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SD-56: Dollinger Takes Robach To Task For Pro-Business Stance On Unemployment (the albany project - Front Page)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:57:47 GMT

Sen. Joe "Missing in Action" Robach has shown once again why the voters of the 56th Senate District need a leader and a new representative. Robach, in an article about the unemployment insurance system being strained , had this to say: Senate Labor Committee Chairman Joseph Robach, R-Greece, Monroe County, said it's important to balance the needs of unemployed workers and protecting the...

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Confidence Up Modestly (Dismal)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:45:00 GMT

Consumer fundamentals mostly remain terrible. However, some relief is coming from the recent moderation in gasoline prices and extended unemployment insurance benefits. Other fundamentals show signs of potentially nearing their bottoms. However, significant improvement remains a distance off.

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The Economy's Upside Surprise (Business Week )

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:43:00 GMT

... the champagne just yet: Another report released on Aug. 28 showed that first-time filings for unemployment insurance fell in the week ended Aug. 23—but remain at levels consistent with a weakening labor market. U.S. real (inflation-adjusted) GDP growth was revised upward, to a 3.3% annual rate, in the second quarter, from the 1.9% preliminary figure released in July. The market had...

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Initial Jobless Claims (ICKPLUS)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:13:00 GMT

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE WEEKLY CLAIMS REPORT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending Aug. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 425,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 435,000. The 4-week moving average was 440,250, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 446,250. The advance seasonally adjusted insured...

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Unemployment: Continued Claims over 3.4 Million (Calculated Risk)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 13:10:00 GMT

The DOL reports on weekly unemployment insurance claims: In the week ending Aug. 23, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 425,000, a decrease of 10,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 435,000. The 4-week moving average was 440,250, a decrease of 6,000 from the previous week's revised average of 446,250. And continued claims are now above 3.4 million...

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Jobless claims touch lower than expected (Reuters)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:43:27 GMT

Jobless claims touch lower than expectedWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of U.S. workers filing new claims for jobless benefits fell by 10,000 last week, government data on Thursday showed, but remained at elevated levels indicating a weak labor market.Initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits declined to a seasonally adjusted 425,000 in the week ended Aug 23 from a revised...

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US Mass Layoffs in July 2008 (Xorte latest economic news)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In July, employers took 1,512 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

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Job-loss insurers baulk at City risks (OTB News)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:40:25 GMT

Workers in London’s financial sector seeking unemployment insurance are being turned away by insurers who see them as too great a risk in the uncertain economic climate

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Job-loss insurers baulk at City risks (Financial Time)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:22:00 GMT

Workers in London's financial sector seeking unemployment insurance are being turned away by insurers who see them as too great a risk in the uncertain economic climate

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UK economy (Financial Time)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:43:00 GMT

Anyone hunting for signs of a looming UK recession was on Friday spoilt for choice. GDP growth ground to a halt in the second quarter, the economy’s worst performance since 1992, while Halifax Estate Agents announced the closure of a quarter of its branches. In a moribund housing market, many estate agents will be thinking of unemployment insurance. They will not be alone in finding that...

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Mass job cuts jump in Ohio in July (The Business First of Columbus)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:46:14 GMT

Large-scale layoffs last month put more than 19,000 Ohio workers in line for unemployment benefits, nearly double the number a year ago, according to a federal report released Friday.

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Tennessee counts 18 mass layoffs in July (The Nashville Business Journal)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:45:07 GMT

Tennessee reported 18 mass layoffs in July which resulted in 1,412 initial claims for unemployment insurance, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.

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Mass layoffs cost hundreds their jobs (The Denver Business Journal)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 15:26:28 GMT

The bureau counted 343 initial claims for unemployment insurance because of mass layoffs — which is defined as at least 50 people losing their job at one time. That’s up from 177 claims in June, but down significantly from 930 in May.

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Give Labour A Voice In Liquidations, Says COSATU (All Africa)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 10:35:43 GMT

Trade unions should have the right to trigger a liquidity and insolvency test, which could lead to a business rescue or liquidation, when a company failed to pay employment-related statutory or contractual deductions such as medical aid, retirement, income tax or unemployment insurance fund contributions, South African trade union federation Cosatu said this week.

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Swedish trade unions lament rapid loss of members (The Local)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMT

... public sectors. LO is primarily an organization for co-ordination, research, signing labour market insurance schemes and creating public opinion at central and regional levels.Last year 7.2 percent of members left the confederation, bringing numbers down by 130,000 to 1,674,500 members. The downward spiral comes at a time when huge numbers of people are cancelling their unemployment...

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Compensation Fund shortcomings highlighted (IOL)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:31:22 GMT

... registered did not reflect reality because "if you look at the current number … with regard to the Unemployment Insurance Fund, which has more than 600 000, we can do more. If you look at the simple mathematics, it would tell you that we are under-collecting, probably by R1-billion." Mkhonto identified several areas that contributed to the adverse report. These were: Inadequate human...

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US new benefit claims fall (Scotsman.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:45:39 GMT

The US labour department said initial claims for state unemployment insurance benefits dipped by 13,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 432,000 in the week ended 16 August after falling a revised 12,000 a week earlier. Economists had predicted 433,000 claims would be made.

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Initial Jobless Claims Down 13K (WBJournal.com)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:24:00 GMT

In the week ending Aug. 16, 432,000 Americans filed for unemployment insurance benefits for the first time, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Give labour a voice in liquidations- Cosatu (Business Report)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:43:20 GMT

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California´s Office of Systems Integration wins Digital Government Achievement Award (EuroInvestor.co.uk)

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:37:47 GMT

... of OSI projects include: Electronic Benefit Transfer Contract Extension and Price Reduction Unemployment Insurance Modernization Project Case Management Information and Payroll System II Child Welfare System/Case Management System Re-host Interim State Automated Welfare System California Office of Systems IntegrationBill Maile, 916-549-2845

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