job loss

Stimulus Checkup - 100 Ridiculous Projects Funded by the American Recovery Act

mish — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 09:31:54 -0500

Inquiring minds are interested in projects that Put America To Work. Please consider this Stimulus Checkup courtesy of Senator John McCain and Senator Tom Coburn. read more »

US Shows Highest Unemployment Figures Since 1983

ForexTVBlog — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 08:55:54 -0400

Last week’s release of negative employment data from the United States has many forex traders running from the USD. read more »

Steep Job Loss in February in Small Firms

The Entrepreneurial Mind — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:05:36 -0500

According to today's ADP Small Business Report , small businesses lost 262,000 jobs in February . read more »

Employment Cycles During Recessions

mish — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:20:00 -0500

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's blog has an interesting graph of What 3.6 Million Jobs Lost Over 13 Months Looks Like. read more »

Say what? (funny things politicians say)

Calculated Risk — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:39:00 -0500

Here are a couple of quotes that are making the rounds: "Every month that we do not have an economic recovery package 500 million Americans lose their jobs." Speaker of the House Nancy read more »

Macy's Cut 7,000 Jobs, Reduces Capital Spending Plans Again

Calculated Risk — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:31:00 -0500

From MarketWatch: Macy's cutting 4% of workforce, quarterly dividend Macy's ... said Monday ... it will slash 7,000 jobs [and] reduced its 2009 capital expenditures budget to about $450 million ... read more »

Boeing to Cut 10,000 Jobs

Calculated Risk — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:28:00 -0500

From MarketWatch: Boeing plans to slash 10,000 jobs as the economy weakens Boeing Co. read more »

Jobs Contract 12th Straight Month; Unemployment Rate Soars to 7.2%

mish — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:30:00 -0500

Before taking a look at the monthly jobs data, let's take a look at Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims from The US Department of Labor. read more »

As Pink Slips Mount, So Do Concerns

mish — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:47:00 -0500

Increasing numbers of "Pink Slips" are weighing on the minds of consumers. Every industry, every service is affected, not just in the US, but globally. read more »

The sky is falling!!! but maybe not all the way

mahar — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:00:31 -0500

With apologies to chicken little, it is bad out there: over half a million jobs lost in one month and almost 2 million so far this year , stock markets down, people fearing for their jobs, and the read more »