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Severe unemployment worsens in cities [Report shows 17 cities suffer jobless rate higher than 15%]
CNN Money ^ | January 5, 2009 | Hibah Yousuf

Posted on 01/06/2010 6:58:19 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

The number of U.S. metropolitan areas with jobless rates above 15% increased in November, according to government figures released Tuesday, despite the biggest one-month drop in the national rate in more than three years.

The Labor Department said 17 of 372 metropolitan areas surveyed suffered unemployment rates of at least 15% last month, up from 15 metro areas in October.

National unemployment improved to a seasonally adjusted 10% in November from the 26-year high of 10.2% hit in October. The rate had climbed for 12 out of the previous 13 months before November. Economists surveyed by Briefing.com expect the national rate to edge up to 10.1% when the Labor Department releases its December jobs report Friday.(continued)

(Excerpt) Read more at money.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: bho44; california; economy; michigan; obama; recession; unemployment; welcomebackcarter
Hope and change!!
1 posted on 01/06/2010 6:58:20 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I imagine the commies in the BO administration will say that it is “worse than we expected.” These dumb bass turds don’t “expect” anything! They are all incompetent morons.


2 posted on 01/06/2010 7:02:18 PM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Remember in November! Throw all of the bums out!)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Make that “I hope you can spare some change”.


3 posted on 01/06/2010 7:03:08 PM PST by Pelham (ObamaCare, it comes with a toe tag)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

It will get worse. Obamao has only had a year to improve it. He has three years to go, a lot to improve, and when he is done, we’ll be lucky if unemployment is below 20 percent.


4 posted on 01/06/2010 7:04:39 PM PST by pallis
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

...as Obama and his retinue return from their fourth lavish vacation in less than a year!


5 posted on 01/06/2010 7:04:51 PM PST by Palladin (Obama as President? "Totally unacceptable.")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

CNN, even their so called market and econ types, are not to swift.


6 posted on 01/06/2010 7:05:14 PM PST by Lumper20
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Will our socialist/communist leaders and their RINO fellow travelers EVER get the message? If we ever want to make this country great again, we have to get back to old-fashioned good economics. People today expect TOO MUCH. It seems cruel to say it, but facts are facts: High wages actually hurt workers, gold-plated benefits are just as bad. The high taxes that support so-called “humane” social programs — and the dependency they generate — are BAD for all of us!

We need to have the guts to openly call for the ONLY agenda that can save America. We need, among other things to:

— Abolish all “entitlement” programs. Social Security and Medicare should be the first to go. Medicaid should be offered ONLY to those physically unable to work.

— Welfare should be VERY hard to get, run by the private sector, funded with VOLUNTARY taxes only, administered at the COUNTY level, and 100% tied to work and training for work.

— Get rid of collective bargaining “rights.” Unions are nothing but criminal enterprises and should be banned outright.

— Federal income tax should be capped at about a 10% flat rate.

— Eliminate the Fed and end the government’s monopoly on issuing currency.

— Devolve all business regulation to the state level, or even the county level.


7 posted on 01/06/2010 8:03:03 PM PST by USALiberty
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To: All
Actual report is here....

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/metro.t01.htm

It is left to the reader to determine which of those high unemployment areas are in Blue States vs. Red States...:^)

8 posted on 01/06/2010 8:19:01 PM PST by az_gila (AZ - one Governor down... we don't want her back...)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

>>>California’s Inland Empire, including Riverside, San Bernardino and Ontario, ranked second to Detroit among larger areas with an unemployment rate of 14.2% in November.

El Centro, Calif., held its place as the metropolitan area with the highest unemployment rate at 29.2%, down from an upwardly revised 31.9% in October. <<<

Because CA is a state with a large amount of illegal immigration, is it possible that illegal immigrants collect unemployment?

Riverside is 48 % Hispanic according to the following demographics link:

http://www.muninetguide.com/states/california/municipality/Riverside.php

Just wondering.


9 posted on 01/06/2010 8:50:23 PM PST by Hop A Long Cassidy
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.


10 posted on 01/06/2010 9:00:23 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Happy New Year! Freedom is Priceless.)
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To: Hop A Long Cassidy
Because CA is a state with a large amount of illegal immigration, is it possible that illegal immigrants collect unemployment?

You betcha! Plus SSI, food stamps, Section 8 housing. They game the system. They're pros.

11 posted on 01/06/2010 9:01:50 PM PST by onyx
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
I've talked to people in Michigan who are in the know and thy say that Unemployment in the city of Detroit is 50%.
12 posted on 01/06/2010 10:23:08 PM PST by no dems (Sarah Palin has more experience than B. Hussein Obama had.)
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To: no dems
"I've talked to people in Michigan who are in the know and thy say that Unemployment in the city of Detroit is 50%."

Does anyone there want a job?

13 posted on 01/06/2010 11:00:25 PM PST by blam
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To: az_gila

Looking at these numbers, there is only one inescapable conclusion. Everyone should move to North Dakota.


14 posted on 01/06/2010 11:06:19 PM PST by MediaMole
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

“cities” = “corrupt, concentrated Democrat parasite nests”


15 posted on 01/06/2010 11:09:19 PM PST by Lancey Howard
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To: Pelham

Oh that’s a good one.


16 posted on 01/06/2010 11:12:05 PM PST by moehoward
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To: MediaMole

Plus that’ll all ease the ‘overpopulation.’
As when anyone complains about that I quip, ‘Have you ever actually driven through North Dakota/Montana/Wyoming?’

(No offense, envy you)


17 posted on 01/07/2010 12:32:57 AM PST by dk88 (Keep your laws off my body)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Well that’s what they get for voting 95%+ Republican election after election


18 posted on 01/07/2010 7:06:56 AM PST by qam1 (There's been a huge party. All plates and the bottles are empty, all that's left is the bill to pay)
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To: blam

LOL....Prolly not.


19 posted on 01/07/2010 9:15:10 PM PST by no dems (Sarah Palin has more experience than B. Hussein Obama had.)
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To: moehoward

Thanks.


20 posted on 01/07/2010 11:04:20 PM PST by Pelham (ObamaCare, it comes with a toe tag)
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