Archive for November, 2009

Unemployment Decrease Among Professionals

November 22nd, 2009 by admin


Unemployment Decrease Among Professionals      The employment numbers were released about a week ago, and the big news was the significant drop in the unemployment rate among professionals: from 5.2% in September to 4.7% in October.
At the heart of the numbers was the fact that unemployment dropped for professionals and managers [...]

Unemployment rate over 10%

November 9th, 2009 by admin


Unemployment rate over 10%    The 10.2% rate is the highest since the early 1980’s. The real rate is considerably higher if those who no longer qualify for benefits and those  underemployed in part time work are counted. Unlike the 80’s, many more unemployed are without health insurance and those obtaining work are taking several [...]