Category Archives: Unemployment News

Blaming the Victim: Are the Unemployed Just Lazy or Defective?

The latest information here Image via Wikipedia When I was a grad student at the University of Minnesota, a cadre of brilliant young macroeconomists was searching for evidence that the 25% unemployment rate during the Great Depression was a phantom. … Continue reading

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Unemployment fell in 43 states in November; Michigan has biggest drop

Get the latest news… Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, the largest number of states to report such declines in eight years. Michigan’s rate dropped by 0.8 percentage point to 9.8 percent, from 10.6 percent in October. What … Continue reading

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Unemployment fell in 43 states in November

Get the latest information… Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, the most number of states to report such declines in eight years. What’s your opinion of this?

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Michigan Unemployment Rate Below 10 Percent, Lowest Since 2008

Get the latest news here Michigan’s unemployment rate has been steadily dropping, CNN Money reports. For the first time in three years, the state’s jobless rate is less than 10 percent. After the auto industry bailout in 2008, joblessness in … Continue reading

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Alaska unemployment falls to 7.3 percent

The latest news here Alaska’s unemployment rate has hit its lowest level since last spring, falling slightly to 7.3 percent in November. What do you think?

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