Articles Tagged With 'Unemployment'
Data Show Stimulus Isn’t Reaching the Nation’s Neediest Counties and States
Several analyses of our stimulus data show that on both the county and state levels, stimulus money isn't reaching the communities that need it most.
As Congress Votes on Unemployment Insurance Extension, Deeper Problems Remain
Congress is expected to reinstate extended unemployment benefits, but state unemployment trust funds are still in a shambles.
Gov’t Report Suggests Fixes for Broken Unemployment Insurance System
A GAO reports suggests ways to allow state unemployment funds to become more solvent.
March Statistics Send Mixed Messages on Economy
Unemployment held steady in March at 9.7 percent, but U.S. bankruptcy filings reached their highest since 2005.
Business Owners and Insiders: Tell Us How the Unemployment Insurance System Really Works
Help ProPublica figure out how the unemployment insurance system really works, from the points of view of the businesses that fund it, the people who administer it and the people who must use it.
Kansas and Vermont Are the Latest Unemployment Insurance Debtors
The number of states borrowing from the federal government to pay jobless benefits grows to 29.
Mass. Unemployment Insurance Fund Goes Into Red
The number of states borrowing federal money to keep jobless benefits flowing rises to 27.
Two Dozen States’ Unemployment Funds in the Red, Nine More Within Six Months
So far 25 states have borrowed more than $25 billion to keep jobless benefits flowing, and the situation is deteriorating fast elsewhere.
Payroll Taxes Increase for Many Employers Across the U.S.
With the recession emptying unemployment insurance trust funds, many states are raising taxes on business owners.
White House Changes Stimulus Jobs Count
The White House has revised how it's going to count stimulus jobs, jettisoning a cumulative tally and expanding the definition of what counts as a "job."
Jobless Rate Edges Down; White House Credits Stimulus
Unemployment falls to 10 percent, as job losses slow. The White House says it’s the stimulus; a leading Republican says the Democrats are still killing jobs.
Criticism of the Jobs Summit, Even Before It Starts
Many people have ideas about creating jobs, but they don't all have a seat at the table.
Construction Industry Headed for Stimulus Funding Cliff?
Facing a wind-down of transportation projects, construction executives and workers wonder where the next job will come from.
Game On, Education Departments
The rules are final in the competition for Race to the Top money, and many states will not pass the test.
