Sentences with phrase «in times of high unemployment»

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For all the talk of abnormal times and changes in underlying economic fundamentals, the Fed is pinning its hopes on a very conventional premise — that the U.S. consumer will keep spending at recent strong rates, encouraged by low unemployment and the apparent beginnings of higher wages.

Reasons for not moving are complex, of course, but the report isolates EI as one factor because the program pays higher benefits for a longer period of time to those located in areas of high unemployment, thereby creating a disincentive to look for work elsewhere.

«At a time when persistent high unemployment is putting enormous downward pressure on wages, such a minimum - wage increase would provide a much - needed boost to the earnings of low - wage workers,» EPI noted in a joint letter addressed to House and Senate leadership.

They grew up in a time of tremendous economic uncertainty, and many graduated college when the unemployment rate was at an all - time high.

Beyond these concerns, of course, we still need to fix problems that have been with us for some time during the crisis: unacceptably high unemployment, especially among young people; high levels of debt in many countries; and the need to complete the financial reform agenda.

When TIME's cover story was published, millennials were in the fourth year of the «jobless recovery,» facing high unemployment, mounting debt, and an eroded social safety net.

These risks and uncertainties include food safety and food - borne illness concerns; litigation; unfavorable publicity; federal, state and local regulation of our business including health care reform, labor and insurance costs; technology failures; failure to execute a business continuity plan following a disaster; health concerns including virus outbreaks; the intensely competitive nature of the restaurant industry; factors impacting our ability to drive sales growth; the impact of indebtedness we incurred in the RARE acquisition; our plans to expand our newer brands like Bahama Breeze and Seasons 52; our ability to successfully integrate Eddie V's restaurant operations; a lack of suitable new restaurant locations; higher - than - anticipated costs to open, close or remodel restaurants; increased advertising and marketing costs; a failure to develop and recruit effective leaders; the price and availability of key food products and utilities; shortages or interruptions in the delivery of food and other products; volatility in the market value of derivatives; general macroeconomic factors, including unemployment and interest rates; disruptions in the financial markets; risk of doing business with franchisees and vendors in foreign markets; failure to protect our service marks or other intellectual property; a possible impairment in the carrying value of our goodwill or other intangible assets; a failure of our internal controls over financial reporting or changes in accounting standards; and other factors and uncertainties discussed from time to time in reports filed by Darden with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Given its multi-year recession, high unemployment, dwindling population, high energy costs (the list goes on), it seems clear to us that Puerto Rico is in no position to grow itself out of debt any time soon.

Again, the NDP is raising the cost of everything at a time when over 200,000 Albertans are looking for work and Edmonton and Calgary are tied for second for the highest unemployment rates in the country.

Despite a small decline in May, consumer confidence for the first five months of 2015 has been at a higher average level than at any time since May 2004.2 A relatively low unemployment rate and moderate inflation have helped maintain consumers» upbeat mood.

Unemployment in the region is at an all - time high of 11.9 percent.

In a time of economic slowdown, social unrest, and high unemployment, what should the government do for the poor and jobless?

«New York State's economy continued to expand in March as we reached a new, all - time high private sector job count and remained at our lowest statewide unemployment rate since before the recession,» said Bohdan M. Wynnyk, Director of the New York State Department of Labor's Division of Research and Statistics.

Long's release snarked that Gillibrand «took a break from her book club» (part of her Off the Sidelines campaign to get more women involved in politics) to tackle trade in hopes of deflecting attention from skyrocketing gas prices, the high unemployment rate, the growing federal deficit and lack of a federal budget for the past three years — the entire time Gillibrand has been a sentor.

In 1992, the unemployment rate of the young was twice as high as for the rest of the population; two decades later, it is up to four times higher.

Most of the time, however, governments are unwilling to permit high unemployment, due to the demonstrated social effects, the economic underperformance it reflects and the public cost in terms of benefit payments it demands.

Cenedella describes himself on his company's Web site as a «populist scientist on employment» whose «passion in life is jobs,» an expertise GOP consultants say forms the basis for a strong campaign theme at a time of high unemployment.

This is all the more pernicious at a time of high youth unemployment, yet there was not a single prosecution for breaching the National Minimum Wage in the first two years of this government.

«There is now fresh evidence that Britain is becoming divided — long - term unemployment rose yet again, so did long - term youth unemployment and unemployment in two - thirds of England is higher than it was at time of the general election.»

Former President Kufuor said in view of the high rate of youth and graduate unemployment, it was an opportune time for the youth to avail themselves of the opportunity and make a headway in life.

