Friday, March 6, 2009

Latest Unemployment Figures

The U.S. unemployment rate hit a 25-year high of 8.1 percent last month as employers buckling under the strain of a severe recession axed 651,000 jobs, government data showed on Friday. Read full article here

With so many new claimants filing for unemployment, you definately want a smooth path to receiving your weekly checks. Any small bump in the road can delay your claim for weeks, and most delays are small errors that are easily fixed.

Lastly, with those figures, we all could use a little humor....

2 comments:

  1. Ah, its been a tough time. I have been out of a job for many months. Thanks for a little humor to lighten the moment!

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  2. No wonder why our economists don't get the job picture improving. No wonder why many of us feel that our money has been wasted over stimulus plans.
    We do come across forums wherein visitors pour queries related to unemployment coverage. Many of us are applying for both disability and unemployment benefits at the same time. Many of us are not aware that unemployment insurance won't cover us if we leave the job on our own. Our govt. really needs to identify factors that affect our prospects.

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