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Oklahoma's low jobless rate limits unemployment benefits Published: Sat, May 26, 2012 Oklahoma's strong economy and the corresponding reduction in the unemployment rate is reducing the length of time that jobless Oklahomans can receive unemployment benefits. Read More
Oklahoma jobless rate falls to 5 percent Updated: Fri, May 18, 2012 Oklahoma's economy continued to create jobs last month, pushing the state's jobless rate down to 5 percent from 5.4 percent in March, according to figures issued Friday. Read More
Democrats not telling the facts Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 Democrats aren't telling the facts on the economy. Fact is, the stimulus was a failure. The real unemployment rate is higher because of those who just left the workforce, most jobs added are part time and 340,000 women have left the workforce. That's not proof of getting better; it's the opposite. President Obama... Read More
Long-term unemployed in Oklahoma eligible for fewer weeks of benefits Published: Tue, May 8, 2012 Oklahoma's drop in unemployment triggers end to ‘Tier 3' federal benefits Read More
Unemployment falls in all 77 Oklahoma counties Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 In brief Jobless rate falls in state Oklahoma City again had the lowest unemployment rate among large U.S. cities in March, while every county in the state reported a lower jobless rate than the previous month, according to figures issued Wednesday. Oklahoma City's jobless rate of 4.4 percent reflected a 1.4... Read More
Unemployment rose to 9.2 percent as hiring stalls Updated: Fri, Jul 8, 2011 WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring slowed to a near-standstill last month, raising doubts that the U.S. economy will rebound in the second half of the year after a spring slump. The economy generated only 18,000 net jobs in June, the fewest in nine months. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, the highest rate of the... Read More
Three Oklahoma counties listed among least economically stressed Updated: Tue, Jun 7, 2011 The nation's economic stress fell to a two-year low in April, thanks to the strongest private-sector hiring in five years and a dip in bankruptcy filings, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis. The improved picture for jobs and bankruptcy filings offset a slight rise in foreclosures. The easing... Read More
Oklahoma's jobless rate dips in February Updated: Fri, Mar 25, 2011 Oklahoma’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 percent in February, according to information released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. February’s rate was down from January’s 6.6 rate, and also below the 7.3 high that Oklahoma hovered at from December 2009 through March 2010. Nationwide,... Read More
Attack on Afghan army recruiting center kills 35 Updated: Mon, Mar 14, 2011 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide bomber posing as an army volunteer blew himself up outside a military recruiting center in northern Afghanistan on Monday, killing at least 35 people and escalating the insurgent campaign to scare young Afghans away from military service. It was the second deadly attack on the... Read More
Decline in U.S. jobless claims raises hopes for hiring Published: Thu, Mar 3, 2011 The number of people filing for unemployment benefits sank last week to its lowest point in nearly three years, and retailers and other service companies posted strong results Thursday for last month. On the eve of the government's February jobs report, the news suggests the economy may be about to take off despite... Read More
Decline in U.S. jobless claims raises hopes for hiring Published: Thu, Mar 3, 2011 The number of people filing for unemployment benefits sank last week to its lowest point in nearly three years, and retailers and other service companies posted strong results Thursday for last month. On the eve of the government's February jobs report, the news suggests the economy may be about to take off despite... Read More
Fast growth in service sector hints at more hiring Published: Thu, Feb 3, 2011 The Institute for Supply Management, a private trade group, said Thursday its index of service sector activity rose to 59.4 last month. That was up sharply from December's reading of 57.1. It was the 14th straight month of growth and the highest reading since August 2005. Any reading above 50 indicates expansion. Read More
Oklahoma jobless rate falls to 6.8 percent Updated: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 Oklahoma’s unemployment rate dipped to 6.8 percent in December after hovering at 6.9 percent for three months in a row, based on data released Tuesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More
Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week Updated: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 The Labor Department said Thursday that the number of people seeking benefits fell by 37,000 to a seasonally adjusted 404,000 for the week ended Jan. 15. That's not much higher than the 391,000 level reached last month, the lowest in more than two years. The decline suggested that an unexpected rise in applications... Read More
Hiring outlook brightens as layoffs decline Updated: Thu, Jan 6, 2011 Government officials say that during the past month, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits has fallen to its lowest point since July 2008. This raises hopes that hiring is about to accelerate. The drop in applications is the latest sign that the economy is improving, and economists expect Friday's... Read More
Unemployment benefit applications drop sharply Updated: Thu, Dec 30, 2010 Decline in unemployment benefit applications indicates improvement in job market in U.S. Read More
Unemployed get additional benefit: free yoga Published: Tue, Dec 28, 2010 With national unemployment just below 10 percent, $20 yoga classes don't qualify as necessities for many unemployed people who've pruned luxuries from their budgets. Read More
Oklahoma City's unemployment rate dropped, but have you found a job? Updated: Wed, Nov 3, 2010 Oklahoma City's unemployment rate dropped, but have you found a job? E-mail Susan Simpson at ssimpson@opubco.com. Read More
Oklahoma unemployment rate reaches 22-year high Published: Tue, Sep 21, 2010 In August, Oklahoma reached a more than 22-year unemployment rate high of 7.0 percent, according to seasonally adjusted data released Tuesday. August’s rate exceeded July’s 6.9 percent rate, which also was the state’s jobless rate a year ago at the same time, according to the Oklahoma Employment Security... Read More
Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises Published: Fri, Sep 3, 2010 WASHINGTON (AP) — Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work. Companies added... Read More
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