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March 6, 2011
Even though the Great Recession officially ended in June 2009, the subsequent jobless recovery continues to inflict great pain on working families. This is especially true in the black community, where the unemployment rate of 15.7 percent in January was higher than at the end of the recession (14.9 percent).
February 27, 2011
What would happen if 34.5 percent of white men did not have jobs? According to new U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics joblessness for 16-to-24-year-old black men has reached Great Depression proportions — more than three times the rate for the general U.S. population.
February 19, 2011
Defending his new budget as one of “tough choices,” President Barack Obama said last Tuesday that more difficult decisions about the nation’s biggest expenses — Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security — will have to be tackled by Democrats and Republicans acting together, not by White House dictates.
February 13, 2011
Data released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) for January 2011 show a continuing and troubling gender imbalance in the distribution of job gains, according to an analysis by the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC).
February 6, 2011
Have you ever dreamed of getting paid for something you love to do? Like turning those cookies that your friends rave about into a cookie store? Expanding the sales of the jewelry that you make for the local arts and crafts fair to others? Selling used golf equipment that you clean and fix up on eBay?
February 6, 2011
State Rep. Ronald Waters, D-Phila./Delaware, joined his colleagues during a Capitol news conference in calling on Gov. Tom Corbett to find funding to continue a program that provides low-cost insurance for about 40,000 uninsured working people and their families in Pennsylvania.
January 22, 2011
The Federal Communcations Commission agreed to the deal over the objections of consumer groups which filed a motion last week asking the FCC to delay its decision. The groups claim the new cable giant would limit customers’ choices in television viewing and Internet access.
January 16, 2011
Many unemployed workers and new high school graduates are enrolling in higher education programs in hopes of gaining a competitive edge in today’s uncertain marketplace. Before choosing an area of study, it helps to do a little research on the prospects of employment after graduation.
January 16, 2011
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced that all driver license and photo centers, including its full-service center in Harrisburg, will be closed Saturday, Jan. 15 and Monday, Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
January 8, 2011
The Centers for Economic Excellence Program has drawn cheers from higher education and political officials as a model for establishing South Carolina as a base for research that’s groundbreaking and creates jobs.
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