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News Article 533

America’s true layoff and unemployment report thru mid-February

This is the layoff and unemployment news report for mid-January through mid-February. We receive input from over 100 sources and call it like we see it. Don’t be confused by conflicting news reports and government statistics. This is what is really happening in America, at the worker’s level.

[ More ] February 20th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Business |
News Article 520

Layoff and Job Loss Report of Mid-January 2010

This is the Refile News job loss and layoff roundup for mid-January 2010. This report was written on January 18th, and compiled from over 100 sources. This report does not include city, county, and state government layoffs unless there was a significant event.

[ More ] January 18th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Business |
News Article 423

Job and Layoff Report for Last Day of 2009

As December 2009 comes to a close we saw no mass layoffs of 50 or more from the same location. For three days our research input reflected only city, county, and state layoffs only. Refile News saw this as a positive sign that layoffs were slowing down but the economy [...]

[ More ] December 31st, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Business |
News Article 436

Premier BankCard Rate Increase to 79.9 Percent is Old News

Public outcry is just beginning regarding the First Premier Bank raising rates on its subprime credit card to 79.9%. The interest rate seemed too high to be real. With a little more research I discovered that this was not only old news but found the tip of a slap stick [...]

[ More ] December 19th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Business |
News Article 377

Layoffs and Unemployment Report for December Week 2

Compared with a year ago, initial claims are down 11%, while state continuing claims are up 31%. Over the past several months, the claims data shows two somewhat contradictory messages: Fewer people are losing their jobs than were six months ago, but once a job is lost, it’s very hard to find [...]

[ More ] December 14th, 2009 | No Comments | Posted in Business |