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UNEMPLOYMENT

Whether the job loss is in sectors, states, regions, or the nation, unemployment will increasingly become the subject of much discussion. In fact, news of the rising unemployment rate and company layoffs abound as the we face the biggest economic downturn of a generation. This topic will track the latest news that projects future numbers, identifies repercussions, and pontificates on private and public fixes.

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Sprint Nextel to cut 8,000 jobs more

Sprint Nextel on Monday announced plans to cut approximately 8,000 jobs through the first quarter, as the economic...

Home Depot cutting 7,000 jobs, closing EXPO storesmore

Home Depot, the No. 1 home improvement retailer, announced Monday that it is shutting down its high-end EXPO business...

Caterpillar says to cut 20,000 jobsmore

Caterpillar Inc warned today that profit in 2009 would be under severe pressure and said that it would cut about 17,000...

IBM quietly lays off North American staffmore

IBM has been quietly laying off workers in its North American offices since Wednesday. IBM has not made any formal...

Philips to shed 6,000 jobs after quarterly lossmore

Royal Philips Electronics, Europe's largest maker of consumer electronics, said Monday that it would eliminate 6,000...

Stimulus 101: What's in the billsmore

underserved areas. State reliefThe case for: As , Obama's plan seeks to help states pay for Medicaid and unemployment...

McDonald's to open 1,000 new storesmore

Do you expect to change jobs soon? Yes, I'm worried about layoffs. Yes, I'm hoping to move up. No, fingers crossed.

Monster Data Breach At Monster.com Hits Unemployedmore

Bad Career Change: Hi-Tech Bank Robbery Hollwood Stylemore

“The attempt was made by surreptitiously entering the bank at night, by corrupting its computer system and by...

Coping with recessionmore

extra tourists. The city has also seen financial jobs go at Norwich Union. But it has a low unemployment rate at the...

Handling an extended job searchmore

If you find yourself suddenly unemployed or if you were laid off months ago, it's probably no surprise to hear that it...

Job losses to be bad in Tampa Bay area and everywhere elsemore

Office Where Tampa Bay hotties go to hook up St. Petersburg cuts rent for Pier tenants Business Florida unemployment...

Davos During the Downturnmore

few years, is now placed in a new context. Governments are seeking to alleviate the immediate specter of unemployment...

Pay freezes spread during brutal recessionmore

What do Tropicana Casino and Resort, Avis and the White House now have in common? They're all freezing the pay of some...

Helping Employers Cut Hours, Not Jobsmore

President-elect Barack Obama's recent pledge to help states bolster and reform their unemployment insurance programs...

Mattel to tout tween Dora, Elmo gloves in '09more

inexpensive toys or ones that cater to the entire family when they do make purchases while contenting with job loss,...

Toll Bros is REALLY Offering 3.99% on a 30 Yr Fixed Mortgagemore

Toll Bros is REALLY Offering 3.99% on a 30 Yr Fixed Mortgage January 21st, 2009 | Category: Mortgage News, Your...

State might tap disability fund to pay unemployment more

By April, the fund that pays unemployment benefits "will likely'' need a loan to continue paying benefits, and a...

IBM Starting Layoffs in Several Locations, Union Saysmore

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New York Battles Swelling Deficit in Unemployment Systemmore

New York State’s unemployment insurance system, besieged by claims from laid-off workers, ran out of money on the first...

Employers Avoid Axing Oldies but Goodiesmore

Last fall, drugstore chain CVS Caremark (CVS) cut some 800 jobs in Northern California after acquiring Longs Drugs, a...

In 2009, Layoffs Is the Business to Be Inmore

As companies across the country eliminate hundreds of thousands of jobs, one field is hiring: the layoff industry.

Microsoft expected to cut jobsmore

Microsoft Corp is expected to post a quarterly profit that misses its own target and announce thousands of job cuts...

Telecom giant Ericsson to lay off 5,000more

Swedish telecoms giant announces layoffs as it seeks deeper cost cuts. (CNN) -- Swedish-based telecommunications...

A Resource Guide for the Unemployedmore

Job search resources for managers and employees from BusinessWeek and other sources

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