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Recession causes Hawaiian unemployment claims to rise
While Hawaii’s unemployment rate of 5.1 percent is below the national average, the number of residents losing their jobs is continuing to increase, and new unemployment claims are rising—up 75 percent in January from the same month a year before. Benefits to Hawaiians totaled $40 million last month.
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Labels: benefits, Hawaii, new unemployment claims, unemployment
Federal funding cuts force D.C. area jobless to wait for benefits
Thousands of people in the Washington, D.C., area and across the country are waiting longer for unemployment benefits because of staff reductions brought about by reduced federal funding. As a result D.C., Maryland and Virginia are failing to meet federal guidelines that require timely processing of unemployment claims, appeals and benefit payments. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released figures showing that the situation will only get worse with rising unemployment.
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Labels: jobless, new unemployment claims, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment, Washingon D.C.
New unemployment in Colorado hits record high
The 25,000 new unemployment claims in Colorado for December topped the previous record of 21,000 set in October 2001. The state’s unemployment rate was up to 5.8 percent in November, 4 percent higher than a year earlier. Economists predict the rate will be 6.4 percent in 2009. Only half of the estimated 5,000 people seeking unemployment claims each day are able to get help.
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Labels: Colorado, new unemployment claims, unemployment rate
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