Tag Archives: Unemployment

The Atlantic: Alana Semuels: A Better Way to Help The Long-Term Unemployed

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Ederik Schneider

“LAS VEGAS—Long-term unemployment was a phrase you heard a lot about during the recession. Numerous studies showed that people who were out of work for long periods of time had a hard time finding a new job—and keeping it. And … Continue reading →

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Associated Press: Ed Donahue: US Employers Add 209K Jobs, Unemployment Rate 6.2%

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Erik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Two-hundred-thousand jobs in a month even if it is not a high as the previous month of two-hundred-eighty-thousand jobs is a very good number. And when you have a slight uptick in unemployment from 6.1% to 6.2% … Continue reading →

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Thom Hartmann: Dr. Ravi Batra: A Revolution is Coming!

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Derik Schneider

Source:The New Democrat Just an editor’s note: I watched about seventeen-minutes of this video and didn’t hear a damn thing about any revolution.  Actually seventeen minutes before I started writing about this video and continued to watch it while I … Continue reading →

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PBS NewsHour: Senate Advances bill to Restore Benefits For Long-Term Unemployed

Posted on January 7, 2014 by kireschneider

. Source:The New Democrat  Good news for unemployed workers and I did here a couple of positive things even from Speaker of the House John Boehner. Who basically said the current bill in the Senate is dead on arrival in … Continue reading →

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The Onion: High Unemployment Linked to One Man With 42,000 Jobs

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Erik Schneider

Source:The Daily Press No wonder we have so much unemployment in this country. Jim Smith lets call him (for lack of a last name) has 42K jobs. You know to be honest with you, I have a hard time believing … Continue reading →

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