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• Unemployment aid applications near a 4-year low

  February 9, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment aid neared a four-year low last week, a positive sign that strong hiring could continue in the coming months. 17

• Job openings jump to near a 3-year high

  February 7, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a brighter outlook for hiring. 32

• Unemployment rate drops in both Washington, Idaho

  January 21, 2012 in Business on Page A1 Kootenai County’s unemployment rate dropped half a percentage point in December to 9.8 percent – breaking a string of 19 months in which the jobless rate was stuck in double … 11

• Washington, Idaho jobless rates fall again

  January 20, 2012 in Business Conflicting data continues to cloud Washington’s economic outlook and jobless rates. The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics said today that unemployment dropped to 8.5 percent in December from 8.7 percent … 5

• Unemployment claims at 352,000, fewest since 2008

  January 19, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted last week to 352,000, the fewest since April 2008. The decline added to evidence that the job market is strengthening. 45

• Half the pay, none of the work? Who wouldn’t?

  January 14, 2012 in City on Page A5 You know the problem, surely, with unemployment insurance. It’s so cushy, no one ever wants to go back to work. So trying to help people stay out of the poorhouse … 11

• Unemployment benefit applications jump to 399K

  January 12, 2012 in Nation/World Applications for weekly unemployment benefits spiked last week, largely because companies let go of thousands of workers after the holiday season. 31

• Unemployment rate falls to 8.5 pct., hiring surges

  January 6, 2012 in News, Nation/World A burst of hiring in December pushed the unemployment rate to its lowest level in nearly three years, giving the economy a boost at the end of 2011. 42

• Gregoire backs easier business licenses, taxes

  January 6, 2012 in City on Page A7 OLYMPIA – Small businesses would have a single place to obtain state and local licenses and to pay state and local business and occupation taxes under proposals announced Thursday by … 1

• County jobless rate holds steady

  December 21, 2011 in City on Page A12 About 1,100 jobs were created in Spokane County during November – a bright spot in an otherwise difficult year for those seeking work. Doug Tweedy, the regional labor economist who …

• 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

• Jobless rate falls sharply in Idaho

  December 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 The unemployment rate in Idaho fell three-tenths of a percentage point to a two-year low of 8.5 percent in November. State officials say that’s the largest one-month decline since 1983. …

• Idaho jobless rate falls to 2-year low in November

  December 16, 2011 in Idaho The unemployment rate in Idaho fell three-tenths of a percentage point to a two-year low of 8.5 percent in November. State officials say that’s the largest one-month decline since 1983. 3

• Unemployment rate 8.7, state’s lowest since 2009

  December 15, 2011 in Business on Page A10 OLYMPIA – Private-sector job growth has pushed Washington’s unemployment rate to the lowest point since February 2009, officials said Wednesday. The November jobless rate of 8.7 percent was down from … 1

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  ‘Good news’ for business, Gregoire says

  December 2, 2011 in Business on Page A12 OLYMPIA – Most Washington businesses will see lower unemployment taxes and many will have no increase in their workers’ compensation rates in 2012. In announcing the new rates for next … 1

• Seasonal hiring brings down unemployment rate

  November 22, 2011 in Business, City Seasonal hiring of educators and retail workers helped push Spokane County’s unemployment rate down last month. It fell to 8.3 percent in October, down from September’s revised rate of 8.4 … 2

• Seasonal trends lower Spokane jobless rate

  October 26, 2011 in Business on Page A8 The return of workers to area schools following the summer break is behind a better Spokane County jobs report. Unemployment was 8.6 percent in September, down from 9 percent in …

• Unemployment rates fall in half of states

  October 21, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Unemployment rates fell in half of U.S. states last month, a sign that September’s pickup in hiring was felt around the country. 11

• Unemployment benefits given despite outlandish scenarios

  October 16, 2011 in Business on Page E2 I always get feedback on these columns, and I like that. Even the people who think I’m crazy are still paying attention and reading in print or online. But the … 2

• Jobless rate dips in three North Idaho counties

  September 16, 2011 in Business, Idaho The high unemployment rate in parts of North Idaho fell a little last month – the first positive sign in a year or more. 1

• Washington jobless rate at 9.3% despite job growth

  September 14, 2011 in City, Region Washington has recorded job growth in every month for the past year, but the state’s lofty unemployment rate is showing no signs of shrinking. 2

• Census: U.S. poverty rate swells to nearly 1 in 6

  September 13, 2011 in Nation/World The ranks of the nation’s poor swelled to nearly 1 in 6 people last year, reaching a new high as long-term unemployment woes left millions of Americans struggling and out … 25

• Stocks plunge after U.S. hiring dries up in August

  September 2, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Stocks tumbled today on news that the U.S. economy added no new jobs last month. The jobs report was the weakest in almost a year. It renewed fears that the … 11

• Idaho’s jobless rate holds steady at 9.4%

  August 19, 2011 in Business, Idaho The state’s unemployment rate held steady at 9.4 percent for the third straight month as Idaho employers remained cautious in July. 4

• Washington jobless rate notches back up to 9.3%

  August 17, 2011 in City, Region Washington’s jobless rate is turning back up, reaching 9.3 percent in July after falling to as low as 9.1 percent earlier this year. 2

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  Stocks soar on small positive economic signs

  August 11, 2011 in Business, Nation/World The Dow Jones industrial average was up 550 points shortly before today’s close, and the Nasdaq was up more than 5.3 percent. 27

• Stocks end a day of wild swings mostly down

  August 5, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Don’t look away for too long. You might miss a market rally. Or a plunge. 47

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  Job search leaves many exhausted

  August 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 When all the new jobs that the new spending cuts are bound to create finally get created, will someone please call Anjanette Lal? Lal is what the government calls an … 40

• Sheltered in motels, “hidden homeless” wait, hope

  July 28, 2011 in Nation/World Robert Cordero and his five children have lived at the Hillside Inn in Cherry Hill, N.J., for more than five months. They are among untold thousands nationwide who have been … 13

• Jobless rate rises in June

  July 27, 2011 in Business on Page A10 Spokane County’s jobless rate pushed up to 9.1 percent in June from 8.8 percent the month before, the state reported Tuesday. In Spokane in June, about 21,300 adult job seekers …

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