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Bad Math Accounts for 20,000 Extra Stimulus Jobs

By John Hazard ⋅ November 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

The Obama administration said Friday that federal economic stimulus spending had directly created or saved about 640,000 jobs through Sept. 30. Republicans challenged the claim, and an analysis by the Wall Street Journal supports the Republican challenge.
The number of jobs created or saved by the federal economic stimulus could be overstated by at least 20,000, [...]

Unemployment Rate Passes 12 Percent in 5 States

By Donald Sears ⋅ September 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not only the big states that have been hit hard by the economy, says recent government data released on Friday. Several smaller states including Rhode Island, Nevada and Oregon are now experiencing what states like California and Michigan have suffered since 2008: high rates of unemployment. Unemployment topped 12 percent in all five states [...]

Oregon, North Carolina, Nevada and Indiana Hit Double-Digit Unemployment

By John Hazard ⋅ April 27, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Eight states are suffering double-digit unemployment. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment Summary, released April 17 by the Dept. of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, revealed that Oregon, North Carolina, Nevada and Indiana had topped 10 percent unemployment, traditionally considered one of the definitions of an economic depression. Michigan, California, South Carolina and Rhode [...]

Start Your Resume Before Your Job Search

By John Hazard ⋅ March 20, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Common practice is to put pen to resume paper only when you’re well into the job search and ready to apply for a position. You might even change the resume every time you apply.
Donald Burns, a certified professional resume writer who works with TheLadders, told reporter Patty Orsini for an article, “Write the Resume Before [...]