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St. Bernard Parish Government Cuts
WGNO NewsGovernment cuts in St. Bernard Parish have been announced to help balance the budget. 44 employee positions have been cut, but the cuts may not solve all of the Parish's financial problems. "I think he's doing what he has to do," neighbor Mike Hearty...Tags: Job Layoffs, Economy, Business and Finance, Career and Workplace, BP Plc, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010)
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Unemployment Rate Up In St. Charles Parish
WGNO NewsIn St. Charles Parish unemployment numbers have nearly doubled in the past three years. WGNO's Vanessa Bolano says it's a parish known for industry, but now many are paying the price of a shaky economy. In the middle of one of the worst U.S. economic...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Labor Markets, Elections, Chicago Jobs
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Move Over Jimmy Carter
The race is over, Jimmy Carter can rest easy. Until this feckless administration, the hapless 39th President of the United States was safely ensconced as the worst President in U.S. history. Now, Carter who gave us double digit inflation and interest...Tags: History (tv network), New Orleans, PBS (tv network), Polls, Arts and Culture
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Jefferson Parish Teacher Union says no to furloughs
WGNO NewsThe Jefferson Parish Federation of Teachers is suing the Parish School Board for recommending a day off without pay, for all school employees next year. The JFT said furloughs are violation of state law. "The state did not want local school districts...Tags: Unions, Career and Workplace, Layoffs and Downsizing, Education, Employees
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Louisiana Residents Eligible for Emergency Homeowners' Loan Program
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and NeighborWorks America announce the launch of the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program (EHLP). The program is designed to help homeowners who are at risk of foreclosure in 27 states...Tags: West Virginia, Alaska, Wisconsin, Texas, Massachusetts
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Jobless Claims Drop To 2-1/2 Year Low
ABC26 NewsNew U.S. claims for unemployment benefits dropped more than expected last week to touch their lowest point in 2-1/2 years, a government report showed on Thursday, offering assurance that the labor market was strengthening despite January's poor jobs...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Career and Workplace, Employment, Weather Reports, Labor Markets
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Louisiana Gained Over 26,000 Jobs in 2010
ABC26 NewsLouisiana added 26,300 non-farm jobs in 2010 as it continued to plow through a slow economic recovery, state labor officials said Tuesday. The state still had 42,200 fewer jobs last month, on a non-seasonally adjusted basis, than in December 2008 - three...Tags: National Government, Baton Rouge, Natural Resources, New Orleans, Career and Workplace
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New Orleans Analysis: Where Are Lost Jobs From Drilling Ban?
ABC26 NewsThe ban on deepwater petroleum drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is in its third month and the forecasts of thousands of lost jobs in Louisiana just haven't materialized. Why not? And could it still happen? It's a worry for the state's economy, for sure,...Tags: Natural Resources, Texas, Career and Workplace, Energy Resources, Louisiana
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Louisiana Unemployment Figures Released
ABC26 NewsLouisiana dropped 9,900 non-farm jobs last month, due mostly to the seasonal layoffs of education employees and the end of temporary Census jobs, but the state still is more than 20,000 jobs ahead of a year ago, state officials said Tuesday. Goods-...Tags: Career and Workplace, Employment, Louisiana
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Laid Off Oyster Shuckers Get Paid Thanks To Bar Towels
ABC26 NewsRecently laid off oyster shuckers from P&J Oysters got paid on Wednesday thanks to sales from bar towels. ABC26 News Reporter Vanessa Bolano has the story. Workers with P&J Oysters may not have a job now, but they're not forgotten. Willie Dove and...Tags: Career and Workplace, Oysters, Aquaculture
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Questions Remain For State Of Unemployment In Louisiana
ABC26 NewsAfter nearly a year with only part-time work, New Orleans resident James Wicht finally scored a job - in a different profession, 1,200 miles away, in a town of 3,700. "You have to go where the jobs are," he said. During the 30 years Frank Loria has...Tags: New Orleans, Employment, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill (2010), Disasters and Accidents
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Louisiana Unemployment Rate Rises
ABC26 NewsLouisiana's unemployment rate rose to 7.6 percent in August from 7.2 percent in July, making it one of 27 states that recorded an increase last month, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. The agency said there were 8,630 more people listed as...Tags: Career and Workplace, Louisiana, Wages and Pensions
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