Tier 5 Unemployment Benefits Extension Not Likely for 99ers – Wisconsin, New Jersey, California and Nevada Seek Help
A tier 5 unemployment benefits extension does not look likely for 99ers as the Senate will take recess for ONE MONTH beginning Monday. With this being the case many states are looking for help to create an unemployment insurance for their citizens. Some states that continue to see great troubles with unemployment and no insurance [...]
Unemployment Rate Remains at 9.5% as Stabenow Creates Bill for Tier 5 Unemployment Benefits Extension to Help 99ers
The unemployment rate remains a 9.5% as the jobs data was released this morning and there has been no significant change when it comes to national unemployment. Unfortunately, many Americans find this very hard to believe as unemployment claims continue to increase and it is harder than ever to find a job. With this being [...]
Initial Weekly Unemployment Claims Up to 479,000 But No Tier 5 Unemployment Benefits Extension for 99ers
This morning data came out that showed an increase of 19,000 unemployment claims which pushes the overall number up to 479,000. This is the largest number we have seen since August. With this in mind it totally proves the point against this VERY anti unemployment benefits extension article. After reading the article many of the [...]
Nevada Unemployment Up to 14.2% as Home Prices off 56.5% from Housing Market Top
The overall economy in Nevada continues to struggle as the unemployment rate jumped from 14.1% to 14.2% recently. Las Vegas is even higher with an unemployment rate of 14.5%. There is very little argument to be made that the decline in home prices has definitely help to spur these high unemployment rates. When looking at [...]
United States National Unemployment Rate Drops to 9.5% in June – Private Employers Added 83,000 Jobs
The United States national unemployment rate has dropped from 9.7% in May to 9.5% in June. One of the very bright spots of the data is that private employers added 83,000 jobs. A troubling aspect of the June jobs data is that 225,000 jobs were cut due to the temporary census jobs that were created [...]
NC Unemployment Will Cause Home Prices to Fall
The North Carolina Unemployment Rate recently hit 10.8% which is 7.7% higher than January of 1999. In one short year, the NC unemployment rate has jumped over 5%. There is no doubt that this is going to strongly affect the housing market and home prices in this southern state. In the last year while unemployment [...]