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Jobless professionals vie for holiday sales work
Mara Proctor used to design limestone hearths and columns for luxury homes near Kansas City, drawing on her college education and six years of training.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-12-06
New $100 billion safety net for jobless in works
WASHINGTON - As unemployment spikes, the cost of compassion is going up too.
People:Jim McDermott John Boehner Activities:2008 U.S. Layoff Crisis
2009-12-01
U.S. consumer spending rises, jobless claims tumble
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending rose more than expected in October, while new applications for jobless aid last week fell to their lowest level in more than a year, suggesting the economic recovery is gaining traction.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2009-11-25
Congress set to expand homebuyer tax credit
WASHINGTON - Buying a home is about to get cheaper for a whole new crop of homebuyers - $6,500 cheaper.
People:Max Baucus Barack Obama Activities:111th Congress 2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-11-05
Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says
CHICAGO - Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food stamps at some point during childhood, and fallout from the current recession could push those numbers even higher, researchers say.
Nations:U.S. Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
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