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The Motley Fool January 7, 2012 Dari FitzGerald |
Unemployment, by the Numbers Surprising news from the unemployment line. |
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Letters to the Editor: Will American Unemployment Ever Start Falling? Letters to the Editor: "Surviving the Third Wave" |
BusinessWeek May 6, 2010 |
Jobless Pay Around the Globe European governments offer the highest percentage of combined unemployment pay and state benefits, while the U.S. provides the least generous compensation to dismissed workers. |
Finance & Development September 2010 Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Constitutes Unemployment? Earlier this year, the International Labor Office announced that global unemployment last year reached the highest level on record. More than 200 million people, 7 percent of the global workforce, were looking for jobs in 2009. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Dari FitzGerald |
Unemployment Claims at New Low Falling claims spark another market climb. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2011 Morgan Housel |
It's So Much Better (Or Worse) Than You Think Most of the economy isn't doing that bad. A small group is pulling the averages down. |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2010 Morgan Housel |
The Popular Lunacy of Blaming Those Lazy Unemployed Funny solutions by Robert Barro. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Jennifer Schonberger |
Are Small Businesses Still Struggling for Credit? There's an ugly outlook for U.S. unemployment: The Federal Reserve is projecting an unemployment rate of 9.1% to 9.5% for the end of this year, and 8.1% to 8.5% by the end of 2011. And much of that will come down to small businesses. |
Finance & Development March 2008 |
Country Focus South Africa is currently seeing its longest expansion, thanks in part to sound policies. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Job Market Is Stronger Than It Looks Growth in other employment measures belies the weak payroll numbers |
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Keep An Eye On Jobless Claims As investors struggle to divine the path of the economy in the wake of the August financial meltdown, economists believe one indicator deserves keen attention: initial claims for unemployment insurance. |
Finance & Development September 2011 |
Unemployed in Europe European countries can take a number of steps to protect vulnerable groups from unemployment and help reduce income inequality. |
BusinessWeek January 26, 2004 James C. Cooper |
So Where Are The Jobs? They're On The Way Are things really as bad as the latest employment data imply? Probably not. The fact is, the recent payroll data are giving the wrong impression of the strength of the labor markets. It has happened before, especially during the early stages of the recovery from the 1990-91 recession. |
Job Journal September 5, 2010 John Challenger |
Career Pros: Job Market Recovery is Stronger Than Many Think Compared to previous recessions, the job market is recovering quickly. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2009 Amanda B. Kish |
Investing in a High Unemployment Era If we're going to be muddling through an extended period of persistently high unemployment, investors may need to alter their game plan a bit. |
The Motley Fool September 16, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Don't Worry About the Unemployment Rate The unemployment rate is an easy-to-understand statistic, but how helpful is it for investors? |
BusinessWeek December 20, 2004 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Job Growth That is Just Good Enough Despite a weak November, the labor market is giving a boost to the economy. November's hiring gains, while soft, were widespread across the economy. |
The Motley Fool October 30, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Riding the Wave of a Wrecked Financial System Portfolio Recovery buys defaulted credit receivables that banks and other lenders have given up on, and then squeezes a few pennies out of the defaulted borrowers. Big rewards are likely to come down the road for investors. |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2009 Dan Caplinger |
Why Now Is the Right Time to Buy If you don't, you'll miss the biggest gains. |
Job Journal March 29, 2009 |
Jobwire Unemployment Benefits Extended... On the Job Front... Hirings & Firings... |
Finance & Development June 1, 2005 |
Country Focus: Turkey Charts depicting the rapid and powerful economic recovery in recent years as well as issues that still need watching. |
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Robert J. Barro |
Why Are the Dems Griping About Jobs? As the election nears, a fair assessment is that the U.S. economy is actually doing well and that jobs are being created at a pretty fair clip. |
Finance & Development December 2009 Hyun-Sung Khang |
Surviving the Third Wave After the financial and economic crises, a "third wave" is engulfing the labor market, leaving millions without work and changing the course of their lives. |
The Motley Fool October 19, 2010 Kate Kashman |
Don't Miss Out on Unemployment Military Benefits Don't get confused by state rules for unemployment benefits. |
