VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The unemployment rate in the Washington region soared to 6.9 percent in January, according to government data released Friday. It is the area’s highest level in 20 years of record-keeping. The region’s jobless rate was 6.2 percent in December and, not seasonally adjusted, 5.4 percent in January 2009. January’s data show […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: Unemployment in the Washington region rose slightly in December, to 6.2 percent, according to government data released Tuesday, pushed up largely by an increase in the District’s jobless rate. The District’s unemployment level during the same period rose from 11.8 percent to 12.1 percent and probably was the chief factor in […]
VIA THE WASHINGTON POST: The unemployment level in the Washington region dipped in November to 6.1 percent from 6.2 percent the previous month, according to government data released Tuesday, further evidence to some economists that the area has weathered the worst of the recession. Washington and New Orleans had the lowest unemployment rates among metropolitan […]
VIA CNN: NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Americans of all ages are being hurt by the weak job market, but the nation’s teens are in a particularly bad spot. The unemployment rate for teenagers in the labor force soared to 27.6% in October, up 1.8 percentage points from the month before and hitting a third straight […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: The region’s unemployment rate edged up in September, mirroring the slowing but persistent rise in joblessness across the country, according to government data released Wednesday. In the District, the unemployment rate rose to 11.4 percent in September from 11.1 percent in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, driven by the […]
VIA PAMELA ON POLITICS: The job numbers weren’t good news for the Obama administration Friday as the unemployment rate climbed and Republicans blamed the president’s policies for lagging improvement. Who’s right about what can spur job growth? President Obama told folks in his weekly internet address that one of his policies that will help create […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST: Unemployment fell in the District and Virginia in July but increased in Maryland, the Labor Department reported Friday. In the District, unemployment edged down from 10.9 percent to 10.6 percent. More than 13,000 jobs were added to District payrolls last month, a larger number than most states. The District still leads the […]
(New York, NY) — As many as a million-and-a-half unemployed workers will reportedly be coming to an end of their jobless benefits by the end of the year. “The New York Times” cites the National Employment Law Project in reporting half a million people will have used up their payments by the end of September. […]
