While Republicans have jumped on a disappointing employment report as a sign that President Barack Obama needs to change course on economic policy, Democrats have sought to highlight the continued growth in private sector employment. In a statement released just after the data was reported, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said, “Our economy is not [...]
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Report: British public workers get higher pay hikes than private sector employees
May 9th, 2011
davidguide Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – The pay gap between public and private sector employees in Britain widened further from 2008 to 2010, according to a study by British think tank Policy Exchange released over the weekend. According to the report, a government sports and leisure assistant got an average [...]
Australian Stock Market Report 05/09/2011
May 9th, 2011
davidguide US non-farm payrolls rose by a much larger than expected 244,000 in April – marking the biggest increase in 11 months. The private sector created 268,000 jobs, with jobs growth in the retail sector (+57,000) marking the largest monthly increase in over a decade. However the jobless rate did rise from 8.8pct to 9.0pct in [...]
Teens face jobless summer
May 2nd, 2011
davidguide It will be another jobless summer for thousands of teenagers nationwide, according to a report released on Monday by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University. View full post on All Stories
Australian Stock Market Report – Morning 29/04/2011
April 29th, 2011
davidguide US economic growth slowed from a 3.1pct annual pace in the fourth quarter to 1.8pct in the March quarter. Economists had expected growth of around 2pct. US jobless claims rose by 25,000 to 429,000 in the last week. View full post on All Stories
Report: Borrowing to Cover Pensions Unsustainable
April 12th, 2011
davidguide A new report says borrowing to cover Illinois’ pension payments is unsustainable and will affect the state’s long-term financial health. The University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs released the report Monday. The report notes that Illinois has the worst underfunded pension system in the nation. The state’s unfunded pension liability was estimated [...]
Report urges help for Hispanics seeking jobs
April 1st, 2011
davidguide Hispanics have a higher-than-average unemployment rate, less education and higher rate of on-the-job fatalities than whites or blacks, according to a new government report. View full post on All Stories
Boulder area jobs outlook improving
March 27th, 2011
davidguide While Colorado’s unemployment rate moved to 9.3% in February, there are signs of recovery. The Boulder County Business Report (BCBR) indicated that unemployment in Boulder County declined to 7.5% in February while neighboring… Jon Hiles March 27, 2011 View full post on All Stories
CNN – Jobless And Hopeless In America
January 10th, 2011
davidguide The Great Recession Has Been An Economic Catastrophe For Jobless And Underemployed American Workers And Their Families. The December Jobs Report Issued Friday Shows Only Modest Private-Sector Job Growth And Offers Slim Hope That The Nation’s 15 Million Unemployed Are Going To Find Relief Anytime Soon. View full post on All Stories
Report: 1.5 million Britons collected welfare, refused work in past 10 years
December 31st, 2010
davidguide Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – A report released Thursday by the Department for Work and Pensions found that about 1.5 million Britons abused the country’s welfare system the past decade by claiming welfare payments, but refusing work. According to the report, about 750,000 of them were given sanctions and [...]
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