Sentences with phrase «jobless americans»

I know it's become the line du jour to dismiss that pesky fact and harp about the deficit, but let's face it: there are millions of jobless Americans, many of whom are qualified, skilled workers who would eagerly accept those jobs.

(CNN)- Members of President Obama's own political party are charging that the White House and the Democratic Congressional leadership are not doing enough to help the unemployed and are threatening to organize a march on Washington of jobless Americans.

More than 200,000 jobless Americans were expected to stop receiving benefits last week after lawmakers let the April 5 deadline pass.

That issue has taken on heightened importance since it became clear in recent days that the $ 1.7 billion worth of federal Medicaid funding included in both the NYC and state budgets was not included by Congressional Democrats in a bill to extend unemployment benefits to jobless Americans.

Since the election, groups on the right have called for boycotts of Kellogg's (for pulling ads from alt - right site Breitbart News), Starbucks (for vowing to hire refugees rather than jobless Americans), and Nordstrom (for dropping Ivanka Trump's clothing line), among others.

Surveying the ravaged landscape of the Detroit area — which could be a stand - in for post-Katrina New Orleans, or any other condemned, jobless American blight — Gosling turns common underclass desperation and exploitation into the stuff of nightmares.

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U.S. indexes were mainly lower amid earnings reports from the American banking sector and data showing a continuing decline in jobless insurance claims and tame inflation.

Also, notwithstanding a silly fiscal policy and the ongoing political impasse, the U.S. economy has some very good things going for it now, as even king of doom, Nouriel Roubini, couldn't help but note: the Fed is going to stick to its asset - buying regime for the foreseeable future, providing a monetary protein shake the recovery still very much needs; the housing rebound is well on its way, which is helping Americans rebuild their wealth and is boosting employment in many states with high jobless rates; and the shale oil and gas revolution continues to power investment, job creation and revenue growth.

While other data on Thursday showed a modest increase in new applications for jobless benefits last week, the number of Americans receiving unemployment aid fell to its lowest level since 1973, pointing to tightening labor market conditions.

More importantly, millions of Americans have been jobless for more than 6 months, and many adults apparently have left the labor market permanently.

As long as one American in six is jobless or underemployed, there's no reason to expect inflation to lift off, no matter what the Fed does.

The jobless rate may be around 9 percent, but the sexless marriage rate is perhaps a much more dire situation — as many as 20 million married Americans aren't getting it on with any regularity.

American anthropologist James Ferguson argues that it is time to acknowledge that the jobless poor in Africa will remain so for decades.

June 1, 2012, Santa Fe, NM — Saying the May jobless numbers released Friday are «no surprise, given Washington's refusal to cut spending and get out of the way of growth,» Libertarian presidential nominee and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson today called on Congress and President Obama to «take a break from the campaigning and deal with the fact that the federal government's bankruptcy is killing American jobs.»

As the black jobless rate stands at 16 %, legions of African - Americans will have to embrace entrepreneurship as a means of finding employment and wealth - building opportunities... I encourage you to open the pages of this book... if you want to gain insight into the lives of entrepreneurs and what it truly takes to succeed.»

On Thursday, the Labor Department said new applications for U.S. jobless benefits increased more than anticipated, but the number of Americans on unemployment fell to its lowest level since 1973.

A year after the Wall Street meltdown, Moore unleashes a harsh critique of the free - market system that has left countless Americans jobless and homeless.

With more than 14 million Americans officially unemployed (just over 9 % of the population) and almost half of those jobless for more than six months, chances are good that an employer with positions to fill will have applications from individuals who are... Read more»

Believe it or not, the rate of unemployment is increasing in all countries across the globe, for instance in America an estimated 9 % of the total Americans who are legible to work are currently jobless.

Senate (finally) extends unemployment 14 - 20 weeks by Rich DeMatteo on November 5, 2009 In unison, millions of unemployed Americans let out a huge sigh of relief yesterday as Senate extended jobless benefits 14 - 20 weeks.

The jobless rate for Americans in their early 20s, many of whom are living with their parents longer rather than renting or buying homes, was almost 12 percent.