International Business News - Unemployment http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Rhode Island and Michigan lead the nation in unemployment during the ongoing recession. Both states reported seasonably adjusted unemployment rates of 9.3 percent in October. Results released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics show that Rhode Island and Michigan had the worst unemployment rate of any state in the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/ri-michigan-lead-the-nation-in-unemployment.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:38:05 EST Nebraska officials say the state unemployment rate in October matched the revised September rate of 3.6 percent. The Nebraska Department of Labor said in a report issued Tuesday that the rate is a half percentage point higher than the rate in October 2007. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/neb-unemployment-rate-remains-3-6-pct-in-october.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:12:19 EST The number of people filing jobless claims in Spain soared to almost 3 million following a 6 percent rise in unemployment registrations in November, further evidence of the country's economic troubles. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/jobless-claims-jump-to-almost-3-million-in-spain.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:29:17 EST Japan says its unemployment rate stood at 3.7 percent in October, down slightly from the month before. The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications said Friday that the number of jobless in October totaled 2.55 million, down 160,000 from a year earlier. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081127/japan-jobless-rate-at-3-7-percent-in-october.htm Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:06:40 EST Poland's unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.8 percent in October despite the global economic crisis, according to government data released Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/polands-jobless-rate-dips-in-october.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:56:06 EST Louisiana's non-farm employment increased by 10,900 jobs in October, a sign that the regional job market is recovering from a destructive hurricane season, the state's labor department said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/louisiana-gains-10-900-jobs-in-october.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:17:33 EST In another sign of how hard the nation's economic meltdown is hitting the Southeast, unemployment rates ticked up across most of the region in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/october-jobless-rates-rise-in-most-of-southeast.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:51:35 EST Texas' unemployment rate increased to 5.6 percent in October, up 0.5 percent from the previous month because of Hurricane Ike and national economic trends, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/texas-jobless-rate-rises-to-5-6-percent-in-october.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:04:56 EST Arkansas' unemployment rate jumped by half a percentage point in October, an increase unseen in more than a quarter century as the national economic slowdown finally reached the state. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/ark-unemployment-jumps-half-a-percentage-point.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:41:41 EST Montana's unemployment rate rose to 4.8 percent in October, up from 4.6 percent in September but still well below the national rate, the Montana Department of Labor and Industry said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/mont-s-unemployment-rate-rises-to-4-8-pct-in-oct.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:47:39 EST Jamaica's unemployment rate is about to get worse. The country already has had nearly 12 percent unemployment. Now the Labor Minister says companies have warned the government of many more layoffs in the coming months. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/jamaica-warns-of-many-layoffs-from-meltdown.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:14:06 EST Pressures battering the national economy are touching more and more people in Colorado, where the October unemployment rate jumped one-half percentage point to 5.7 percent, state labor officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/colo-s-jobless-rate-jumps-to-5-7-percent-in-oct.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:07:58 EST The wave of layoffs at North Carolina companies led to a statewide unemployment rate of 7 percent in October, the highest in almost six years. The figures released Friday reflect a gloomy economic picture that soured in October as Wachovia's near-collapse and buyout dominated headlines along with drastic losses on Wall Street. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/nc-jobless-rate-rises-to-7-percent-in-october.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:16:52 EST Arizona's unemployment rate is up. The state Department of Commerce reported Thursday a seasonally adjusted nonfarm unemployment rate for October of 6.1 percent. That's up from 5.9 percent in September but below the national average of 6.5 percent last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/ariz-jobless-rate-rises-to-6-1-percent-in-october.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:05:36 EST Victoria Gaspar left her job at a bank's telephone call center more than a year ago with dreams of starting her own private cleaning business. Her goal of becoming her own boss collapsed when her husband lost his job at a manufacturing firm. Despite registering at multiple employment agencies in two states, Gaspar has struggled to find even temporary work. Now living with her in-laws, she left a state-run job search center Thursday still desperate for a regular paycheck. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081121/ri-unemployment-rate-hits-9-3-percent.htm Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:31:56 EST A look at the maximum weekly unemployment benefits available in each state. Alabama--$235 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/maximum-weekly-unemployment-benefits-by-state.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:01:17 EST To the thousands of Minnesotans who have lost their jobs or will in the coming months, Dan McElroy has a message: Help is available. Minnesota's unemployment rate rose to 6 percent in October, compared with 5.9 percent in September, for a net loss of 7,500 jobs, a figure that's expected to get worse as the national economic crisis deepens. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/minnesota-jobless-rate-rises-to-6-percent-in-oct.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:36:20 EST The unemployment rate in Illinois rose to 7.3 percent in October, up from 6.9 percent the month before. It's the fifth consecutive month of job loss for the state, which had a 5.3 percent unemployment rate this time last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/ill-unemployment-climbs-to-7-3-percent.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:35:32 EST ROUSES POINT, N.Y.--New York lost nearly 14,000 private sector jobs in October, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in New York City and across the state dipped slightly to 5.7 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/178937-unemployment-ny.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/ny-releases-employment-data-amid-cuts-across-state.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/ny-releases-employment-data-amid-cuts-across-state.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:16:16 EST ROUSES POINT, N.Y.--New York lost nearly 14,000 private-sector jobs in October, but the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in New York City and across the state fell slightly to 5.7 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081120/ny-releases-employment-data-amid-cuts-across-state.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:13:45 EST