by Casey Quinlan | May 13, 2012 | Economy
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...
by Casey Quinlan | Apr 17, 2012 | Economy
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...
by Casey Quinlan | Mar 31, 2012 | Economy
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...
by Casey Quinlan | Mar 10, 2012 | Economy
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...
by Casey Quinlan | Feb 17, 2012 | Economy
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...
