economy – Page 89 – People's World

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.

Jobless enter Capitol, demand benefits extension

December 1, 2011 By Blake Skylar

Two hundred unemployed workers marched into the halls of Congress yesterday and served their lawmakers with 75,000 signatures on petitions demanding extension of unemployment benefits for the six million Americans about to lose them.

UN summit talks global warming

November 30, 2011 By Blake Skylar

2011 is, so far, the world's tenth warmest year on record, despite the warming being masked by cooling La Nina conditions.

Black public workers first laid off by job cuts

November 29, 2011 By Joe Sims

African Americans are experiencing the sharpest edge of layoffs of government and other public workers across the country

New Haven prepares for week of action for jobs

November 29, 2011 By Special to People’s World

Actions include supporting the emergency need for massive public works jobs to restart the economy and aid communities, to be paid for by taxing the rich and ending the wars.