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State’s jobless rate grows - ReporterHerald.com

... January, the state Department of Labor and Employment ... number of Coloradans with jobs declined by 4,700 in January to about 2.5 million. The number who looked for a job but couldn’t find one rose by 3,800, to about 196,000. Donald Mares,

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:01:00 GMT

 

2009 unemployment rate was highest in 26 years - Courier-Journal

Led by deep losses in manufacturing, Kentucky employers shed about 82,200 jobs last year, pushing nonfarm employment to its lowest level since 1998, said Justine Detzel, chief labor economist for the Kentucky Office of Employment and Training.

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:38:00 GMT

 

Kentucky construction employment falls 19 percent - MSN Money

Construction employment is dropping everywhere and plummeting almost everywhere,” Ken Simonson, the association’s chief economist, said in a news release. “Looking at this data, it’s quite clear that the construction industry has yet to hit ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:53:00 GMT

 

Okla.'s jobless rate continues to improve in Jan. - Boston Globe

OKLAHOMA CITY— Oklahoma's jobless rate declined to 6.7 percent in January. The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission reported Wednesday ... a net increase of 1,000 jobs fueled by increases in retail trade jobs.

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:44:00 GMT

 

Employment : HELP WANTED-PART TIME - Frederick News-Post

Cangene Plasma Resources , a blood plasma center in Frederick, is looking for plasma donors. Plasma donation takes about an hour and you can donate up to twice a week. Donors are compensated $25 or more for each donation. Call 866-563-1266 for ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:53:00 GMT

 

Job News

Obama pushes trade initiative as jobs helper - Forbes

WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama sought Thursday to put some detail behind his lofty drive to double U.S. exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back to work. But doubts remain about how many net jobs his trade agenda will create - and how he will get

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:33:00 GMT

 

Stocks drop early after mixed jobs report - Forbes

Stocks fell in early trading Thursday after China reported a sharp jump in inflation. Mixed U.S. economic news also held the market back. Overseas markets were mixed after China said its inflation rate jumped 2.7 percent in February from 1.5 percent ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:56:00 GMT

 

Mattingly: Dodgers talked about manager's job - Philadelphia Daily News

On his first day as Dodgers interim manager, hitting coach Don Mattingly said yesterday that the team has made overtures about him eventually becoming Joe Torre's permanent replacement. With Torre en route to Taiwan to manage a Dodgers split squad ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:01:00 GMT

 

Siemens expanding NC power unit, adding 825 jobs - Forbes

RALEIGH, N.C. -- German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG plans to expand a North Carolina unit that makes equipment for electric utility plants, adding hundreds of jobs. The company plans to invest $135 million and create 825 engineering and ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:29:00 GMT

 

Troussier the latest to be linked to Ivory Coast job - Earthtimes

Berlin - French coach Philippe Troussier on Tuesday became the latest high-profile coach to be linked to the vacant Ivory Coast national team coaching position. Ivorian officials dismissed Bosnian Vahid Halilhodzic after the side failed to go beyond ...

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:20:00 GMT