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Market Meltdown: Here's What Happened What to make of this week's jobs report. |
BusinessWeek May 24, 2004 Miller & Coy |
The Power Of Productivity: Why This Recovery Will Roll On The economy is in a sweet spot that should keep inflation at bay for some time. |
BusinessWeek October 9, 2006 James Mehring |
A Job Growth Indicator Gets Iffy The pattern of weekly initial claims for jobless benefits has traditionally been one of the best barometers of job growth. Now, claims are losing some of their predictive value. The reason may lie in changing demographics. |
BusinessWeek October 20, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: A Jobs Recovery, Yes. A Hiring Boom, No. Intense cost pressures and weak pricing will keep payrolls from surging |
Finance & Development December 2010 Dao & Loungani |
The Tragedy of Unemployment Governments can do more to alleviate joblessness and its human costs. |
BusinessWeek October 22, 2009 Maria Bartiromo |
Treasury's Geithner on the State of the Economy Maria Bartiromo talks to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on the current state of the economy. |
Entrepreneur November 2005 Joan Szabo |
Human Cost A year-old federal law gives state officials the right to seek unpaid taxes and impose penalties on companies that avoid unemployment taxes. |
U.S. Banker June 2011 Mark R. Pawlak |
Sizing Up the Labor Force A drop in unemployment is typically associated with growth in the labor force. But in the current market, that's not happening, which makes the Fed's job more difficult. |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene's Econo Chat: David Resler David Resler, managing director at Nomura Global Economics, talks about U.S. unemployment. |
The Motley Fool May 4, 2010 Rich Smith |
An Illustrated Guide to the Next Crash Is the recovery here yet? It doesn't look likely. |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Michael Widner |
A Long, Slow Slog For the first time in 50 years, consumers and businesses are shrinking their debt. Unemployment is higher than ever, and the jobs recovery will take years. So is the economic rebound sustainable? |
Job Journal January 17, 2010 |
2010 Job Market Outlook: Job Growth Begins to Take Hold as Employers Gain Confidence 2009 began with the largest downsizing the American job market has received in over a decade. With all future forecasts predicting job growth, the question remains, when will job creation finally begin to outpace job elimination? |
Job Journal June 2, 2013 John A. Challenger |
Career Pros: Labor Shortage Looms While Millions Jobless How can we have staffing shortages when millions are unemployed? A multitude of mismatches are to blame. |
The Motley Fool September 28, 2011 Morgan Housel |
3 Things Holding Back Jobs You Didn't Know About Digging past the headlines and into the nuance. |
InternetNews February 24, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Searching, Finding Clues to the Economy Online metrics firm comScore reports triple-digit spike in search terms relating to economic woes. |
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S. GDP Revisions: The Recovery's Lift Is Slower For Workers The much anticipated U.S. rewrite of economic history hardly alters perceptions of the recent past. But the data do give reasons to be optimistic about the future. |
The Motley Fool November 8, 2011 Travis Hoium |
Fuel Building for an Economic Recovery When the economy turns around, this Fool thinks the recovery will be fast and furious for stocks. |
The Motley Fool June 3, 2011 Tom Lydon |
What Unemployment Means for ETFs How are these ETFs reacting to unemployment numbers? |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Morgan Housel |
Burnt-Out Workers Could Save the Economy What the fall in labor productivity means for our recovery. |
InternetNews August 9, 2010 |
IT Earnings Way Up at Job Site Elance Google App Engine, HTML5, search engine optimization and social media marketing are among the fastest movers on Elance's list of hot job opportunities available online. |
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Can the Market Survive the Economy? The economy may be recovering, but the market may not continue to blaze ahead. |
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 |
Welcome to the Amazing Jobless Recovery It will take 340,000 new jobs a month to get back to near-full employment by late 2004. Sadly, there's little chance of that happening |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Jobless Recovery: Deja Vu All over Again But unlike the early '90s, hiring now will take longer to turn around |
BusinessWeek December 17, 2009 Rich Miller |
Business Outlook: When Growth Doesn't Pay the Bills The recession may be over, but with unemployment remaining stubbornly high, the U.S. could be facing the same jobless sclerosis that plagued Europe in the '80s |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Can the Economy Recover in 2011? We've heard about the green shoots in 2010, but can the recovery continue in the year ahead? |
BusinessWeek February 21, 2005 Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Job Growth Will Get Over Its January Blahs Bad weather helped cause a weak start to what will be a solid year. |