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15 years later: reflecting on the Lehman Brothers crash of 2008
As we move forward, it's imperative for leaders in Congress to remain committed to crafting responsible legislation. Such legislation should not stifle the financial sector but should ensure it operates with responsibility and integrity.
Jobless rate is down, wages up, but not all is worth celebrating
Arizona’s unemployment is at the lowest rate in decades, there are more jobs than workers available to fill them and salaries are inching up, all of which should be good indicators for workers. Experts say – it depends.
Arizona’s unemployment rate at historic lows, jobless benefits won’t be cut
The state's unemployment rate remains at historic lows. But those Arizonans who do find themselves out of work through no fault of their own won't see their benefits cut, at least not this year.
Senate gives initial approval to cutting time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits
State lawmakers are moving to cut the time Arizonans can collect jobless benefits -- even when unemployment hits double digits.
Increase business partnerships to help blind people find jobs
For the past couple of weeks, my Google Alert for “blindness” has been blowing up about some YouTuber who “cured blindness for 1,000 people.” Now, I am not saying that what this person did was curing blindness or not, what frustrates me is how much press was generated on proving or disproving this claim, while the 70% unemployment rate among working age Americans who are blind is hardly e[...]
Jobless rate drops, signs abound of continued improvement
Overall, Arizona added 28,100 private sector jobs last month. That was enough to drop the state's seasonally adjusted jobless rate for November two-tenths of a point from October, to 4.3 percent.
Ducey scraps monthly media briefings on unemployment
Following some less-than-spectacular jobless reports, the Ducey administration is scrapping at least temporarily – and perhaps forever – the monthly media briefings on the state’s unemployment situation.
Federal shutdown delays Arizona’s jobless numbers
There's another casualty of the federal government partial shutdown: Arizona's unemployment numbers.
New signs of rising illegal immigration into US
The number of immigrants crossing the border illegally into the U.S. appears to be on the rise again after dropping during the recession.
Ariz. jobless rate rises to 8.3 percent in August
Arizona's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 8.3 percent in August as the state's economy added jobs overall even as some sectors recorded losses. The July seasonally adjusted rate was 8 percent.
Study: Chances of climbing the economic ladder are mixed in state
Location matters when it comes to the chances that a child born into poverty in Arizona will move up the economic ladder during his lifetime, a recent study shows.
Arizona unemployment rate remains flat in March
Arizona's unemployment rate for March remained flat at 7.9 percent, above the national rate of 7.6 percent but below the state's rate of 8.4 percent a year earlier.
