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1. Rutgers economist foresees slow turn around for New Jersey's battered economy
(Money/Economy)

... and the national rates peaked at 10 percent and 10.1 percent, respectively, at the end of 2009." Mantell predicts a 2010 state jobless rate of 9.1 percent as New Jersey's recovery slowly moves ahead, ...

2. N.J. unemployed get help from new federal law
(Money/Economy)

State's jobless get deadline extension to qualify for existing tiers of benefits New Jersey state labor officials Wednesday offered good news for thousands of jobless New Jerseyans They said a new ...

3. N.J. unemployment: Thousands exhausting benefits
(Money/Economy)

Nearly 1 in 10 people still without work; 830,000 left jobless in 2009 BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The state Labor and Workforce Development commissioner Thursday provided a partial ...

4. 3,100 New Jerseyans lost jobs in March
(Money/Economy)

1 in 10 workers still jobless At least 3,100 New Jerseyans lost their jobs in March but the state's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 to 9.8 percent, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...

5. N.J. unemployment claims increase is third largest in U.S.
(Money/Economy)

... U.S. Department of Labor. In seasonally adjusted data, the department estimated 460,000 new jobless claims were filed during the week ending April 3. That represents an 18,000 increase from the revised ...

6. Umemployment Insurance
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I think New Jersey is full of shit, we the people who are jobless didnt ask to be laid off. And now they are trying to reduce umemployment, shit we dont get enough in unemployment now. All this damm rich ...

7. Bill cuts N.J. unemployment benefits by $50
(Money/Economy)

... that sought by Gov. Chris Christie that would reduce the state's weekly unemployment benefit for jobless New Jerseyans by $50 and by $1,300 over a 26-week period. Under S-1854, the weekly unemployment ...

8. N.J. unemployment claims drop to lowest level since 2008
(Money/Economy)

But state still the nation's 4th highest for jobless The number of jobless New Jerseyans filing claims for unemployment benefits hit a 19-month low in March, according to a U.S. Department of Labor report ...

9. Jobs outlook: More get hired by unemployment rate unchanged
(Money/Economy)

... "marginally attached" to the workforce, those who are also jobless but have not looked for work in four weeks or more. That pushed the underemployment rate to 16.9 percent of the workforce. Despite ...

10. Teachers also played a role in New Jersey fiscal crisis of 78 years ago
(N.J./State)

... for 1932. That year was a nightmare for New Jerseyans. The Great Depression was in its third year with eight more to go. As the state's economy grew worse, 270,000 people were jobless. The national ...

11. Consumer spending continues winning streak
(Money/Economy)

... high unemployment, Blank said the Obama Administration realizes "improving economic indicators is not enough." But some Republicans, including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, have opposed extending jobless ...

12. Bill that attempts to ensure solvency of New Jersey jobless fund introduced in Senate
(N.J./State)

Legislation that would revise the laws and regulations governing New Jersey's unemployment insurance fund in an attempt to make it more stable has been introduced by Sen. Joe Pennacchio (R-Morris). "Today ...

13. New Jersey's unemployment picture improves slightly
(Money/Economy)

... 9.8 percent as 3,700 people found jobs, the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The national jobless rate for the month was 9.7 percent. But the employment gains in the private sector ...

14. Group says cutting N.J. unemployment benefits would be punishing victims
(Money/Economy)

... workers collecting the maximum benefit would therefore lose up to $75 per week. "A waiting week would effectively deny a week of benefits to a jobless worker in desperate need of that benefit. And by ...

15. Business leader urges legislators to not increase N.J. unemployment insurance
(Money/Economy)

... what she described as modest changes to rules and benefits, and seek federal assistance to return the jobless fund to solvency as quickly as possible. In order to avoid the full tax increase, legislators ...

16. New Jersey still struggling with unemployment
(Money/Economy)

9,100 jobs lost in January, jobless rate drops slightly to 9.9 percent BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM New Jersey's unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percent from 10 percent to 9.9 percent in ...

17. New Jersey and U.S. jobs picture looking grim in latest unemployment report
(Money/Economy)

State's jobless rate increased 3.7 percent in 2009 BY JOE TYRRELL NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM The national jobs picture continued to look grim in February, with unemployment holding at 9.7 percent for ...

18. Christie wants N.J.’s $1.2 billion unemployment benefits' debt forgiven by Obama
(N.J./State)

... the Obama administration would forgive the debt. With the state's unemployment rate running at 10.1 percent, it ran out of money last year to finance jobless benefits and has been borrowing money from ...

19. Christie proposes cuts to N.J. unemployment benefits
(Money/Economy)

... reduce benefits for future unemployed New Jerseyans and the amount of money employers must contribute to the jobless fund. Christie said part of his action is to "stave off a devastating tax hike for ...

20. Christie's plan to cut jobless benefits, taxes for employers, criticized by labor, praised by business
(Money/Economy)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM UPDATED Gov. Chris Christie plan to reduce benefits for future jobless New Jerseyans and reduce employer contributions to the state unemployment insurance ...