by Casey Quinlan More than twelve million unemployed people now depend on local unemployment offices to help them retrain and get back to work, but these offices are often overwhelmed and ill-equipped to address the challenges the jobless face. There is clear emphasis on low-skill work inside the 250 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, unemployment and training …
By Casey Quinlan After a few weeks of steady drops, jobless claims reached a two-month peak last week, signaling this week’s claims may be higher than in the past few weeks. The news of sharply rising jobless claims last week combined with a disappointing March unemployment report are indications that the jobs sector is …
B y Casey Quinlan As unemployment becomes lower many unemployed people say they are optimistic that the economy will return back to normal. Though the unemployed may become more motivated to seek jobs, economic reports show that many of the New York City and New York State sectors adding jobs are lower-paying, such as food …
By Casey Quinlan Initial Jobless Claims rose this week but the general trend shows claims are consistently dropping and employers are beginning to hire again. After four straight weeks of drops in jobless claims, the number rose to 362,000 claims. The four-week moving average, a less volatile representation of jobless claims, moved up to …
Initial jobless claims have fallen to pre-financial meltdown levels. Economists say the return to 2008 jobless claim numbers signals a return to a stronger job market. The substantial drop in claims trails a positive jobs report in month of January, which has sparked cautious optimism among economists that the recovery is gathering steam. Claims dropped by 13,000 …
