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Congress Giving Up On Helping Unemployed?

By Dave Johnson
April 30, 2010

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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Jobs and State Budget Crises: State by State Fact Sheets

By Isaiah J. Poole
April 14, 2010

The National Priorities Project has created one-page fact sheets using the latest information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Recovery.gov and other reputable sources. Data on unemployment, state budget deficits, estimated recovery times for major metropolitan areas, and jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act are provided, along with relevant and timely NPP federal budget analysis. more »

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Focus, Focus, Focus: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

By Robert Borosage
March 31, 2010

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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Local Governments Laying Off, Conservatives Oppose Helping

By Dave Johnson
March 25, 2010

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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Rep. Keith Ellison Explains Push For Jobs Bill

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March 25, 2010

Progressive Caucus member Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., explains his support for the Local Jobs for America bill, which progressive activists consider one of the most important actions Congress can take this year to help lower the unemployment rate and jump-start the economy. more »

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

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 25, 2010

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The African-American Community Needs A "Jobs Surge"

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 17, 2010

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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This Jobs Bill Could Work

By Isaiah J. Poole
March 10, 2010

Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., introduced a bill today that is a meaningful response to the nation's jobs crisis. It still falls short of the need, but it would accomplish far more than the anemic measures that have been served up by Congress so far. more »

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6.1 million people have been unemployed 27 weeks or longer

Source
Bureau of Labor Statistics, "The Employment Situation—February 2010," March 5, 2010. Also see Armand Biroonak, "Jobs By Sector Tell a Bleaker Story," OurFuture.org, March 5, 2009.

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Jobs by Sector Tell a Bleaker Story

By Armand Biroonak
March 5, 2010

The Department of Labor’s employment data released this morning indicates that we are continuing to lose jobs, 36,000 in February alone, although at a much slower pace than this time last year. more »

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