Unemployment Claims Continue To Rise
According to an article in the Star-Telegram, the Labor Department announced that new unemployment claim numbers were higher than expected as job losses continue to rise. The Labor Department reported 524,000 new unemployment claims...
Rhode Island Unemployment Tops 9%–Could Dallas-Fort Worth Be Next?
There's an interesting article in the Star-Telegram about the rising unemployment rate in Rhode Island which is currently at 9.3 percent. This state is a warning for Dallas-Fort Worth, because what we are experiencing...
Medical Costs Eat Away At Unemployment Benefits
There's an interesting article in the Star-Telegram which exposes how medical insurance costs eats away at unemployment insurance benefits. According to the article, a single worker who has experienced a job loss will spend...
Retailers Suffer Over 522,000 Job Losses, Worse Since 1939
U.S. retailers experienced 66,600 jobs losses in December closing out what had been the worst year for retail workers since 1939 when the government began tracking work in this sector. With over 522,000 job...
Texas On A Tight Budget For 2009
Comptroller Susan Combs announced that she estimated that Texas will have about $9 billion less in the budget for 2009 than it did two years ago. She also predicted that Texas will experience 110,000...
Are You Ready For Your Pay Cut?
In 2007, 5% of the companies in the U.S. reduced salaries of current employees. They also slashed working hours, benefits and early retirement options in an attempt to avoid bankruptcy and put their companies...
Record Unemployment Numbers Worse Since 1945
According to a report released by the Labor Department , the amount of jobless claims increased by 101,000 jobless workers bringing the total amount of unemployed to 4.61 million unemployed workers. It is predicted...