Is Utah’s unemployment rate going up or down?

Public sector hiring is starting to cool and the unemployment rate, while low, has been slowly ticking upward over the past year. Public sector hiring is starting to cool and the unemployment rate, while low, has been slowly ticking upward over the past year. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment, or, read more Arizona…

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China Making Youth Unemployment A ‘Top Priority’

At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as rain and an apparent lack of interest kept potential young employees away. At a job fair for soon-to-be graduates in central Shanghai, recruiters sat bored under washed-out tarpaulins as rain and an apparent lack of interest kept potential…

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State reopens Grand Rapids unemployment office

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has reopened its office at 3391 Plainfield Ave. NE after renovations were made to provide a better customer experience. The renovations, … GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency has reopened its office at 3391 Plainfield Ave. NE after renovations were made to provide…

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A look at Arizona’s record unemployment

Arizona’s Office of Economic Opportunity announced a big milestone; a 3.4% unemployment rate in May — the lowest unemployment rate for the state since at least 1976. Arizona’s Office of Economic Opportunity announced a big milestone; a 3.4% unemployment rate in May — the lowest unemployment rate for the state since at least 1976. See…

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