May 14th, 2009 by Reed Allmand 
According to an article in the Dallas Morning News, the number of job losses rose and pushed the number of new unemployment benefits claims up to 637,000. Currently the new nationwide unemployment rate at 8.9 percent.
The article said:
A department analyst said most of the increase was due to auto layoffs. Economists estimate Chrysler LLC has laid off 27,000 workers in the wake of its April 30 bankruptcy filing. General Motors Corp. has said it will temporarily shut 13 factories beginning later this month through July, potentially affecting 25,000 workers.
These job losses, the Chrysler bankruptcy and a possible GM bankruptcy are expected to cause an additional 100,000 job losses this year. And with millions of Americans already unemployed, we can expect to see more homeowners succumb to foreclosure because of their inability to find new unemployment. Unemployment will only last so long and pay for so much for those who have faced a job loss. Eventually the unemployment benefits checks will stop and many unemployed Americans will be left alone juggling mortgage payments, credit card bills and their essential everyday bills. As we have noted in previous posts, some creditors are already getting aggressive with debtors by raising rates and closing the credit lines of those who are deemed “risky.” This can be a huge strain on those who depend on credit cards and equity lines of credit to pay their bills–and unfortunately that’s a lot of people. For those who have faced a job loss and are experiencing an extended period of unemployment, don’t delay speaking with a bankruptcy attorney to find out if you can discharge your debts bankruptcy. Bankruptcy may be the tool you need to survive these tough times.
About Reed Allmand
Allmand's vision is rooted in his own financially precarious childhood in Abilene "My father always had difficulty holding a job and supporting our family, so after my parents divorced when I was 12, my sister and I got jobs to help make ends meet," he recalls. "I remember what it felt like as a child to worry that our car would be repossessed or home foreclosed on."
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