... economists predict it will hit 10 percent this year and keep rising into next year before falling back. Including laid-off workers who have given up looking for jobs or have settled for part-time work, the so-called underemployment rate was ...

... S. became the world's leading provider of wind power. Like most industries around the world, the recession has hurt wind turbine manufacturers and wind farm developers. Companies have shelved development plans and laid off workers.

... National Climatic Data Center. But financial worries are clearly discouraging shoppers. While the number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits fell last week to the lowest level since early January, that was largely ...

... much-derided program that let laid-off workers collect up to 95 percent of ... derided "jobs bank" that permits laid-off workers to receive most of their pay ... automakers last month for paying laid-off workers, saying ...

... company's 2011 bonds). The United Auto Workers must not only suspend a program that requires the company to pay laid-off workers, and defer GM's contributions to a retiree health fund as the UAW has already reluctantly offered. The UAW must ...

... year. And he called for elimination of a "jobs bank" program negotiated by the UAW and the companies under which laid-off workers can receive about 95 percent of their pay and benefits for years. This month, the UAW agreed to suspend the program ...

... pay no federal income tax. They also turned back a Republican attempt to jettison a new federal subsidy to help laid-off workers pay for health insurance after they lose employer-paid coverage, and a third to waive income taxes on unemployment ...

... shop" for unemployed workers. The center provides resume assistance, interview tips and other free services for laid-off workers or career changers. "We want to get them back in the workforce as soon as possible," she said. (Staff writer ...

... a rejection of Republicans and a reflection of a fear that the country couldn't keep going the same direction. Laid-off workers in Indiana did not vote for Obama so that the Democrats could, in a desperate $800 billion spending bill, fund ...

... to start looking is now. Seasonal employers are seeing a larger influx of applicants this year, especially from laid-off workers who are overqualified but willing to take entry-level positions. That said, there are jobs out there, say career ...