News tagged with joblessness

State cuts to Medicaid affect patients, providers

(AP) -- Just as Medicaid prepares for a vast expansion under the federal health care overhaul, the 47-year-old entitlement program for the poor is under increasing pressure as deficit-burdened states chip away at benefits ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds shifting domestic roles for men who lost jobs in current recession

The acute economic downturn that began in 2008 sometimes is called the "mancession" to reflect its harsher impact on men than women. As recently as last November, 10.4 percent of adult men were unemployed as compared to 8 ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stores, brands tap into power of frugal bloggers

(AP) -- When Melissa Garcia was frustrated by Old Navy's scanty coupon offerings, she didn't just complain to the store. She vented on a message board tied to her blog consumerqueen.com, which is read by ...

Technology / Internet

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Hackers hit Greek ministry over austerity, anti-piracy deal

Online hackers group Anonymous on Friday attacked the Greek justice ministry website in criticism of the country's tough fiscal reforms and its decision to join a controversial anti-piracy deal.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Clouds gather over Spain's renewables sector as aid cut

Spain's push to become a world leader in renewable energy risks collapsing after the government slammed the brakes on generous subsidies as part of an austerity drive.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research shows we must pay now or we'll pay more later for youth crisis

A comprehensive report published today by the University of Bristol Centre for Market and Public Organisation and Tomorrow’s People shows a worrying increase in the number of young NEET individuals – ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4

What happens to the young and educated without a job?

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study led by the University of Oxford is looking at how young educated people who are unemployed become politicized in different ways - either through violent struggle or as reformers ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Unions continue to take a beating in post-recession climate, study shows

The Great Recession and ensuing job crisis continue to take a toll on union membership, according to UCLA's annual report on organized labor.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 11

Great Recession could reduce school achievement for children of unemployed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lingering impacts of the Great Recession could include long-term stress, behavioral problems and economic hardship among children of the unemployed, according to researchers at the University of Chicago. ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Three quarters of those who have lost jobs and health insurance are skipping needed health care

Nearly three-quarters (72%) of people who lost their health insurance when they lost their jobs over the last two years said that they skipped needed health care or did not fill prescriptions because of cost, according to ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Shuttle's end hits Houston in ego more than wallet

(AP) -- The end of the space shuttle program is hitting its Florida launch home in the pocketbook with some areas practically becoming economic ghost towns. But Houston, home of Mission Control, is getting ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fla.'s Space Coast feels pain of shuttle's end

(AP) -- Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida's Space Coast.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Obama says cleaner energy will help job creation

US President Barack Obama said Saturday that a transition to cleaner energy will help create more American jobs as he promoted his new initiative designed to reduce US energy imports by a third.

Technology / Business

created Apr 02, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 55


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