayment. According to the Census Bureau, the distributed benefits did help 3.2 million […]
A new Labor Department study finds that not only have blacks in New York City been disproportionately affected by the recession, the aftermath of it all has proven even crueler. Most displaced and disenfranchised African Americans are finding it far more difficult to reenter the workforce than any other demographic. Those recently new to the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers in April posted the fewest job openings in five months, suggesting hiring will remain sluggish in the months ahead. The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings fell to a seasonally adjusted 3.4 million in April, down from 3.7 million in March. The March figure was the highest in nearly four […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans sought unemployment aid last week, suggesting hiring remains sluggish. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly unemployment benefit applications rose 6,000 to a seasonally adjusted 386,000, an increase from an upwardly revised 380,000 the previous week. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, rose for the third straight week to […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgians who fail a drug test while trying to get a job could lose their unemployment benefits under a new policy being quietly implemented by the state's Labor Department. The agency isn't forcing everyone who collects jobless benefits to take a drug test. Instead, officials are asking businesses and the public to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose last week to a five-week high, evidence that the job market remains sluggish. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for unemployment aid rose 10,000 to a seasonally adjusted 383,000. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, increased for the first time in […]
Vice President Joe Biden says the latest job numbers show an economy still struggling to recover, but not one where hiring suddenly has stalled, which he says just might if Mitt Romney is elected. “How is he gonna create jobs?” Biden asked in an interview broadcast Sunday. “He talks about another $2 trillion in tax […]
Mamas Gone Wild Nikki and Mary show you how to say “no” to unemployment, love yourself and celebrate with “adult fruit punch.” Cheers!
