Unemployment occurs when a person is able and willing to work but currently is without work.[2] The prevalence of unemployment is usually measured using the unemployment rate, which is defined as the percentage of those in the labor ... Publisher - WIKI INFO ZONE Creator - Illusionist Date - Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:41:00 GMT

Calculated Risk: Unemployment Rate and Level of Education

The higher the education, the lower the unemployment rate - and the higher that median weekly earnings. Of course that doesn't necessarily mean that "education pays", because there is also a cost (both the actual cost and the ... Publisher - Calculated Risk Creator - CalculatedRisk Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:41:00 GMT

Calculated Risk: Duration of Unemployment

This graph shows the duration of unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force. The graph shows the number of unemployed in four categories: less than 5 week, 6 to 14 weeks, 15 to 26 weeks, and 27 weeks or more. ... Publisher - Calculated Risk Creator - CalculatedRisk Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:56:00 GMT

Calculated Risk: Update: Total people receiving unemployment benefits

Here is a graph from the Atlanta Fed of the number of people receiving extended unemployment benefits ... Note: data as of Aug 7th - there were about 300000 less people receiving benefits on Aug 14th (most recent data NSA). ... Publisher - Calculated Risk Creator - CalculatedRisk Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:21:00 GMT

Veterans unemployment - Mudville Gazette

So in other words, unemployment is higher among one subset of those who recently quit their jobs than among the population as a whole. Unemployment is a problem - but that particular statistic is hardly shocking. ... Publisher - Mudville Gazette Creator - Greyhawk Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 14:16:13 GMT

U.S. Government Policy Caused America's Unemployment Crisis :: The ...

US Government Policy Caused America's Unemployment Crisis :: The Market Oracle :: Financial Markets Analysis & Forecasting Free Website. Publisher - The Market Oracle Creator - unknown Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 12:30:00 GMT

The Unemployment Rate Rises and That's the Good News - The Curious ...

More people are lining up for jobs via Reuters The Department of Labor reported August job numbers on Friday, and the numbers appeared to be another bad sign for the recovery. The economy lost 54000 positions in the last full month of ... Publisher - The Curious Capitalist Creator - Stephen Gandel Date - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:30:12 GMT

With unemployment at 9.6 percent, why is the White House obsessed ...

Now that the economy's much worse and unemployment is 9.6 percent, they're still hung up on hiring a woman? Are you kidding me? Note to the White House: Please hire a new CEA chairman quickly. If that person happens to be a woman, ... Publisher - Beltway Confidential Creator - Mark Hemingway Date - Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:10:12 GMT

Unemployment Rate Rises In August For First Time In 4 Months As ...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time in ... Publisher - The Huffington Post | Full News Feed Creator - The Huffington Post News Editors Date - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:33:45 GMT

Sharron Angle Claims Unemployment Insurance 'Really Doesn't ...

In an interview this Wednesday, Nevada Republican Senate candidate Sharron Angle heightened her criticisms of unemployment insurance, insisting that the benefits program to help the jobless ended up benefiting nobody. Publisher - The Huffington Post | Full News Feed Creator - The Huffington Post News Editors Date - Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:30:05 GMT