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Editorial: What's the matter with Europe?
French President Francois Hollande recently faced the press after yet another round of bad news. The eurozone economy shrank for the sixth quarter in a row, the longest recession since the single currency was launched. In many European countries,...Tags: Angela Merkel, France, Francois Hollande, Labor Markets, European Union
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Budget delay and Memorial Day layoffs
Capitol IdeasYo! House Republicans apparently will not be releasing a budget on Tuesday as had been previously planned. It is pushed back tentatively until Wednesday, according to Steve Miskin, spokesman for House Republicans. But there was one piece of the budget....... -
Layoffs coming to Northbrook company
Forty-five employees at Northbrook's Shell Vacations Club are scheduled to be laid off this summer due to restructuring, leaving just 10 employees at the company's site at 40 Skokie Boulevard, officials said. The company, which runs a timeshare...Tags: Northbrook, Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs, Travel, Employees
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Lawyers to take over jobless-benefit appeals in Florida
Beginning next year, the state will change the way unemployment appeals are handled by requiring that hearing officers be lawyers. Currently, appeals referees do not have to be attorneys. They are Department of Economic Opportunity staff members trained...
Tags: Rick Scott, Lawyers, Employment, Unemployment Benefits, Employment Opportunities
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Michigan sees jobless rate fall
LANSING - Michigan says that the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate is down 0.6 percentage points statewide and in most major labor markets. The Department of Technology, Management & Budget released the April figures Thursday, showing the statewide...Tags: Employment, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Elections deal a blow to L.A. unions
Some of the most powerful labor organizations in Los Angeles placed huge bets on mayoral candidate Wendy Greuel that went bust. All their spending and prodigious organization failed to ignite Greuel's campaign and allowed her opponent, Eric Garcetti, to...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Unions, Layoffs and Downsizing, Finance, Local Elections
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Cessna not releasing number of layoffs
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsPlanemaker Cessna says it has started implementing a plan to cut back its workforce. Last month, the company announced it would offer early retirement to 180 workers and proceed with layoffs for others based on performance and other factors. The company...Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Job Layoffs
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Jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent in Washington County
holly.shok@herald-mail.comThe unemployment rate in Washington County fell from 8.2 percent in March to 7.8 percent in April, reflecting the same rate reported in April 2012, according to preliminary figures released Thursday by the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and...Tags: Employment, Unemployment Rate, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Florida pays off unemployment trust fund loan from federal government
Florida made its final Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund payment to the federal government this week, repaying a total of $3.5 billion that the state borrowed during the great recession, the Florida Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday. Florida...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Employment, Broward County, Employment Opportunities, Labor Legislation
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Florida pays off federal loan for jobless benefits
Florida officials this week finished paying back about $3.5 billion the state had borrowed from the federal government to make unemployment payments during the worst of the recession. It was one of 36 states forced to borrow the money from the feds to...
Tags: Rick Scott, Unemployment Benefits, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Initial jobless claims drop to 340,000 after one-week spike
WASHINGTON -- Initial unemployment claims dropped back to a level indicating moderate job growth last week after a spike the previous week raised alarms about the labor market recovery. The number of people filing for unemployment benefits for the first...
Tags: Verizon Communications, Unemployment Rate, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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Fed's mixed messages roil markets
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve's unprecedented stimulus efforts are starting to box in the nation's central banker. Its bond purchases have helped fuel economic growth since the financial crisis. But Fed policymakers now must figure out how...
Tags: Finance, Stock Market, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Central Bank
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