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One North Carolina county’s foreclosures defy national trends
Though the recession has sent national foreclosure rates soaring, Cleveland County, N.C.’s foreclose rates have actually fallen even though unemployment continues to rise. One bankruptcy attorney says the numbers may be misleading because Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are observing a foreclosures freeze. Protection laws have also been enacted to protect homeowners from foreclosure and from intimidating debt collection practices.
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Labels: bankruptcy, Cleveland County, Fannie Mae, foreclosure, Freddic Mac, long-term unemployment, recession
Welfare outlays decline nationally even while unemployment soars
Despite soaring unemployment, 18 states cut their welfare rolls last year. Of the 12 states where job loss was at its worst, eight reduced or kept constant the number of people receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the main welfare program. Critics of the program worry that its structure – with federal funding fixed, even if caseloads rise – may deter states from being more generous because they would bear all of the increased costs.
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Labels: long-term unemployment, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, welfare cuts, welfare rolls
Oregon eyes public works projects to address job losses
The unemployment rate in Oregon has increased to 7.3 percent, up almost a full percentage point from September. Gov. Kulongoski called for more state-funded projects in transportation and computer and electronic manufacturing, and plans to include more than $1 billion in capital construction and public works in his next budget. Construction unemployment is down 13.1 percent since July 2007.
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Labels: long-term unemployment, Oregon, state-funded projects
Long-term unemployment benefits reach 25-year high
Although the number of new claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 4,000 last week, the total number of people receiving benefits hit a 25-year high of 3.84 million, an increase of 122,000. The increase suggests that the unemployed are taking longer to find new jobs. Benefits typically last 26 weeks, but in June Congress approved a 13-week extension. About 773,000 people claimed benefits under the extension for the week ending Oct. 18.
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Labels: long-term unemployment, unemployment benefits
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