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Rising Unemployment Rate for Veterans

March 26, 2012

According to data released this week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the jobless rate for veterans who have served in various branches of the U.S. military averaged 12.1 percent throughout 2011. The current administration has also noted the problem of unemployment among recent veterans and has tried to alleviate the situation by [...]

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End of Year Unemployment Claims

January 23, 2012

The latest figures from the Labor Department show that the temporary holiday hiring that was responsible for boosting December payrolls may also be responsible for a rise in jobless claims for the week ending January 7. Temporary holiday hiring by package delivery companies like UPS and FedEx as well as retailers to meet the seasonal [...]

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Freddie Mac Relief for Unemployed Homeowners

January 15, 2012

Because America is currently saddled with an unemployment rate of 8.5%, millions of homeowners are finding it increasingly difficult to keep up with their mortgage payments. However, there is some good news in the pipeline for those homeowners who got their mortgages through Freddie Mac. Freddie Mac recently announced that it will make it possible [...]

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Teen Unemployment

January 9, 2012

Although the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows that in December 2011 the number of net jobs went up for women for the first time in a year, the overall unemployment rate for women actually went up a tenth of a percent to 7.9 percent from the prior month. Even less [...]

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