Losing job for first time a painful experience
by Deborah Hastings
Associated Press
Saturday Jan 10, 2009
Behind the latest unemployment figures showing another 500,000-plus Americans lost their jobs is a sad truth: The deeper the recession becomes, the more it touches people whose
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(CBS) For many Americans, the prospect of losing a job is a frightening scenario only exacerbated by the sinking economy. Financial planners recommend having a reserve fund of at least six months of living expenses to cushion a sudden job loss.
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How long can you expect to live? The answer to that tantalizing question tells a lot about the success of a nation -- or the lack of it. If the people in some countries tend to live several years longer than the global average (as they do in, say,
Experts: Firms must consider people-side of layoffs
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Iowa companies must carefully consider how they cut workers to survive a national recession that has already left 3.6 million unemployed U.S. workers in its wake, specialists say.
Cut too little, and a company may be unable
How will the Obamas decorate the White House?
A rendering of a redesign idea for the Red Room of the White House by Frank Fontana. (Frank Fontana/AP)
Michelle Obama says she wants the White House to feel full of energy.
And while hanging new drapes isn't high on the Obamas' list of priorities as
Unemployment a growing market
Shortly after Ashly Neal lost her job over a month ago, she was approved for unemployment insurance.
But she still hasn't seen any money.
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"It's not Whirlpool's fault. They've been good to me," said Rosalie Ashworth, who
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The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) has announced a ruling by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that certain employees of DynAmerica Manufacturing LLC in Muncie are eligible to receive services under the federal Trade Adjustment
Hoping for luck atthe casino job fair
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. -- With her coat flapping in the freezing wind, Jana Ball inched forward in line with thousands of other job-seekers who showed up Friday at the Indiana Downs racetrack in hopes of landing one of 350 positions at the nearby Indiana
Newly jobless advised to get busy
Some people who are laid off or experience job elimination may spend their days watching television, napping, snacking or a combination of all three.
Others are following a more prudent course of action -- looking for employment and trying to improve
