Tag Archives: unemployment

• News

  Proposal could raise requirements for unemployment work searches

  MADISON (WITI) — Those who collect unemployment benefits are required to apply for two jobs each week in order to…
• News

  U.S. unemployment benefits fall to 346,000

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Claims for unemployment benefits are on a roller coaster ride again, falling dramatically last week after…
• News

  Sequestration may soon impact Wisconsin’s unemployed

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — The looming threats of sequestration will soon hit some of Wisconsin’s unemployed. Starting the week of April…
• Business

  Business Journal Report (3-14-13)

  In business news for Thursday, March 14th, 2013 — The Department of Labor released a better than expected weekly report…
• News

  U.S. economy adds 236K jobs in February, rate falls to 7.7%

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — U.S. employers ramped up their hiring in February, helping to lower the unemployment rate slightly. The…
• News

  Government cutting unemployment benefits for long-term unemployed

  MILWAUKEE (WITI) — Wisconsin’s economy has improved, and now, the federal government is cutting unemployment assistance for some of the…
• News

  Jobs with the lowest (and highest) unemployment

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Want a guaranteed job? Get used to being called doctor. And stay in school. The top…
• News

  December jobs report: Hiring and unemployment steady

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — The job market ended 2012 with more growth, as moderate hiring continued at the end of…
• Politics

  Anxiety among unemployed concerning fiscal cliff negotiations

  MILWAUKEE — While the nation teeters on the edge of the so-called fiscal cliff, tens of thousands of Wisconsinites are…
• News

  Last checks go out for 2.1 million jobless Americans

  NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — Some 2.1 million jobless Americans are receiving their last federal unemployment checks this week if Congress…
• Business

  Business Journal Report (12-29-12)

  MILWAUKEE — A new restaurant has opened in place of the old Palermo Villa. And unemployment ticked up for the…
• Business

  Business Journal Report (12-27-12)

  In business news for Thursday, December 27th, 2012 — The average number of people seeking unemployment benefits has fallen to…