Local Jobs for America


Eric Lotke's picture

New Unemployment Data: Good, Just Not Good Enough

The April unemployment figures are out, and America added 290,000 new jobs. It’s good news, but still unemployment edged up to 9.9 percent. more »

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Isaiah J. Poole's picture

Long-Term Unemployed Want—And Need—Government Action

There's a new study today that shows once again how insanely wrong conservatives are when they say that extending unemployment benefits in today's economy only discourages people from finding work. \

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Dave Johnson's picture

We Need Jobs, Jobs, Jobs. And Jobs.

Things are good for the plutocrats. Stock market soaring, bonuses are big... Things are going mighty fine. So fine, in fact, that the urgency of extending unemployment, COBRA and programs to help the people harmed by the financial disaster is moving off the table. more »

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Dave Johnson's picture

Congress Giving Up On Helping Unemployed?

Note - see the update at the end.

Suddenly the word is all over the place that the Congress is not going to extend unemployment benefits further! It seems that the economy is booming (for Wall Street, top corporate executives, and Washington legislators) so it doesn't feel like there is a need to keep carrying these people. more »

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Bill Scher's picture

Congress Has About One Week To Create More Jobs This Year

When Congress returns from its recess on Monday, it won't have much time if it wants to create more jobs this year. more »

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Isaiah J. Poole's picture

Jobs Report: A Call To Action

Moments after the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its report that the economy produced 162,000 jobs in March, this statement was issued on Capitol Hill: "Any report showing that the economy added jobs is clearly a better alternative to one showing that it lost more jobs. more »

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Robert Borosage's picture

Focus, Focus, Focus: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

The economy is said to be recovering, but the people are not. The jobs are gone, and haven't started to come back. Twenty-five million people are in need of full-time work. Incomes are stagnant; more and more are losing health care. Even the uptick in jobs that will be reported on Friday is misleading, reflecting temporary hiring for the Census and recovery from snow-bound February.

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Dave Johnson's picture

Local Governments Laying Off, Conservatives Oppose Helping

Problem:: States shed government jobs as revenue plummets. Just last month:

In Michigan, where the unemployment rate is 14.1 percent, the nation's highest, government jobs at all levels fell by 5,000. They accounted for one-third of the state's job losses. more »

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Isaiah J. Poole's picture

Rep. Keith Ellison Challenges Progressives: Get 216 Cosponsors For Jobs Bill

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Isaiah J. Poole's picture

The African-American Community Needs A "Jobs Surge"

The nation is facing a jobs crisis, but “crisis” doesn’t begin to tell the story in the African-American community. “Five-alarm emergency” comes closer. more »

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