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- Underemployment suggests Oregon economy worse off 8 Nov 2009 02:51 GMT
... suggest the state economy may be in even worse shape than ... have given up looking. report that indicates Oregon has the second-highest figure for underemployment in ... counts people not included in the standard unemployment rate: "discouraged" workers, who have stopped looking ...
- Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5% 8 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
... Broader Measure of Unemployment Stands at 17.5% Published: Saturday, November 7, ... have large manufacturing sectors, like Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island and South Carolina. The new ... has received a 1 to 2 percent inflation-adjusted raise over the last year. In the ...
- Cure the economy by reviving 'animal spirits' 8 Nov 2009 04:33 GMT
... Cure the economy by reviving 'animal spirits' A bright blue scrotum, ... — can bite, scratch, and spread diseases." Oregon Democratic congressman Earl Blumenauer sagely warns the ...
- PERS disaster will cost taxpayers 8 Nov 2009 11:52 GMT
... to contribute to their employee's PERS accounts to fill the defined benefit gap. The Oregon economy was in recession and the electorate had little or no tolerance for increased taxes. In ...
- CQ Transcript: Gen. Casey, Gov. Kaine, RNC Chairman Steele on ABC's 'This Week' 8 Nov 2009 18:33 GMT
... construction is very, very important to the economy. GDP is growing again... STEELE: What about ... sobering number. REAGAN: We’re going to keep inflation, interest rates, and government spending, taxing, and ... Clifford Case, later Tom (inaudible), Hatfield from Oregon, Chafee. Where are they today? They’re not ...
- National health care reform 8 Nov 2009 06:56 GMT
... contingencies for a complex segment of our economy. I must offer some explanation of my background ... such as New York, Massachusetts, Hawaii, and Oregon. We should examine the successes and failures ... rate. What is an acceptable percentage of GNP for health care? What is more important ...
- Retailers in focus as earnings season wraps up 9 Nov 2009 00:00 GMT
... D.A. Davidson & Co. in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Retailers have been helped by economic growth, ... been helped by economic growth, even though employment levels are falling, analysts said. Friday's government ... Friday's government jobs report put the nation's unemployment rate at 10.2 percent, the highest in ...
- Eager to get to work 8 Nov 2009 11:14 GMT
... In a state with the nation’s second-highest unemployment rate, CityCenter is a lifeline. With some ... with my husband to Las Vegas from Oregon in 2005 and I set to work ... Then the bottom fell out of the economy. We began looking for jobs last November. ...
- Charities stretched thin 8 Nov 2009 20:30 GMT
... shipments from the federal government and the Oregon Food Bank, it moves its operation to ... (the seriously mentally ill or disabled, the unemployable or barely employable), and temporary "transitional" housing ... make it easier to get services and employment, he said, it also allows people "to ...
- Waging a property tax appeal hardly a sure bet 8 Nov 2009 05:21 GMT
... like you, felt more deflated than this economy. My property's value, the statement alleged, declined 10 ... insurance premiums. The reason: In the '90s, Oregon voters passed not one but two constitutional ...
- Letters to the editor: Dithering worth it 8 Nov 2009 12:30 GMT
... be required for all youth football in Oregon. An ounce of prevention is worth a ... of equal health care for all, long-term unemployment for many, inadequate and overpriced educational opportunities, ...
- State still gets good credit ratings 8 Nov 2009 12:34 GMT
... bond-related costs, and is a testament to Oregon's budgetary restraint and reasoned decision-making," said Westlund, ... dated Oct. 27, Oregon's "rating reflects an economy that has diversified, moderate debt levels, and management's ...
- Halphens' mission to help 8 Nov 2009 12:30 GMT
... for people here to understand.” With an unemployment rate nearing 70 percent, Mike Halphen said ... places before Haiti including a year in Oregon with AmeriCorps Vista, two trips to Mexico ...
- Palo Alto offers 'rich tapestry' 8 Nov 2009 02:35 GMT
... neighborhoods. The older ones are north of Oregon Expressway. The neighborhoods include Professorville, where the ... also taken its toll on the local economy. Faced with a large deficit, the city trimmed ...
- Medical school will leave its mark 8 Nov 2009 07:31 GMT
... more than $100 million into the area economy over seven years, its sponsoring organization predicts. William ... number of medical schools has remained static. Oregon ranks 43rd out of 45 states with ...
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