Sentences with phrase «about high unemployment»

I remember in 2009 - 2011, we were all reading headlines about high unemployment and vacancy rates in Phoenix and Las Vegas.

Despite gas prices falling for 13 consecutive weeks, consumer confidence continues to stagnate on concerns about high unemployment, the European financial crisis economic weakness at home, as well as a shaky stock market.

Concerned about the high unemployment figures that we hear on the news month after month?

The issue has now made its way into mainstream media, with La Presse running a few articles last week about high unemployment rates in the legal profession.

In his first State of the Union address tonight, Obama is expected to use populist rhetoric to assuage fears about high unemployment, a growing deficit, and the perception that business - as - usual politics persists in Washington.

Those who were employed were more likely to have increased financial strain, most likely due to worries about high unemployment and job security.

The President, who spoke about the high unemployment figures leading to the thousands of people applying for jobs in the public sector, said the government is on a good course to stabilize the economy, enhance business growth and subsequently create more jobs.

Speaking at a Media Encounter on Wednesday as part of his one - year stay in office at the Flagstaff House, the President, who spoke about the high unemployment figures leading to the thousands of people applying for jobs in the public sector, said the government is on a good course to stabilize the economy, enhance business growth and subsequently create more jobs.

Although it has drifted up in recent months, consumer sentiment is still below long - run average levels, held down by concerns about high unemployment and the effect of structural reforms that are under way (Graph 12).

We joined franchise industry leaders from the region, state and nation on the steps of the State Capitol building to raise awareness about the high unemployment issues our veterans face, and to discuss what we are doing with other franchise companies to support veterans and their careers.

Not exact matches

The labor market is tighter than it has been in decades, with unemployment near an all - time low at 4.1 % and unfilled job openings near an all - time high at about 6 million.

Given that initial unemployment claims are the lowest since November 1973 and that job openings are the highest on record, it's hard to worry about the job market, though Fed Chair Janet Yellen always seems to find something troubling there.

But The Economist was more critical of Toronto's mayor and political gridlock, while Hudak complained about the city's high unemployment, which, while comparable to Montreal's, falls behind Canada's other major cities.

Because I read about high levels of unemployment and watch the occupiers protest in city after cit, but see countless «help wanted» signs at fast food restaurants and elsewhere looking for unskilled labor.

«Teetering on the abyss with record high unemployment putting the lie to his claims about the strength of the eurozone, Draghi chooses to play mind games with financial markets,» Duy writes.

Also on Thursday, the Labor Department said weekly applications for unemployment benefits rose 19,000 last week to 348,000, the highest in about a month.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been warning for months that the global economy and the Canadian economy are about to enter a period of global economic stagnation, high unemployment and growing income inequality.

Silver futures settled last Friday in New York at 16.26 an ounce while currently trading at 16.36 up about $ 0.10 for the trading week reacting neutral off of the monthly unemployment number which was released this morning stating that we added 103,000 jobs which were very disappointing sending gold prices higher, however having very little impact on silver.

Further to the unemployment figures, the birth / death ratio should have been 113,000 job losses higher or about 350,000.

Wage bargaining generally may not be very responsive to unemployment; wage bargains in a particular leading sector may reflect conditions in that sector, but then be transmitted, through concerns about relativities, into other sector s which experience quite different conditions; wage negotiator s may have unduly high expectations of future inflation in mind when striking their bargains.

By way of a reminder, the ECB has remained (too) optimistic about core inflation, largely partly on the view that a decline in potential growth to around 1 % and an increase in the equilibrium rate of unemployment would push wage growth and core prices gradually higher by 2017.

These doubts have been fueled by a high (but declining) unemployment rate, worries about a possible «double - dip» recession, and of course, the European debt crisis and U.S. fiscal cliff.

The national unemployment rate among young adults ages 18 to 29 was about 12.7 percent in August (over 4 % higher than the national average), according to nonprofit organization Generation Opportunity.

The main reason for the higher unemployment rate, which was up from 6.2 percent a year ago, is that about 3 percent more people across the Buffalo Niagara region were...

The overall unemployment rate for the state is 4.5 %, which is about 0.1 % higher than the national average.

Why does Canada have a youth unemployment rate of over 15 per cent; a federal debt $ 150 billion higher than when the they took office in 2006; a federation weakened by federal - provincial squabbling over health, training and pensions; greater uncertainty about retirement; widening income inequality?

