Read more unemployment stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/6062/unemployment.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:21:32 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74690/young-black-men-hit-hardest-by-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe recession has sent the unemployment rate among young black men soaring to rates not seen since the Great Depression. The jobless rate among black males aged 16 to 24 hit 34.5% last month, more than triple the rate for the general population. The demographic has been especially hit...http://www.newser.com/story/74690/young-black-men-hit-hardest-by-recession.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:21:07 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74609/congress-new-whipping-boy-the-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen Fed Chair Ben Bernanke goes before Congress next month seeking a second term, he'll run straight into cantankerous legislators riding a tide of populist rage over the Wall Street bailout and high unemployment. While the Fed acted decisively to bail out the financial markets last year, it's widely viewed...http://www.newser.com/story/74609/congress-new-whipping-boy-the-fed.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 8:54:12 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74548/obamas-stimulus-finally-gets-some-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEconomists are still fighting about whether the economic stimulus was too small, or too big and wasteful, but a consensus is emerging, at least, that the $787 billion package, flawed as it is, is working. With a quarter of the money now spent, the New York Times says a broad...http://www.newser.com/story/74548/obamas-stimulus-finally-gets-some-respect.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 21 Nov 2009 6:21:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74403/aol-to-lay-off-a-third-of-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAOL says it plans to cut about a third of its work force once it is spun off from Time Warner. That would amount to nearly 2,300 of the roughly 6,900 workers at the struggling company. AOL said in a securities filing today it will impose the cuts...http://www.newser.com/story/74403/aol-to-lay-off-a-third-of-staff.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Nov 2009 8:13:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74322/forget-the-rosy-stats-the-little-guy-is-in-bad-shape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDon’t believe the rosy official statistics; for most Americans, the economy is in incredibly bad shape, according to the economist some call “Dr. Doom.” We’re looking at a tale of two economies, Nouriel Roubini writes in the Globe and Mail . For top businesses, it’s recovering slowly—hence the 3.5%...http://www.newser.com/story/74322/forget-the-rosy-stats-the-little-guy-is-in-bad-shape.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 18 Nov 2009 13:34:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74209/dems-switch-focus-to-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHouse Democrats hit by accusations they've been focusing on health care at the expense of employment plan to tackle job creation in the coming weeks. There's no consensus on whether the move will come as one big package or a series of smaller measures but Democratic leaders plan to have...http://www.newser.com/story/74209/dems-switch-focus-to-jobs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 17 Nov 2009 7:35:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73985/its-about-the-jobs-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US has to shake up conventional thinking and create jobs for out-of-work Americans, writes Paul Krugman . Our current misguided thinking—as evidenced by unemployment north of 10%—isn't so much a jobs policy as GDP policy. "If you grow it, they will come," goes the philosophy. Get the economy...http://www.newser.com/story/73985/its-about-the-jobs-stupid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 8:20:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia has by no means cornered the market on enormous financial problems at the state level, with a report out today saying Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Wisconsin are also at tremendous risk. The Pew Center sees widespread unemployment, huge budget deficits, and the...http://www.newser.com/story/73845/9-other-states-have-calif-sized-fiscal-messes.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 20:14:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73773/hard-times-catch-up-with-well-heeled-jobless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTime and money is finally beginning to run out for large numbers of people who lost their jobs, and have been living off hefty severance packages for up to two years. Many workers who received generous exit packages from the financial and auto industries kept on spending the way they...http://www.newser.com/story/73773/hard-times-catch-up-with-well-heeled-jobless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 7:07:30 CST