Unemployed Workers Brace For End Of Federal Support
Correction: This story has been corrected to show that of the 120,000 people who were cut off unemployment benefits before they found a job from summer to 2008 to November 2012, 70 percent have not yet...
View ArticleGiving To Panhandlers
To give or not to give? That's the question many of us face when encountering panhandlers on Seattle's sidewalks. Some people make up their minds about how to act and don't deviate from the script. For...
View ArticleThe New Workforce: Stories Of Temping, Freelance And Temporary Work
Job growth continues to be sluggish, but there’s one big exception: temporary work. The number of temp and contract jobs has increased by nearly 30 percent since early 2009, according to the American...
View ArticleIs Favoritism Driving Black Unemployment?
The job market has been slowly recovering in the United States. But for African-Americans, the unemployment rate remains high at 13 percent — nearly double» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleThousands Show Up At Kent Jobs Fair
Despite the drop in Washington’s unemployment rate, many people are still looking for work. More than 3,000 people attended a jobs fair at the ShoWare» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleNine Weeks Of Federal Unemployment Benefits Cut In Washington
People on unemployment in this state stand to lose nine weeks of federal support starting in August as the federal government trims support to states with» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticlePassing The Torch To A New Generation Of Welders
Welding torches have sizzled at the Vigor Industrial shipyard on Seattles Harbor Island for a century. But the men and women behind the welding masks in» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleWashington's Job Recovery In Numbers
This week, KUOW has been taking a deeper look at the jobs recovery in Washington state in our series, The Big Reset. In this segment, we're talking numbers» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleUnemployed In Washington State? The Government Shutdown May Affect You
People who receive unemployment benefits in the state of Washington might be affected by the federal governments shutdown. The states Employment Security» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleState Workers Who Help Jobless Laid Off During Shutdown
The mood was somber at Employment Security Department offices across the state on Tuesday, as hundreds of workers found themselves in the position of those» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMicrosoft Exec: Soldiers Make Great Software Developers
A new program in Lacey, Wash., gives soldiers training and a career track in software development after discharge from the Army.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleDelBene Calls For Extension Of Long-Term Unemployment Benefits
Steve Scher checks in with Representative Suzan DelBene, D-Wash., about her plans to push for the extension of long-term unemployment benefits once...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleJobless In Seattle: Researcher Struggles To Get Back In The Market
More than 24,000 Washington residents lost their federal unemployment benefits late last month. Congress let expire an emergency federal jobless program...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View Article'Year Up' Program Gives Young Adults A Leg Up On Job Market
The only thing motivating Freda Crichton to finish high school was the prospect of joining the Marines with her twin sister after graduation. Her twin...» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
View ArticleMilestone: Washington Now Has More People Working Than Before Recession
Washington’s Employment Security Department says the state now has more people working than before the start of the Great Recession. It's an important...» E-Mail This
View ArticleZachary Karabell: Unemployment Rate Doesn't Tell Us Much
David Hyde talks with Zachary Karabell, head of Global Strategy at the financial services firm Envestnet, about why we shouldn't use the unemployment...» E-Mail This
View ArticleU.S. Legislators Show Progress In Washington, D.C.
Steve Scher talks with Andrea Seabrook, founder of DecodeDC, about how the so-called lame-duck Congress may be turning over a new leaf.» E-Mail This
View ArticleGovernor Inslee Allocates $4 Million In Federal Funds To Help Washington's...
Ross Reynolds speaks with Marlena Sessions, chief executive officer for Workforce Development Council of Seattle-King County, about how they plan to use...» E-Mail This
View ArticleNearly 87 Percent Of Mentally Ill Washingtonians Are Unemployed
Ross Reynolds talks with David Johnson, CEO of Navos Mental Health Solutions, about the connections between mental illness and unemployment. A recent...» E-Mail This
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