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Unemployment Stories, Vol. Three: ‘Absolute Hell’
Every week, we're bringing you true stories of unemployment, from the vast land of unemployed America. Today: depression, redemption, struggle, optimism, and the bitterness of the 99%. This is what's happening out there. Do I really have to do this again? I am a mid-30s female with an Ivy League graduate degree. I just received my third layoff in a little over four years. The first layoff was just a month or so long, and I found ...
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The new minority: Millions of long-term unemployed looking for hope
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Joe Carbone can't sleep — and the odd thing is, he deals in hope. Carbone is the President and CEO of The WorkPlace, Inc., a non-profit workforce and economic development organization in Bridgeport, Conn. He developed an experimental program to help the long-term unemployed that was recently featured on "60 Minutes." But the problem of the long-term unemployed in America is so large it weighs on him. "I can't tell you what this ...
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NC unemployment rate holds steady in May
North Carolina's unemployment rate was unchanged last month at 9.4 percent, breaking a four-month streak of declining unemployment rates, state officials said Friday. Continue reading here: NC unemployment rate holds steady in May
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District unemployment falls in May
The unemployment rate rose in Maryland, fell slightly in the District and remained unchanged in Virginia in May, according to a Labor Department report released Friday. The District’s unemployment rate fell to 9.3 percent in May, down from 9.5 percent the month before. Maryland’s jobless rate inched up to 6.8 percent from 6.7 percent in April, while Virginia’s unemployment rate remained steady … Continue reading here: District unemployment ...
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Alabama unemployment rate up to 7.4 percent
Alabama's unemployment rate has increased for the first time since last summer. Read the rest here: Alabama unemployment rate up to 7.4 percent