unemployment

Say no to GOP ploy on payroll tax cuts

February 14, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

If Congress doesn't move and renew jobless benefits by Feb. 29, millions of workers and their families will drown in a sea of worry, debt, foreclosure, homelessness and perhaps even worse.

Jobless rate drops: positive trend but some cautions too

February 3, 2012 By John Wojcik

The nation's official unemployment rate fell in January to 8.3 percent, down from December's 8.5 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Unions urge House GOP to stop holding workers and the jobless hostage

December 20, 2011 By John Wojcik

The AFL-CIO is urging everyone to call House Speaker John Boehner at 202-225-0600, telling him to stop playing politics with the lives of working families.

Sidewalk “chalk” protest for unemployment benefits becomes a crime

December 13, 2011 By John Bachtell

When Occupy Springfield protesters chalked slogans on the sidewalk in front of GOP Congressman Aaron Schock's district office, it suddenly became a crime.

Jobless rate drops to 8.6% because 315,000 drop out altogether

December 2, 2011 By John Wojcik

This morning's government report was full of unsettling statistics.