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Permalink Reply by All Jersey Radio on September 5, 2011 at 11:22pm

Consumer confidence looks very recession-like

 

By Jared Kaltwasser

The recession might technically be over, but the latest consumer confidence numbers suggest consumer confidence is still in recession... continue reading

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Permalink Reply by All Jersey Radio on September 5, 2011 at 11:33pm

Rutgers survey finds unemployed continue to struggle after two years

 

By Andrew Kitchenman

 

A nationwide survey by Rutgers University has found most Americans who had lost a job when they were first surveyed two years ago still are struggling.

The survey, by the university's John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, was conducted in August, and found 33 percent of Americans who lost a job before the 2009 survey currently are unemployed, while 8 percent are working part time while seeking full-time jobs. Another 43 percent are employed, while 17 percent have dropped out of the labor force. Full Story

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Permalink Reply by All Jersey Radio on September 6, 2011 at 6:16pm

Congress is looking at laying off 120,000 postal service employees

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Permalink Reply by All Jersey Radio on September 6, 2011 at 6:21pm

You might not care about the euro but if it goes down the world will slip with it

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Permalink Reply by All Jersey Radio on September 6, 2011 at 6:27pm

Are new rules on health care and banks killing jobs?

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