Unemployment

Geithner Savaged On Unemployment During Fiery Capitol Hill Hearing

Connecting the Dots in the New World Order (Free subscription) | yesterday

Congressman Michael Burgess scalded Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner during a fiery hearing on Capitol Hill this morning, telling the former New York Fed chief that he should never have been hired and demanding that the TARP program come to an abrupt end, shortly after GOP Rep. Kevin Brady had called on Geithner to resign. “The public has lost all confidence in your ability to do the job,”...

• Geithner Savaged On Unemployment During Fiery Capitol Hill Hearing - What Really happened

'Threat to jobs' if case delayed US unemployment figures stabilise EU clears Avaya's Nortel purchase

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

US telecom equipment maker Avaya has received EU regulatory clearance for its planned buy of assets owned by bankrupt Canadian peer Nortel Networks. Avaya is buying Nortel’s enterprise business, which builds networks and voicemail systems for companies and government agencies, for about $900 million.

Following recent Infomaps with R trend - Visualizing Irish unemployment rates with a choropleth map

braz (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

Following on the recent trend of InfoMaps from Flowing Data and a call to R users to attempt their own examples. I saw this lovely German visualization with R and decided it was time to do Ireland. Looking at these images, I'm reminded of the lyrics of the song " What a Difference A Day Made ", the one that goes like What a difference a day made, Twenty-four little hours, Brought the sun...

Congress eyes bank tax to tackle unemployment

Financial Times (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009

US lawmakers working on ways to pay for legislation to reduce unemployment are considering taxes on banks as a way to raise revenue – and exploit public anger ahead of elections next year.

Goverment to throw money at youth unemployment problem

Land rent for public revenue (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Four surprise unemployment guarantees were unveiled in the Queen's Speech. An extra 10,000 places for unemployed 16-17 year olds, guaranteeing a place in education from January. A commitment that 18-24 year olds will be offered a guaranteed job or training and will not have to wait until they have been out of work for a year. A promise to help 18-24-year-olds find work from day one of their unemployment...

AOL signals more than 2,000 job cuts but US unemployment stabilises

Times Online (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

AOL will shed about a third of its 6,900-strong workforce after it is spun off from Time Warner next month.

Retailers want rollback of Fla. unemployment tax

Daily Advance - Business (Free subscription) | yesterday

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Some Florida businesses want to partly roll back an increase in their unem...

• Retailers want rollback of Fla. unemployment tax - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Retailers seek rollback of spike in unemployment tax - Tampa Bay Online
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Unemployment rate hits new high in 25 yrs in Illinois, U.S. in October

People Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

The unemployment rate in the U.S. state of Illinois rose from 10.5 to 11 percent in October, the highest level in the state in more than a quarter of a century, according to a report released by the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) Thursday. IDES reported that the figure, which was calculated after seasonal adjustment, hit a new high since August 1983. While the ratio in October 2008...

• Ill. unemployment hits 11 percent - San Fransisco Chronicle
• Ill. unemployment hits 11 percent - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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Tenn. unemployment rate remains at 10.5 percent

WAAY - WAAY News and Home (Free subscription) | yesterday

Associated Press - November 19, 2009 3:25 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development says the state's unemployment rate remained at 10.5 percent...

• Tenn. jobless rate stays at 10.5 pct in October - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Tenn. jobless rate stays at 10.5 pct in October - Seattle Times
• See the 4 articles on the same subject

Wirral council secures extra government funding to tackle unemployment and improve skills

Liverpool Echo.co.uk (Free subscription) | yesterday

WIRRAL has won almost £1m of extra government funding to tackle unemployment and boost skills.

• Wirral awarded extra funding to create Working Neighbourhoods - Bidston St James Labour Party

Unemployment rate remains steady

The Observer-Dispatch News RSS (Free subscription) | yesterday

It seems the Utica-Rome area is weathering the recession better than other communities nationwide, newly released unemployment figures show. But whether the area’s 7.3 percent unemployment rate for October is good news or bad, depends on how you look at it.

Glitch in Michigan emergency unemployment benefits?

Monroe on a Budget (Free subscription) | yesterday

Sven at the Michigan Jobs Blog at MLive has found some technical issues with the emergency unemployment extensions that longterm jobless Michigan residents are counting on / hoping for. A snippet: There’s another problem with the unemployment extensions signed into law earlier this month: The legislation does nothing to address the fact that all of the Emergency [...]

Unemployment Time Lapse -- By: Jonah Goldberg

The Corner (Free subscription) | yesterday

Watch people lose their jobs (via Debby).

Link To Unemployment Map By County

The Whig (Free subscription) | yesterday

Check out this map video: The Decline: The Geography of a Recession

Illinois Unemployment Hits 11% for October | How High Will It Go?

OpenlineBlog.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Unemployment for the State of Illinois hit 11% in October, which makes it the worst in many years, but is getting better or worse. If worse, how high will it go?

“Target-Free Approach”

vivian09 | 15/10/2009

The short experience to date since the introduction of the “target-free approach” in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar , Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh has been disappointing. Acceptance levels were less than 50% of the corresponding period in the previous year when targets were in vogue. On the other hand, such a drastic change in acceptance has not occurred in the progressive southern states. Thus,...

Mitsubishi buys 40 percent stake into Russian dealer’s distribution

traimi | 29/09/2009

For about $72 million, Mitsubishi Corp. was able to buy 40 percent of Rolf’s Mitsubishi car distribution business in Russia. Rolf is Russia’s largest foreign car dealer and was hit hard by declining sales in Russia. Reasons for the 54% drop in sales in August year-on-year include the fall of the ruble, lack of consumer credit, and rising unemployment.

Friendly Web Design to start a business in UK

imrozz | 26/08/2009

The recession is being blamed for the increase in unemployment and many people are finding themselves in debt and with little or no income. Lots of companies are closing down and finding a job in such an economic climate is difficult. A website is a one mean to start an online business. A website is a vital marketing tool for business. The visual aspect of a website must be attractive and grab the...