Federal Employment News
- Republicans Fret as Angle Slips Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:57AMRepublicans are growing increasingly frustrated with Sharron Angle and her lackluster campaign to unseat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), fearing she is jeopardizing what they had long viewed as a sure pickup and costing them a chance to reclaim the majority.
- Little change in Thumb’s unemployment numbers Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:56AMUPPER THUMB — Unemployment rates were just about stagnant in the month of June, according to new jobless data issued Thursday.
- U.S. Mortgage Applications Index Decreases 4.4% After Refinancing Cools Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:47AMAn index of mortgage applications in the U.S. decreased last week as refinancing cooled after borrowing costs jumped from a record low.
- Gen Y: No job, lots of loans, grim future Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:43AMThe Millennials are the first generation of American workers since World War II who have cloudier prospects than the generations that preceded them. Generation Y - United States - World War II - History - Twentieth Century
- Coast city leads nation in lost construction jobs Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 5:15AMPASCAGOULA — Construction employment declined in 285 out of 337 metropolitan areas between June 2009 and June 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released by the Associated General Contractors of America.
- Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Results Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 4:59AMOVERLAND PARK, Kan.----Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. today reported second quarter net income of $34.2 million, or $0.40 per diluted share, compared to net income of $35.9 million, or $0.42 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2010 and net income of $23.4 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2009.
- Oil cleanup brings strangers, tension to towns Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 4:13AMGRAND ISLE, La. (AP) -- The women of Grand Isle are nervous. Used to be, they say, they could walk the streets of their beachside town alone, getting a little exercise after the hottest part of the day or setting out the trash after midnight.
- Good news/bad news for Shiloh AYP Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 4:08AMHUME – The Shiloh Board of Education received mixed news Monday night regarding Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by the federal No Child Left Behind legislation for the 2010 testing cycle.
- Candidates tackle employment Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:52AMNews-Leader: Cite a specific job-creating strategy you would advocate if elected.
- 137th District candidates differ on immigration reform, tax incentives Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:52AMReggie Duke II, 26, might be the underdog in the Republican primary race for state representative for the 137th District, but he is not backing down.
- Time to Rein In the Rules Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:48AMIn civics lessons on "how a bill becomes law," we sometimes hear this catch-phrase to describe the process: "The president proposes, Congress disposes." What we seldom hear is the third part of that formula: "The rule maker imposes."
- Adelaide Brighton appoints director Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:32AMAdelaide Brighton Ltd has appointed Ken Scott-Mackenzie as a non-executive director.
- Study: Internet now nearly as important as TV being a source of news for rural Russian youth Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:21AMThe Internet is now nearly as important as television as a source for news and information among rural Russian youth, a recent development that effectively breaks the monopoly state-controlled Moscow television had imposed on that portion of the population and one that could presage its mobilization by opposition groups.
- Retirements shrink state oversight Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 3:12AMFewer state workers will inspect and investigate; total savings are estimated at $85 million. • Database: Iowa state worker early retirements
- Senate approves extending unemployment benefits Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:42PMMore than 2 million long-term jobless workers are one step closer to reclaiming federal unemployment-insurance benefits, following a Wednesday evening vote in the U.S. Senate.
- Senate approves unemployment benefit extension, states gear up to make retroactive payments Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:42PMState unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits.
- Senate approves jobless payments to millions - Wed, 21 Jul 2010 PST Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:37PMState unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits. After months of increasingly bitter stalemate, the Senate passed the measure today by a 59-39 vote.
- Unemployment Benefits a Step Closer to Being Restored Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:26PMPresident Barack Obama is poised to sign the measure into law after a final House vote on Thursday.
- Senate Approves Jobless Payments To Millions Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:23PMState unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people.
- Senate approves jobless payments to millions Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:18PMWASHINGTON (AP) - State unemployment agencies are gearing up to resume sending unemployment payments to millions of people as Congress moves to ship President Barack Obama a measure to restore lapsed benefits. - 80,000 Coloradans could get benefits back - Colorado unemployment rate holds steady at 8 pct.
- Reports: Local economic recovery might be slow Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:14PMTwo new local economic reports indicate that the economic recovery may be slow and fitful.
- Prof. Dimbab paper on Modernizing Rural Areas of Sarawak Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 5:13PMBy Professor Dr.Dimbab Ngidang 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to provide inputs not only for the formulation of policy instrument(s), but also for practitioners directly involved in project planning and implementation in rural areas to achieve the desired goal of high income policy in the 10th Malaysia Development Plan. Hopefully, with a [...]
- Stimulus funding to give boost to teen employment Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:17PMWednesday July 14, 2010 New England Newspapers PITTSFIELD -- Now hiring: Youth workers. That’s the case thanks to the reinstallation of $9.1 million statewide to provide jobs for thousands of needy and at-risk teenagers this summer through a program called YouthWorks, which serves 25 communities across the state, including Pittsfield.
- End of the Census = end of a job Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:10PMThe bureau is shedding thousands of workers — enough to account for a jot or two in the jobless rate.
- Framingham summer jobs program receives grant Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 11:03PMWhen Craig Higgins moved to Framingham a year ago, he said he had few contacts and even fewer chances of finding summer work.
- UPDATE: Top US Department of Labor officials to travel to Gulf Coast to meet with affected workers Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:32PMWASHINGTON, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the direction of Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis, July 7 through 9, three U.S. Department of Labor agency heads will travel to Gulf states impacted by the BP Deepwater spill. The delegation will include Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training Jane Oates, Wage and Hour Division Deputy Administrator Nancy J. Leppink and Office of ...
- Dino Rossi Voted to Cut State Unemployment and Welfare Eligibility Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:27PMFor more than a month now the U.S. Senate has been unable to pass a bill that would allow people who lost their jobs in the recession to continue collecting unemployment for up to 99 weeks r...
- Columbia awarded grants to help homeless vets find work Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:21PMHomeless and out-of-work veterans are getting help thanks to federal grant money. The City of Columbia was awarded the money through two grants from Washington, DC.
- Special Report: U.S. data dogs on quest for sexier statistics Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:12PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Alan Krueger can wax poetic about data -- literally.
- Ohio home heating assistance program at risk for fraud, feds say Tuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 3:12PMA program that helps people with their home heating bills needs stricter financial controls, a federal audit has found.
