Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Even before semiconductor maker Micron Technology Inc. said Thursday it would cut another 1,500 workers in Idaho, the state projected its unemployment insurance trust fund will be drained by half -- to $120 million -- by March 2010 as the economy slows.
Finance Portal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mortgage Protection Insurance is one of the most under bought and misunderstood insurances available in the UK. Many people, having been caught out by the hugely expensive payment protection insurance charged alongside personal loans, have shied away from finding out about Mortgage Protection Insurance. Even those who have not been caught out themselves, know someone [...]
Bread Blog (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The lunch keynote speaker is Jim Weill, the executive director of FRAC. He’s been a lifelong advocate (both legal and legislative) for low-income people - before he was at FRAC he spent 16 years at the Children's Defense Fund. Needless...
Internet News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Details fall into place in the wake of a suspected inside job.
Think Progress (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
In a New York Times op-ed yesterday, former Labor Secretary Robert Reich argued that, in the face of a deepening recession, the government must continue to spend to stimulate the economy. “Without adequate public investment, the vast majority of Americans will be condemned to a lower standard of living for themselves and their children,” he [...]
IOL (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
The Unemployment Insurance Fund pays beneficiaries about R14-million a day, it has revealed in its 2008 annual report.
Information Week (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
California State employment officials last month said that 1,417,000 people were unemployed in the state in August, up by 61,000 from July and by 413,000 from August 2007.
PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
‘The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists’ estimates, according to a government report released Thursday,’ CNN reported. ‘The U.S. Department of Labor reported that initial filings for state jobless benefits decreased by 20,000 to a seasonally adjusted 478,000 in the [...]
The Atlanta Business Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The Georgia Department of Labor reported Thursday 56,652 laid-off workers filed first-time claims for unemployment insurance benefits in September -- a 76 percent jump over September 2007.
Findlaw (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
As the economic crisis lingers and job losses increase, more and more people are turning to unemployment benefits for help making ends meet. But a number of states are warning that their unemployment insurance funds are running close to empty....
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance dropped by 20,000 during the week ending Oct. 4, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday. The 478,000 initial benefits claims contributed to a four-week rolling average to 498,000, which was an increase of 8,250 from the previous week's rolling average. The U.S. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.1 percent....
CNN (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists' estimates, according to a government report released Thursday.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell 20,000 last week, in line with forecasts, as the impact of hurricanes Gustav and Ike eased, government data on Thursday showed.
CNNMoney.com (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
The number of out-of-work Americans filing new claims for unemployment insurance last week edged off a seven-year high but was higher than economists' estimates, according to a government report released Thursday.
