Billionaire bond king questions unemployment data: ‘Hard to believe’

State-by-state unemployment numbers aren’t matching up with the national rate, “bond king” Jeffrey Gundlach warns as mass layoffs continue across major companies. State-by-state unemployment numbers aren’t matching up with the national rate, “bond king” Jeffrey Gundlach warns as mass layoffs continue across major companies. See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment, or, read more Arizona…

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Undoing the Stigma of Unemployment

It is not only employers who stigmatize. As the unemployed workers I’ve interviewed in the course of my research repeatedly emphasized, they experienced the unemployment stigma in every realm of their … With the looming 2024 elections in mind, one of the most discussed puzzles of our time is why Americans report feeling economically anxious…

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US applications for jobless benefits rise, but layoffs remain at historically low levels

More Americans filed jobless benefits last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated interest rates and a flurry of job cuts … More Americans filed jobless benefits last week but layoffs remain at historically low levels despite elevated interest rates and a flurry of job cuts … See the entire article on Arizona’s unemployment,…

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Unemployment Rose in Nearly a Third of U.S. States in December

Nonfarm payroll employment levels, meanwhile, remained essentially unchanged in all states last month from November, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. From a year earlier, employment rose … Nonfarm payroll employment levels, meanwhile, remained essentially unchanged in all states last month from November, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. From a year earlier,…

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Iowa man criminally charged, fired, still entitled to unemployment, judge rules

Iowa Eighth Judicial Circuit Department of Corrections fires employee charged with child endangerment, but judge says it can’t deny him unemployment A former state corrections officer has been awarded jobless benefits after being arrested for an alleged drunken incident involving his 6-week-old child and a firearm.According to Iowa Workforce Development records, Caleb Carl, 31, of…

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