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If you are unemployed, should you move?

Posted on May 9, 2011 | 1 Comment

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The Economic Collapse

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If You Are Unemployed, Should You Move Somewhere Else In Order To Find A Job?

It has been said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.  Unfortunately, millions of Americans find themselves slowly going insane as they apply for hundreds upon hundreds of jobs and yet never get hired.  It is incredibly difficult to get a good job in most areas of the United States today.  So if you are unemployed, and there are no jobs in your area, should you move somewhere else in an attempt to find work?  That is a very hard question.  Of course if what you are currently doing right now is not working it is only natural to want to change course, but sadly unemployment is absolutely rampant all over the United States.  Today, the “official” unemployment rate is hovering around 9 percent, but the true employment picture is much bleaker than that.

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About 1 in 7 receive food stamps

Posted on May 4, 2011 | Leave a comment

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Real Time Economics

Economic insight and analysis from The Wall Street Journal.

  • May 3, 2011, 2:10 PM ET

About 1 in 7 in U.S. Receive Food Stamps

By Sara Murray

Growth in the food stamp program appeared to reach a plateau in February — with 14.3% of the population relying on the safety net program.

The number of food stamp recipients was essentially flat in February, the most recent month available, with 44.2 million Americans receiving benefits, according a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (See a sortable breakdown of the data here.)

The food stamp program ballooned during the recession as workers lost their jobs or saw their hours and income reduced. The rise in recipients has begun to flatten in recent months, which may mean that as the economy is improving fewer Americans are seeking to join the program. Enrollment in the program is still high though, with 11.6

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CNBC Fast Money: Teenage Wasteland

Posted on April 13, 2011 | Leave a comment

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Teenage Wasteland: Jobless Rate For Young Is 25%—and Rising

Published: Wednesday, 13 Apr 2011 | 3:40 PM ET
By: John Melloy
Executive Producer, Fast Money

A quarter of teenagers were jobless in March, representing a surprising increase from February, even as the unemployment rate for the rest of the population decreased.

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This figure may only get worse if budget-strapped states raise the minimum wage, and it could also be a sign of greater structural damage underlying our economy, analysts said.

The unemployment rate for 16- to 19-year olds jumped back up to 24.5 percent in March, up from 23.9 percent the prior month, according to the latest jobs data from the Labor Department.

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19k Teacher layoffs in California

Posted on March 16, 2011 | Leave a comment

This state has already taken quite a hit but we must have a balanced budget. It is difficult for many who are trying to make ends meet, many are losing their homes here in California. This is where YAS comes in. We are trying to help those who are the working poor and those who are struggling at least with the basic need of food. I can’t even imagine what is happening in Japan right now, the loss of life, very little shelter and in very cold temperatures. We need to be thankful for every little bit of help we each receive.

updated 3/15/2011 7:50:16 PM ET 2011-03-15T23:50:16

SAN BRUNO, Calif. — School districts in California have issued nearly 19,000 layoff notices so far to teachers amid uncertainty over the state budget, the California Teachers Association estimated Tuesday.

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Food Prices at a Record High

Posted on March 3, 2011 | Leave a comment

Wall Street Journal By CAROLINE HENSHAW

LONDON—World food prices rose 2.2% in February from the previous month to a record peak, the United Nations’ food body said Thursday, as it warned that volatility in oil markets could push prices even higher.

The Food and Agriculture Organization price index rose by 2.2%—the eighth consecutive rise since June—to an average of 236 points last month, the highest record in real and nominal terms since the agency started monitoring prices in 1990.

Global cereal supplies are also expected to tighten sharply this year due low stock levels, the FAO said. The body raised its estimate for world cereal production in 2010 by eight million metric tons from its December estimate to 2.2 billion tons but said it expects that to be outpaced by an 18 million-ton increase in world consumption.

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Costa Mesa votes to lay off half it workers

Posted on March 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

Published: March 2, 2011
Updated: 6:19 a.m.

By JON CASSIDY
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER

COSTA MESA – The City Council said goodbye to retiring City Manager Allan Roeder Tuesday evening, then set about dismantling the operation he’s spent the last 25 years running.

Hundreds of the employees that Roeder’s deputies have brought in over the years could soon be out of work. The council voted 4-1, with Wendy Leece dissenting, to send layoff notices to workers in 18 different offices, from maintenance to information technology to payroll.

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I know who is standing in our lines. Bless all these people who are out of work. YAS has had an increase in elderly coming to get food, it breaks my heart.

~Michelle

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Local Food Pantries try to keep up

Posted on February 28, 2011 | Leave a comment
By Scott O’Connell
Posted Feb 25, 2011 @ 08:12 AM
Ken McGagh/for MetroWest and Wicked Local

Volunteer Scott Bevis collects a grocery bag of food for a client at the Framingham Salvation Army’s food pantry Wednesday.

It’s late February, and New England residents have a lot on their mind — the next big snowstorm, the start of spring training, or the return of school on Monday.

One thing they may not be thinking about now is giving to a local food pantry.

“People usually think of giving during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season,” said Lt. Meghan Brunelle of the Salvation Army’s Framingham branch. “But (people are) also in need now.

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99er unemployment help? Maybe

Posted on February 1, 2011 | Leave a comment

January 31st, 2011, 1:00 am · 108 Comments · posted by Mary Ann Milbourn

California has 314,188 people who have been unemployed more than 99 weeks and have been cut off from jobless benefits, according to the state Employment Development Department, but there’s a glimmer — and we’re talking a flicker — of hope for them.

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, reportedly is re-introducing a bill that would give all unemployed, including the 99ers, an additional 14 weeks of additional benefits for a total of 113 weeks of unemployment, according to The American 99ers Union, a website advocating for the long-term unemployed.

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Global food chain stretched to the limit

Posted on January 14, 2011 | Leave a comment

Soaring prices spark fears of social unrest in developing world

By John W. Schoen Senior producer

Strained by rising demand and battered by bad weather, the global food supply chain is stretched to the limit, sending prices soaring and sparking concerns about a repeat of food riots last seen three years ago.

Signs of the strain can be found from Australia to Argentina, Canada to Russia.

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The Working Poor- A Current Challenge

Posted on December 27, 2010 | Leave a comment

This was on the news today. As a director working with those who have recently lost their jobs or their income has been cut, this is a current trend for our culture. Those that desire to work and are working need the extra help. How they manage sometimes is beyond me. Young families who are self-employed or others who have taken a cut in pay to support a company’s difficult decision need help. This is our primary group we give to. Those who are now called the “working poor”.

The Economic Collapse 

The Economic Collapse

The Working Poor

As the middle class in America continues to be slowly wiped out, the number of working poor continues to increase. Today, nearly one out of every three families in the United States is considered to be “low income”. Millions of American families are finding that they can barely make it from month to month even with both parents working as hard as they possibly can. Blue collar American workers from coast to coast are having their wages decreased at a time when it seems like the cost of virtually every monthly bill is going up. Unfortunately, there is every indication that things are only going to get worse and that average American families are going to be financially squeezed even more in the months and years to come.

The Working Poor Families Project has just released their policy brief for the winter of 2010-11. What they have discovered is that the number of working poor in the United States is higher than they have ever seen it before and it continues to increase at a staggering pace. The following are some of the key findings for 2009 that were pulled right out of their report….

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