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May 6, 2010 |
Jobless Pay Around the Globe European governments offer the highest percentage of combined unemployment pay and state benefits, while the U.S. provides the least generous compensation to dismissed workers.   |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2010
Morgan Housel |
The Popular Lunacy of Blaming Those Lazy Unemployed Funny solutions by Robert Barro. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2010
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This Is Killing the Recovery Why Washington won't fix the economy, and how it affects you. |
Job Journal
January 11, 2004
Michael Kinsman |
Incentive or Insult? Would $3000 grants pay off for most of the unemployed? |
BusinessWeek
November 25, 2009
Jane Sasseen |
The Slow Road to Jobs In recent recessions, employment has taken longer and longer to return. Why this lag may be the longest |
Finance & Development
September 2010
Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Caroline Salas |
In Search of the Ideal Jobless Rate The U.S. Nairu, or natural rate of unemployment, may have drifted up to 7 percent, making the timing on tightening trickier for the Fed. |
BusinessWeek
March 10, 2011
Rich Miller |
What Will the Jobless Rate Be on Election Day? Economists are split on the likely state of the job market in late 2012. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Jobless Claims Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data. Jobless claims data can give you a quick snapshot of the overall economy through its workforce. |
The Motley Fool
January 21, 2011
Morgan Housel |
It's So Much Better (Or Worse) Than You Think Most of the economy isn't doing that bad. A small group is pulling the averages down. |
| Finance & Development |
Letters to the Editor: Will American Unemployment Ever Start Falling? Letters to the Editor: "Surviving the Third Wave" |
Finance & Development
December 2009
Hyun-Sung Khang |
Surviving the Third Wave After the financial and economic crises, a "third wave" is engulfing the labor market, leaving millions without work and changing the course of their lives. |
Job Journal
September 5, 2010
John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly. |
Salon.com
January 11, 2002
Damien Cave |
The dangers of overstimulation The right time to jump-start the economy may already have passed... |
BusinessWeek
May 10, 2004 |
Will France's Payroll Taxes Be Hiked? In a blow to efforts to curb France's welfare state, the center-right government could be forced to restore $1.4 billion in unemployment benefits . |
BusinessWeek
April 18, 2005
William Boston |
Germany: Getting Worse Before It Gets Better For now, Schroder's labor-market reforms have boosted the unemployment rate. |
BusinessWeek
November 11, 2010
Rowley & Donmoyer |
What Will Washington's Lame Ducks Do? The issues facing the returning outbound congresspeople, and what to expect. |
The Motley Fool
November 11, 2011
Morgan Housel |
7 Charts That Sum Up Our Jobs Mess Misery, in pictures. There is no economic law that says that everyone, or even most people, automatically benefit from technological progress. |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2011
Peter Coy |
The Hidden Job Crisis for American Men Men are disappearing from the workplace in ways that don't always register on the official unemployment rate. |
BusinessWeek
June 3, 2010
Mike Dorning |
Real Disposable Income: Bad News for Democrats? After tax income is declining for many. That may be a better predictor of how Democrats will fare in midterm elections than unemployment. |
The Motley Fool
January 7, 2012
Dari FitzGerald |
Unemployment, by the Numbers Surprising news from the unemployment line. |
BusinessWeek
December 17, 2009
Rich Miller |
Business Outlook: When Growth Doesn't Pay the Bills The recession may be over, but with unemployment remaining stubbornly high, the U.S. could be facing the same jobless sclerosis that plagued Europe in the '80s |
Salon.com
November 27, 2002
Robert Scheer |
How the pols stole Christmas Washington has something special in store for the jobless this holiday season -- cuts in unemployment insurance. |
BusinessWeek
October 4, 2004
Robert J. Barro |
Why Are the Dems Griping About Jobs? As the election nears, a fair assessment is that the U.S. economy is actually doing well and that jobs are being created at a pretty fair clip. |
BusinessWeek
October 22, 2009
Maria Bartiromo |
Treasury's Geithner on the State of the Economy Maria Bartiromo talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the current state of the economy. |
BusinessWeek
February 17, 2011
Mike Dorning |
Obama's Budget and Its Discontents To Republican free-market purists, Obama's 2012 budget priorities smack of Keynesian interventionism. |
Job Journal
November 29, 2009 |
Jobwire Hopes Rise as Jobless Claims Fall... On the Job Front... Hirings and Firings... |
