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What States Have the Highest Unemployment Rates?

Kathy Landin — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 20:22:32 +0000

It’s not easy being unemployed or under-employed, but you are definitely not alone. Even with a highly positive new jobs report just out and the country apparently on an upswing, an unemployment rate of 7.7 percent means a lot of people still need jobs.

But that doesn’t mean the situation is hopeless for anyone. If you’re spent on looking for available jobs in your current locale because it seems like the well has dried, you could be right. Some states have higher unemployment rates than others, and you could be stuck living somewhere that’s not helping you. It might be time to relocate.

Economy Adds 236,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate Drops to 7.7%

Chris Chaberski — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 04:59:32 +0000

The labor market—and the economy overall—is improving, albeit gradually, with employers adding 236,000 jobs in February. That gain brought the unemployment rate down a few ticks from 7.9 percent to 7.7, its lowest point in four years.

Wyo. Unemployment Rate Fell To 4.9 Percent In Dec.

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:23:34 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in December. The Wyoming Department of Workforce Services reports that the rate fell from November’s 5.1 percent. The agency noted that the number of unemployed individuals in Wyoming has fallen while employment has not grown, causing the state’s labor force to decline. From December [...]

New Research Reveals Unemployment Is Bad for Your Health

Mike Adams — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 17:43:03 +0000

It seems that there might be a correlation between long-term unemployment and poor health. According to the recent Gallup Healthy Behaviors index, unemployed Americans are reportedly less likely to practice good health habits than those who are employed full- or part-time and those who are not in the workforce at all. The unemployed checked in [...]

Economic Woes Lead to More Men Becoming 'Mannies'

Shauna Wright — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 14:00:50 +0000

While child care-givers such as babysitters and nannies have traditionally been women, the recent dip in the economy lead some men into the profession as well.

Dubbed “mannies,” the guys are often unemployed teachers, daycare workers or fathers.

Rosie O'Donnell Makes Bubbly Unemployed Audience Member Her New Announcer [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:10:23 +0000

Rosie O’Donnell sent an unemployed audience member into hysterics by making her show announcer until the end of 2011 on ‘The Rosie Show.’ Is Rosie the new Oprah? Earlier in the week, O’Donnell invited the audience member, whose name is Hollee, to fill in as a guest announcer after learning she recently lost her job. [...]

Hallmark Sympathy Cards for the Unemployed

Shauna Wright — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:45:41 +0000

With the US unemployment rate hovering around nine percent, it’s nice to know someone‘s business is thriving. In this case, that someone is Hallmark, which recently began selling sympathy cards aimed at those who’ve lost jobs. In the past, Hallmark produced cards expressing condolences to those who suffered through the Great Depression, military draftees and [...]