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• Double-digit sobriety

  —monoblogue

  Earlier this month it was announced the unemployment rate hit 10.2 percent, reaching double-digits for the first time in 26 years. Though the rate had been expected to top 10 percent for some time due to our anemic economic recovery – and despite billions of dollars in stimulus money – [...]

  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Michael

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• Don't Say I Didn't Warn You

  —Right Coast Girl

  nytimes.com:
  
  Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into law last February was way too small. The economy needs a second big infusion, they say.
  
  Do these intellectually disadvantaged people even [...]

  Posted: November 21, 2009, 1:07am EST
  by RightCoast

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• Jobs? We Don't Need No Stinkin' Jobs?

  —Delaware Way

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  At the Daily Kos, Meteor Blades grabs this graph from CalculatedRisk today.
  CalculatedRisk reports - (go to either site to enlarge the graph) Three states are at record unemployment rates: California, Delaware and Rhode Island. Several others are close.
  
  This graph shows the [...]

  Posted: November 20, 2009, 6:27pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

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• The 'Stimulus' for Unemployment

  —Eastern Shore of Maryland Libertarians

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  by Alan Reynolds
  This article appeared in the New York Post on November 17, 2009.
  
  

  Why did the unemployment rate rise so rapidly — from 7.2 per cent in January to 10.2 percent in October? It was clearly the administration's "stimulus" bill — which in February provided $40 billion [...]

  Posted: November 19, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by Muir W. Boda

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• National Worker, Homeowner, And Business Assistance Act of 2009 Extends Unemployment Benefits For Eligible Delawareans

  —Delaware Way

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  (presser)Additional Weeks of Unemployment Insurance Benefits AvailableDOVER -- Gov. Jack Markell and Secretary of Labor John McMahon announced today that unemployed Delaware workers will be eligible for up to fourteen weeks of additional unemployment insurance benefits.
  
  “These benefits will help Delawareans who have been hit hard by the national [...]

  Posted: November 17, 2009, 12:58pm EST
  by Nancy Willing

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• A true stimulus

  —monoblogue

  The recent history of stimulus programs suggests that at least two ideas thought at first to be surefire winners left a lot to be desired once the results came in.

  We all know that the nearly $800 billion package of government spending which was supposed to keep unemployment under 8 percent [...]

  Posted: November 14, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  by Michael

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• Shocking Numbers: Real Unemployment Tops 22%

  —Salisbury News

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  Obama figures deliberately understate economic downturn
  
  Editor's Note: The following report is excerpted from Jerome Corsi's Red Alert, the premium online newsletter published by the current No. 1 best-selling author, WND staff writer and columnist. Red Alert subscriptions are $99 a year or $9.95 per month [...]

  Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:55am EST
  by joealbero

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• Unemployment Hits 10.2%

  —Salisbury News

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  The unemployment rate spiked to its highest level since 1983, much worse than expected as employers continue to trim jobs despite other signs of growth.
  
  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- The nation's unemployment rate rose above 10% for the first time since 1983 in October, [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:45am EST
  by joealbero

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• Teens Suffer Record Unemployment

  —Salisbury News

  
  The jobless rate for teens stands at an all-time high of 27.6% as opportunities for young workers dwindle.
  
  NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Americans of all ages are being hurt by the weak job market, but the nation's teens are in a particularly bad [...]

  Posted: November 07, 2009, 7:30am EST
  by joealbero

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• Great Job Obama!

  —Right Coast Girl

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  Over 10 % Unemployment but yea the economy is getting better. When will these libs get it? STOP SPENDING MONEY and CUT PEOPLE'S TAXES...ya know the kind of stuff that actually stimulates business growth and job creation? I really don't believe these people in Washington [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:17pm EST
  by RightCoast

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• STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ON NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT SURPASSING TEN PERCENT

  —Salisbury News

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  ANNAPOLIS, MD (November 6, 2009) – Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement today following the announcement that national unemployment has surpassed ten percent:
  
  “Today’s 10.2 percent national unemployment rate is another signal that, while many economic indicators show signs of improvement, we are not [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:40pm EST
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• Paul Krugman Says "I Told You So In Advance" To 2010 DEMs

  —Delaware Way

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  Krugman defines the DEMs' 2010 achillies' heel: poor public perception of the economy. Unemployment and lending won't have improved in a year's time because of the timidity of Obama's economic policy. Since Obama did not knock the economic woes back with a wallop when he had the chance, he' [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:22am EST
  by Nancy Willing

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• Double-digit Unemployment

  —Delaware Liberal

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  Unemployment hit 10.2% in October which is painful for many especially those without college degrees as they have been hit the hardest. There is no solace for the unemployed in the following fact, but employment always lags behind economic growth. Here is an interesting chart supplied by The White House that [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 10:00am EST
  by nemski

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• Unemployment Seen Nearing 10 Percent

  —Salisbury News

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  Employers likely are skeptical about the sustainability of the economy
  
  WASHINGTON - The economy is rebounding from its deepest slump since the 1930s, but it probably won't seem that way when the government releases its monthly employment report on Friday.
  
  Employers aren't expected to [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:25am EST
  by joealbero

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• Unemployment hits 10.2%

  —Progressive Delmarva

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  But that's just the U3 numbers, which is the "official" unemployment numbers provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The U6 numbers, which include "discouraged workers” and those who are employed part time only because they can’t find full-time jobs has reached 17.5%, or 27 million Americans.
  
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:22am EST
  by chuck

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• This just in..............

  —Progressive Delmarva

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  Crap!!!!!! Unemployment is now over 10% Highest in 26 1/2 years.... a staggering 15.7 million folks are out of work.... I'm thankful everyday I haven't been added to that list. On a positive note , the rate of loss has slowed drastically from 3/4 of a million lost in [...]

  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:15am EST
  by Reconciled1

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• Long-Term Jobless Face Frayed Safety Net

  —Salisbury News

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  ‘By February I will be in a tent,’ says one unemployed worker
  
  
  
  Out of work, out of savings and out of things to sell, Carolyn Johansen is running out of options to keep her home even as her unemployment benefits [...]

  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:18am EST
  by joealbero

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