U.S. Banker
June 2011
Mark R. Pawlak |
Sizing Up the Labor Force A drop in unemployment is typically associated with growth in the labor force. But in the current market, that's not happening, which makes the Fed's job more difficult. |
Job Journal
November 23, 2008 |
Jobwire Ca unemployment surges higher... Congress extends jobless benefits... On the job front... |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Crazy Unemployment Numbers Why you can't find a job even as they open up. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2009
Amanda B. Kish |
Investing in a High Unemployment Era If we're going to be muddling through an extended period of persistently high unemployment, investors may need to alter their game plan a bit. |
BusinessWeek
October 9, 2006
James Mehring |
A Job Growth Indicator Gets Iffy The pattern of weekly initial claims for jobless benefits has traditionally been one of the best barometers of job growth. Now, claims are losing some of their predictive value. The reason may lie in changing demographics. |
BusinessWeek
May 6, 2010
Mark Scott |
The Best Countries to Be Unemployed In Norway is especially generous with jobless benefits, as is much of Western Europe - but don't look for generosity in the U.S. |
Finance & Development
September 2011 |
Unemployed in Europe European countries can take a number of steps to protect vulnerable groups from unemployment and help reduce income inequality. |
BusinessWeek
January 21, 2010
Michael McKee |
As the Economy Recovers, What Is 'Normal'? The Great Recession had many experts fretting about America's long-term growth potential. Now a survey of Wall Street economists shows a less pessimistic view. |
Finance & Development
December 2010
Dao & Loungani |
The Tragedy of Unemployment Governments can do more to alleviate joblessness and its human costs. |
Job Journal
January 17, 2010 |
2010 Job Market Outlook: Job Growth Begins to Take Hold as Employers Gain Confidence 2009 began with the largest downsizing the American job market has received in over a decade. With all future forecasts predicting job growth, the question remains, when will job creation finally begin to outpace job elimination? |
Entrepreneur
November 2005
Joan Szabo |
Human Cost A year-old federal law gives state officials the right to seek unpaid taxes and impose penalties on companies that avoid unemployment taxes. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Still Waiting (and Waiting) for Jobs to Return Two more reasons it's going to be a long, painful wait for jobs. |
Job Journal
July 18, 2010 |
Jobwire News of interest to California job seekers |
Job Journal
March 10, 2013 |
Overcome the Stigma of Unemployment As if an extended period of joblessness weren't tough enough, the long-term unemployed must make an extra effort to show they're making good use of their `time off.' You may have lost your job, but you can't afford to lose your professional edge. |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2011 |
Megan McArdle on Stimulus, Politics, and What Washington Is Getting Right The senior editor for The Atlantic opens up at the Fool's 2011 Investing Conference. |
BusinessWeek
December 17, 2009 |
Mark Zandi: My Favorite Indicator Unemployment insurance is an accurate and timely barometer for the economy. |
Job Journal
April 4, 2010 |
Jobwire March Job Growth Roars In... US Senate Blows Off Jobless Benefits... Youngest Workers Scrapping Job Hunts... Underemployment Tops 20 Percent... On the Job Front... Hirings and Firings... |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Don't Worry About the Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate is an easy-to-understand statistic, but how helpful is it for investors? |
BusinessWeek
April 8, 2010
Peter Coy |
U.S. Economy: The Case for More Stimulus The worst thing about the uptick in hiring? It could undermine a second wave of federal spending that may be needed to stave off a double-dip recession. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2011
Tim Mullaney |
Washington's Anti-Jobs Package Surprise! The job gap isn't in the private sector. To understand how we ended up with only 117,000 new jobs last month is to see that fiscal policy has been killing jobs. |
Job Journal
June 27, 2010 |
Jobwire Senate Kills Jobless Benefits Extension... Mass Layoffs Subside to Pre-Recession Levels... CEOs' Hiring Plans Go Higher... Landmark CalVets Program Helps Jobless Vets... On the Job Front... Hirings and Firings... |
HRO Today
Mar/Apr 2008
Michael Beygelman |
Employment Edges toward "R" Regional numbers vary sharply as Charlotte and Texas post job gains in spite of a broader weakening of the economy. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
John Grgurich |
Things Are Looking Up, and Down, But Mainly Up Jobless claims hit a new low, while GDP has been revised down. |
