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Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise, but Continuing Claims Plunge
by Joseph Lazzaro on Oct.14, 2010, under Towing
Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose 13,000 to 462,000, but continuing claims plunged another 112,000 to 4.4 million, the Labor Department announced Thursday. Some of the decline in continuing claims comes from people who have exhausted their benefits, but some of it is also due to people finding work.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had predicted initial jobless claims would dip to 443,000….
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Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise, but Continuing Claims Plunge originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Economy
Layoffs and Budget Cuts Have Made Recruiting Tougher for U.S. Firms
by Matthew Scott on Sep.07, 2010, under Towing
Employers who used job cuts to save money during the economic crisis knew that layoffs would put strains on the workers who remained. But now, those cost-cutting measures are impairing their ability to attract the top talent they’ll need to rebound in the current sluggish economy.
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Layoffs and Budget Cuts Have Made Recruiting Tougher for U.S. Firms originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, Small Business




