Tag Archives: unemployment

February 2015 Employment numbers are out

U.S. Jobs Report: February 2015 The U.S. Jobs Report for February 2015 shows some improvement. Unemployment rate went down from 5.7% to 5.5%, down by .2%. The unemployment rate went down less than expected, but that is still good considering we are past holiday buying season. The number of jobs[…] Read More →

Employment numbers are weak

Employment numbers for December have been released, and the news is not as bright as anticipated. Goverment prediction was a growth of 200,000 jobs for December.

How to file for unemployment

Before you file for unemployment, you have to figure out if you qualify for unemployment. Unemployment is only paid to people who loose their job through no fault of their own: ie. layoffs due to lack of work. If employee quits or is let go for other reasons, like theft[…] Read More →