UNEMPLOYMENT
Laugh at Life's Challenges
Cancer, unemployment, chronic pain, financial straits, the general insecurity of our nation's future -- there are a lot of challenges in life, and some of them are around for the long term. Other c...
Posted on 2/14/13 at 4:06 PM
Job Service North Dakota official will testify before Congress
BISMARCK--The executive director of Job Service North Dakota is slated to testify before Congress this week. Maren Daley will share her experiences working with North Dakotas reemployment efforts and...
Posted on 10/5/11 at 9:34 AM
On narrative arcs, random events, and how I've come to flee the country
"Things separate from their stories have no meaning." Cormac McCarthy How would you describe your life so far? Has it followed a clean narrative, with dramatic arcs at appropriate milestones like yo...
Posted on 4/26/11 at 12:51 PM
$1.3T deficit projected as economy cools
WASHINGTON — The White House on Thursday predicted that unemployment will remain at 9 percent next year, a gloomy scenario for President Barack Obama's re-election campaign.By By Andrew Taylor, The Associated Press , September 01, 2011
Dems want Obama's job speech to contrast with GOP
WASHINGTON — The tiff over the timing of President Barack Obama's jobs speech to Congress offers little hope that Republicans and the White House will now find common ground on how to reduce the nation's painfully high unemployment.By By Jim Kuhnhenn, The Associated Press , September 01, 2011
Obama, Boehner spar on jobs, speech’s time
In a sudden political shoving match, President Barack Obama asked Congress to convene an extraordinary joint session next Wednesday to hear his much-anticipated proposals to put jobless Americans back to work, but House Speaker John Boehner balked and told the president he ought to wait and speak a day later.By By Jim Kuhnhenn, The Associated Press , September 01, 2011
Unemployment falls in most cities; N.D. still has lowest rates
Unemployment rates fell in a majority of U.S. cities in July, despite a weak economy that is producing few jobs. The Labor Department said Wednesday that unemployment rates dropped in 193 large metro areas, increased in 118 and were flat in 61. That’s a sharp change from June, when unemployment rates rose in more than 90 percent of metro areas.By By Derak Kravitz, The Associated Press , September 01, 2011
Unemployment rates fell in most US cities in July
Unemployment rates fell in a majority of U.S. cities in July, despite a weak economy that is producing few jobs.August 31, 2011
Disaster unemployment deadline extended in ND
Flood victims in nine North Dakota counties and the Spirit Lake reservation have about another month to apply for disaster unemployment aid.August 26, 2011
Disaster unemployment deadline extended in ND
Flood victims in eight North Dakota counties and the Spirit Lake reservation have about another month to apply for disaster unemployment aid.August 26, 2011
Disaster unemployment deadline approaches in ND
Time is running out for flood victims in North Dakota's Burleigh and Ward counties to apply for disaster unemployment assistance.August 22, 2011
Job worries surge as debt-limit issue recedes
WASHINGTON — Anger at the nation's leaders for taking so long to strike a debt-ceiling deal has turned into high anxiety over jobs and the economy amid growing fears of a new recession.By By Tom Raum, The Associated Press , August 07, 2011
N.D. unemployment rate lowest in U.S.
Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in June, evidence that slower hiring is affecting many parts of the country. The Labor Department said Friday that unemployment rates in 28 states and Washington, D.C., increased last month. Rates declined in eight states and were flat in 14. That’s a change from May, when 24 states reported falling unemployment rates.By By Derek Kravitz, The Associated Press , July 23, 2011
Unemployment rates rose in majority of US states
Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in June, evidence that slower hiring is affecting many parts of the country.By DEREK KRAVITZ, AP Economics Writer , July 22, 2011
U.S. unemployment falls to two-year low
The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March, capping the strongest two months of hiring since before the recession began.By By Jeannine Aversa, The Associated Press , April 02, 2011
Unemployment rate falls: Survey finds more are finding work although job growth still weak
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate is sinking at the fastest pace in half a century because a surprisingly large number of people in a survey of households say they’re finding work. That picture is more encouraging than the results of a separate government survey of businesses that shows weak job growth last month. But that survey doesn’t count the self-employed and likely undercounts the nation’s smallest businesses. Also, harsh weather disrupted business payrolls in January.By By Christopher S. Rugaber, The Associated Press , February 05, 2011
Fewer join unemployment rolls; good sign for 2011
WASHINGTON — Far fewer people are applying for unemployment benefits as the year ends, raising hopes for a healthier job market in 2011. Applications are at their lowest level since July 2008, the Labor Department says. They fell to 388,000 in the week ending Dec. 25, bringing the four-week average to 414,000. Until mid-October, the four-week average had been stuck above 450,000 most of the year.By By Paul Wiseman, The Associated Press , December 31, 2010
N.D. bucks unemployment trend
WASHINGTON — The national unemployment rate has been stuck above 9.5 percent for more than a year, yet some states have made strides. Two states with little else in common — New Hampshire and Alabama — have seen the steepest drops in unemployment in the 12 months that ended in November.By By Christopher S. Rugaber, The Associated Press , December 18, 2010
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