In this crazy time of ours, living with a shifting economy, global conflicts, high unemployment and many of our friends, family and neighbors struggling to make it all come together, I am finding that often times misfortunes and hardships, though seemingly insurmountable, can actually be transforming — you become a stronger, wiser person, able to truly tap your fullest potential.

In this crazy time of ours, living with a shifting economy, global conflicts, high unemployment and many of our friends, family and neighbors...

«In today's society, dark skin has become linked to longer prison time, higher unemployment rates, low self - esteem, lower standards of beauty, and higher psychological distress.

The Great Stagnation of American Education New York Times, 9/7/13» [Professor] Richard J. Murnane, an educational economist at Harvard, has found evidence that high school and college completion rates have begun to rise again, although part of this may be a result of weak labor markets that induce students to stay in school rather than face unemployment.»

At that time, Auer Avenue had the resources needed to employ a full team of professional educators to meet the needs of their students — a critical piece of the puzzle for student success in neighborhoods with high poverty and unemployment.

However, that time also coincided with intensification in my Buddhist meditation practice, higher attendance at more and longer meditation retreats, many periods (years, not months) of unemployment, and fewer intimate relationships, so the experimental «controls» fail for THIS experiment.

Mitchell captures the essence of 1982 Britain, from the high unemployment, Cold - War politics, and the Falklands war, down to the tiniest breakfast cereal detail, but he doesn't just capture an era, he also portrays that moment in time when a child becomes a teenager.

On the one hand, the city was in the throes of financial crisis — unemployment was high and property prices had crashed to all - time lows (see «Beyond the Book»).

As if the «evil empire» of book selling hasn't done enough to live up to the reputation that its critics have put forth, a new interview in the Financial Times with Waterstones» CEO James Daunt describes how Amazon is causing unemployment rates to skyrocket, especially in terms of high street booksellers.

On the one hand, the city was in the throes of financial crisis — unemployment was high and property prices had crashed to all - time lows.

In addition, by the end of August 2017, eurozone unemployment was at an eight - year low, 5 while the eurozone manufacturing purchasing managers» index (PMI) 6 was at a six - year high.7 In the second quarter of 2017, European gross domestic product (GDP) growth was above US levels for the first time since 2007.8

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.

Although Chicago has a high unemployment rate, many of those drinking in Chicago are visitors, as it has a high number of bars to accommodate all those people looking for a good time away from home.

Indeed, these items were last on the list even though they're just as important in today's uncertain economic times of little savings and high unemployment.

«The new record high credit card use is seen by some as a sign of confidence in the economy, but more debt is more potential for financial hardship — especially during times of unemployment and times of reduced income,» said Melinda Opperman, executive vice president of the credit counseling agency Credit.org in an email interview.

The effects of the recession, which he said probably ended in July, will linger for «some time» in the form of higher unemployment, fewer mortgage loan originations and lower business development, he said.

Unemployment rates remain lower and earnings remain higher for college graduates relative to their less - educated peers, even if the rise in overall debt threatens to consume more and more of their income and savings over time.

Food banks first rose to prominence in the 1980's as an emergency measure to stave off hunger during a time of recession and high unemployment.

The unemployment rate remains highest among young Canadians and about one in five of them are underemployed or working part - time involuntarily.

Today, the Department of Labor announced that New York's private sector job count has reached an all - time high, while unemployment is at its lowest level in eight years.

Unemployment is almost four times higher than the state average, and the shocking poverty rate is out of the ballpark in this neighborhood.

With a high unemployment rate that has outpaced even the high rate of joblessness nationwide, many state residents are looking for health insurance separate from their jobs for the first time in their entire lives.

In addition to high unemployment, there has also been a trend towards more hiring of temporary workers leaving more workers with time in between jobIn addition to high unemployment, there has also been a trend towards more hiring of temporary workers leaving more workers with time in between jobin between jobs.

When we find ourselves in times like these, when unemployment is high, people are prolonging retirement, and students continue to graduate into an unstable economy, it's important that we realize the benefit of using these social networking websites.

We're in the midlde of a bad economy and are looking at the highest unemployment rates in a long time.

Even with unemployment around 6 percent at the time of this writing, we still find that high - quality people are always in demand.

Describing the many ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience deep trauma, in a list «that would surely make the blood of any decent human being run cold,» Parker said Indigenous people continued to die more than a decade earlier than their peers, suffer double the burden of ill health and infant mortality, with unemployment four times higher and median incomes half, and disability for one in three.