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Indiana jobless rate dips slightly to 8%
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana's unemployment rate dipped slightly to 8.0% for October as officials say the state added 7,700 private sector jobs. Figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Workforce Development show Indiana's jobless rate...
Tags: Unemployment, Career and Workplace
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Michigan jobless rate drops 0.2 points to 9.1%
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Authorities say Michigan's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell 0.2 percentage points in the latest month to 9.1 percent. The Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget released the October jobless...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Better off 4 years later? A mixed bag of answers
It's a staple of every presidential election, a single question that puts the incumbent's record on trial and asks American voters to be the jurors. "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Ronald Reagan asked in 1980 at the end of a...
Tags: Small Businesses, Energy Resources, Foreclosures, Unemployment, Republican Party
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Michigan reports 2nd straight big jobless rate drop
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is reporting a second straight big drop in unemployment, with the rate down 2.1 percentage points in two months. The Department of Technology, Management & Budget said Thursday that Michigan's seasonally unadjusted...
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Officials reject conspiracies on unemployment rate
WASHINGTON (AP) — When conspiracists suggested Friday that the Obama administration had engineered a sharp drop in unemployment to aid President Barack Obama's re-election, the response was swift. Career government officials, economists and even...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Alan Krueger, Unemployment
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Holiday sales to rise 4.1 percent
Associated PressNEW YORK – Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years. The National Retail Federation, the...Tags: 401K, Credit Ratings, E-Commerce Industry, Toys "R" Us, Inc., Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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Bernanke makes strong defense of Fed rate policies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chairman Ben Bernanke offered a wide-ranging defense Monday of the Federal Reserve's bold policies to stimulate the still-weak economy. The Fed needs to drive down borrowing rates because the economy isn't growing fast enough to...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Credit Ratings, Barack Obama, Labor Legislation, Unemployment
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Indy mayor signs domestic partner benefits measure
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard has signed an ordinance extending the health care benefits of city employees to their domestic partners. The Republican mayor tweeted Thursday he signed the ordinance that cleared the City-...
Tags: Health Insurance Cost, Lilly Eli & Co
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Elkhart County RV maker plans factory expansions, 400+ new jobs
GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) — A recreational vehicle maker is planning factory expansions in Elkhart County that could add more than 400 jobs in a county that was badly battered by that industry's collapse during the recession. Forest River Inc. is seeking...
Tags: Unemployment, Middlebury, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations, Career and Workplace
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Indiana's June unemployment report is disappointing
The state unemployment rate increased slightly, and every local county saw an increase when compared to May. Statewide unemployment edged up to 8 from 7.9 percent. The largest increases locally are in Pulaski and LaGrange County. They are at 7 and 7....
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Unemployment rate rises in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan says that seasonally unadjusted unemployment rates have increased in all 17 of the state's regional labor markets. The figures released Thursday by the Department of Technology, Management & Budget also show that...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Big April drop in Michigan regional jobless rates
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan reports that the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate dropped a full percentage point statewide and fell in all major labor markets. The April figures released Thursday show joblessness statewide at 8 percent,...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace
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