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Oklahoma unemployment rate hits 21-year high

AP News yesterday

Oklahoma unemployment rate hits more than 20-year high, climbs to 7.1 percent in October Oklahoma's unemployment rate climbed to 7.1 percent in October, the state's highest rate in more than 20 years, officials reported. Oklahoma's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased from 6.8 ...

Economic survey: Job losses to bottom out in 1Q

AP News yesterday

Forecasters expect job losses to bottom out in 1Q 2010 but unemployment to remain high Economists expect the joblessness that has weighed down the nation's economic recovery will start to slowly abate in 2010, but they predict consumers will continue to keep ...

US unemployment to peak by March: poll

AFP American Edition yesterday

The worst of US job losses are expected to be over by March 2010 as the economic grows after a long recession, a poll of business economists showed Monday. US economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2009 is expected to be ...

U.S. business economists raise 2010 growth outlook

Reuters US Online Report Business News yesterday

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of U.S. business economists boosted their forecast for economic growth over the next year, but said the jobless rate will remain stubbornly high, a survey released on Monday showed. The National Association for Business Economists predicted real ...

Rising unemployment taxes could hinder hiring

AP News 2 days ago

Businesses face rising unemployment insurance taxes as job market struggles to recover As if small businesses needed another reason not to hire, consider their latest financial burden: The cost of rising unemployment itself. Employers already are squeezed by tight credit, rising health ...

Fla. jobless rate climbs to 11.2 percent in Oct.

AP News 4 days ago

Florida's unemployment rate continues steady climb to 11.2 percent in October Florida's unemployment rate continued its steady upward climb in October to 11.2 percent — a mark last seen in the 1970s and a tenth of a percentage point higher than September's ...

Louisiana sees decline in initial jobless claims

AP News 4 days ago

La. sees drop in initial jobless claims after brief spike due to transportation sector layoff First-time claims for jobless benefits in Louisiana fell last week after a spike attributed to a temporary layoff in the transportation equipment industry. The Louisiana Workforce Commission ...

Ala. jobless rate rises to 10.9 percent in October

AP News 4 days ago

Alabama unemployment rate rises to 10.9 percent in October, highest in more than 25 years Just two years after hitting a record low, the unemployment rate in Alabama climbed to 10.9 percent in October, the highest it has been in more than ...

Colo. jobless rate dips to 6.9 percent in October

AP News 4 days ago

Colorado's unemployment rate declines slightly to 6.9 percent in October from prior month A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado's latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 6.9 percent, a slight decrease from the previous ...

Indiana's jobless rate hits 9.8 percent in October

AP News 4 days ago

Indiana's October jobless rate at 9.8 percent, still below the national rate of 10.2 percent Indiana's unemployment rate was almost unchanged from September to October, but officials said it's too early to tell whether the stability marks a long-awaited awaited rebound in ...

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