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• Unemployment fell in 43 states in November

  December 20, 2011 in Nation/World Unemployment rates fell in 43 states in November, the most number of states to report such declines in eight years. The falling state rates reflect the brightening jobs picture nationally. 29

• Caldwell: Good news, good jobs work well together

  May 22, 2011 in Business on Page E1 April was a good month for Washington’s unemployed: 5,800 of them went back to work. The gain raised the 12-month improvement to 41,500, a good-news story even if those still …

• Washington jobless rate climbs

  April 14, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Washington’s unemployment rate climbed in March despite a gain of 1,110 jobs, the Employment Security Department said Wednesday. The March unemployment rate was 9.2 percent, a notch higher than the …

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  In this economic downturn, no work should be beneath you

  April 3, 2011 in Features on Page D1 In October 2007, Julie Evans, a Spokane finance professional, landed her dream job with a building-materials company. She worked as a controller, and took on information technology duties as well. 4

• Wash. firms to avoid $300M in unemployment insurance hikes

  March 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 OLYMPIA – In a legislative session marked by economic uncertainty, Washington businesses got one bit of certainty very early on: a change in the unemployment insurance system that should keep … 2

• Idaho to refinance jobless debt to feds, saving employers $167M

  March 27, 2011 in Business on Page E1 BOISE – Idaho employers will save $167 million in the next three years, thanks to new legislation this year that will finance the state’s unemployment fund debt to the federal …

• Caldwell: Unemployment problems not going to just fade away

  February 6, 2011 in Business on Page E1 At the rate employers added workers in January, the last person who wants a job but cannot get one will begin drawing a paycheck sometime in the year 2396. Unless … 2

• Senate delays vote on unemployment insurance rate hike

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A8 OLYMPIA – Senate Democrats had to delay a vote Wednesday on a plan to spare businesses from millions in higher unemployment insurance taxes after Republicans said the plan didn’t help …

• Spokane County employment edges up

  January 20, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Employment in Spokane County rebounded last year, but remains substantially below the peak reached in 2008. The same was true for all of Washington, according to figures released Wednesday by …

• Jobs saved in Shared-Work Program

  January 7, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Washington’s Shared-Work Program kept 32,000 workers on the job in 2010, a record and up by 10,000 from 2009, the Employment Security Department said Thursday. The department estimated the program …

• Jobless rate up in county; steady in state

  December 15, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s unemployment rate rose to 8.4 percent in November despite an increase in jobs. New jobs in health care and hospitality were augmented by earlier than usual winter recreation …

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  Holidays time for survival as jobless benefits run out

  December 2, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Shawn Slonsky’s children know by now not to give him Christmas lists filled with the latest gizmos. The 44-year-old union electrician is one of nearly 2 million Americans whose extended … 2

• Jobless rate eases in Spokane County

  November 18, 2010 in Business on Page A8 The unemployment rate in Spokane County slipped to 7.8 percent in October, the lowest rate in almost two years. The number of employed rose to 220,210, up from 216,960 in … 4

• Local recovery slow going

  November 17, 2010 in Business on Page A8 The economic recovery will grind slowly forward next year, extending this year’s modest improvements but not breaking out strongly enough to significantly affect unemployment and household income, economists John Mitchell … 3

• Shrinking rate of joblessness tied to schools

  October 20, 2010 in Business on Page A10 The unemployment rate in Spokane County fell to 8.2 percent in September as educators headed back to classrooms. Doug Tweedy, regional labor economist for the Washington Employment Security Department, said …

• Economy loses 95,000 jobs due to government layoffs

  October 8, 2010 in Business A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation’s payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs. 5

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  Nationwide and close to home, poverty tightens its grip

  September 29, 2010 in City on Page A1 U.S. Census Bureau data reflect what everyone knows: The recession that persisted in 2009 bit into pay and benefits, and cut jobs. Poverty rates rose and food stamps were issued … 54

• Initial claims for unemployment aid rise to 465K

  September 23, 2010 in Business The tally of newly laid-off workers requesting unemployment benefits rose last week after four weeks of flat or declining figures.

• Spokane work force adds 3,300 in August

  September 16, 2010 in Business on Page A1 New employment numbers show encouraging signs in Spokane County. Total employment in the county jumped by 3,300 people from July to August. In addition, there were 450 more people employed … 3

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  How adults handle economic hardship can indelibly mark children

  September 5, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Emily Rawls, 24, started at the University of Idaho in 2004, and her major and minor – interior design and architecture – matched a marketplace need. Housing was boom town. 2

• Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises

  September 3, 2010 in Business Private employers hired more workers over the past three month than first thought, lifting hopes for the weak economy. But the unemployment rate rose in August for the first time … 14

• Spokane adds jobs in private sector

  August 18, 2010 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s July unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.6 percent, the Employment Security Department said Tuesday. That’s also the exact rate from 12 months ago, said Washington regional labor economist … 1

• House approves additional jobless benefits

  July 22, 2010 in Nation/World Congress has approved legislation to restore unemployment benefits to people who have been out of work for six months or more, ending a seven-week interruption that caused 2 1/2 million … 4

• Unemployment benefits extension clears hurdle

  July 20, 2010 in Nation/World Legislation to restore unemployment benefits to millions who have been out of work for more than six months broke free of Senate Republican delaying tactics today.

• Obama to GOP: Restore unemployment benefits now

  July 19, 2010 in Nation/World President Barack Obama took aim at Republican lawmakers today, accusing them of holding the public hostage to Washington politics by blocking extended unemployment benefits for millions of out of work … 23

• Jobs report shows economic rebound may be stalling

  July 2, 2010 in Business A weak June jobs report offered the latest evidence that the economic recovery is slowing. Employers cut 125,000 jobs last month, the most since October, the Labor Department said Friday. 18

• Mortgage rates at lowest point since at least 1971

  June 24, 2010 in Business Mortgage rates fell this week to the lowest level on record, giving consumers added incentive to lock in low payments for home purchases and refinanced loans. 4

• New claims for jobless benefits rise sharply

  June 17, 2010 in Business The number of people filing new claims for jobless benefits jumped last week after three straight declines, another sign that the pace of layoffs has not slowed. 1

• Idaho unemployment rate posts modest decline

  June 4, 2010 in Business, Idaho The state Department of Labor says the unemployment rate posted a decline for the third month in a row, falling to 9 percent as Idaho employers took on more workers.

• Jobless rates falling in Idaho

  May 7, 2010 in Idaho Idaho’s unemployment rate fell last month by the largest amount since 1983, propelled by a surge in hiring across most industries, the state said in a news release today.

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