Econ Comments & Analysis
Fortune | Goodbye, good jobs
A bankruptcy auction for the mortgage company ResCap this week in Manhattan could decide the fate of hundreds of workers in Waterloo, Iowa and other U.S. cities (and perhaps as many in India).
Blogs
Calculated Risk | State Unemployment Rates decreased in 41 States in September
Regional and state unemployment rates were generally lower in September. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia recorded unemployment rate decreases, six states posted rate increases, and three states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
Political Calculations | The Real Trend for New Jobless Claims
The number of Americans applying for unemployment insurance has fallen sharply since summer. The four-week moving average of first-time jobless claims inched up by 750 last week to 365,500.
