Economy Aug 06 Laid-off workers endure loss of $600 aid calling it a ‘nightmare’ By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Economy Jan 09 Watch December Job Losses Compound Economic Woes Unemployment rose to 7.2 percent in December, the highest since 1993, according to a new report from the Labor Department. Employers cut 524,000 jobs, and some economy-watchers fear more cuts are still to come. Ray Suarez reports.
Economy May 07 Aren’t production jobs the foundation of a healthy economy? Question/Comment: Having grown up around workers and plant managers in western New York, and knowing the vibrant history there, one factor stands out as fundamental to our current economic problems today: the massive loss of production jobs…