October 10, 2011
BY SAM HANANEL, Associated Press WASHINGTON — After two years on the unemployment rolls, Selena Forte thought she’d found a temporary job at a delivery company that matched her qualifications. But Forte, a 55-year-old from Cleveland, said a recruiter for an employment agency told her that she would not be considered for the job because […]
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September 27, 2011
Aren’t things supposed to get better during a recovery? The unemployment rate here rose for the fourth straight month in August, hitting 7.3 percent, the state said Monday. With the surge from July’s 6.9 percent, the jobless rate has bounced back to its December level, erasing months of progress. The July-to-August increase is the biggest […]
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