Unemployment in the South Bronx was at 45 percent; of the 1,900 to 2,000 children enrolled at Morris High School, only about 65 graduated each year; and, many of the children were afflicted with asthma, something Kozol associated with the neighborhood's incinerators for discarded medical supplies.

Look closely, and this scene tells you a lot about what Italy is today: an MC Escher - like tangle of governmental bureaucracy; social tension exacerbated by a relatively recent influx of immigrants; passive resignation to years of high unemployment, virtually no economic growth, and government debt that is now nearly 140 percent of the gross domestic product.

With high gas prices and unemployment hitting the families hard, just about everyone is counting pennies and looking for free or inexpensive entertainment these days, and you can find more such activities in our Weekly Events listing.

I don't want to be too gleeful about a situation that results from living in a poor country with high unemployment and low wages.

«This is a community with high needs,» said Amanda Carney of LISC, who said statistics show the average income per person is about $ 10,500, the unemployment rate is 23 percent, and the crime rate is 70 percent above the city's average.

Before King Jimmy Bridge collapsed, the tunnels served as congregation spots for young people, where discussions ensued about their current predicaments and about the plight of the youthman in a country where high rates of youth unemployment have forced a generation into marginal and irregular income - generating activities.

There has been widespread despondency, brought about by severe hardships, rising cost of living, high levels of youth unemployment, collapsed businesses and increasing poverty which is partly the result of a 4 year old energy crisis.

He described 2015 as «one of the most difficult in our 58 - year history» due to «widespread despondency, brought about by severe hardships, rising cost of living, high levels of youth unemployment, collapsed businesses and increasing poverty which is partly the result of a 4 year old energy crisis.

Unemployment remains high and housing is an issue on several fronts: falling prices, rising property taxes and in New York City, concerns about rent control.

Tens of thousands of workers have been hired to work on newly drilled gas wells in Pennsylvania adjacent to the Southern Tier area of New York, which has been plagued by unemployment and poverty brought about by a declining agriculture base, high taxes, and a loss of local population.

That's what Democrats who control the Legislature promised they would focus on this year as Wisconsin deals with high unemployment and a general malaise about the...

The OSIWA official noted the high unemployment rate and the general feeling of frustration, the spreading violence from Borno to Plateau and Kaduna, adding that Nigerians are worried about their safety and security.

The searing heat and high unemployment rate has some self - appointed leaders in the African - American community confronting the Italian owner (Danny Aiello) of a pizzeria about why he should have a restaurant in a neighborhood with so few black - owned businesses.

Ladd is particularly enthusiastic about her approach «given the current high unemployment rates and also the dramatic increase in income inequality in this country since the 1970s.»

While more and more young people achieve higher education degrees, youth unemployment continues to rise — so what are we going to do about it?

The city of Gary has an unemployment rate of about 13 percent and its schools lose nearly half of their high school kids to the streets.

Only about 46 percent of children aged three through six in families below the federal poverty line are enrolled in center - based early childhood programming, compared to 72 percent of children in families above the federal poverty line.1 Poor children are about 25 percent less likely to be ready for school at age five than children who are not poor.2 Once in school, these children lag behind their better - off peers in reading and math, are less likely to be enrolled in college preparatory coursework, less likely to graduate, and over 10 percent more likely to require remediation if they attend a four - year post-secondary institution.3 All of these issues compound one another to create a cycle of low opportunity: children in poverty are less likely to achieve high educational attainment, and low educational attainment leads to lower median weekly earnings and higher rates of unemployment.

With the labor force participation rate at an all - time high those in Washington should stop crowing about the unemployment rate.

With the unemployment rate as low as it is, a median home value of about $ 276,000, and a median gross rent of about $ 1,100, living in Toms River can be good for your financial stability, especially as opposed to living in a city like Hoboken, where those costs are nearly twice as high.

Unemployment has remained stubbornly high at about 8 %, and more Canadians are finding themselves jobless for long periods.

Let us know what your politicians are doing about your town's high unemployment rate, or scary crime stats, or skyrocketing household costs — and if they're not doing anything, use this list to get their butts moving.

There is still too much concern about the stability of the U.S. economy with unemployment still so high, along with the federal budget deficit.

Given the sluggish nature of the American economic recovering, the ongoing and contentious debate in the nation about escalating healthcare costs, and continued high unemployment, many young people are making the decision to skip college altogether.

With all of the recent strength in the Twin Cities housing market and Minnesota's relatively low unemployment rate one might be confused about why we're experiencing all - time lows (ours are even lower) in mortgage rates since typically the beginning of a recovery is followed by higher interest rates.