Recent Event Highlights: States Running Out Of Money Fast As Nations Jobless Rises - America's News Online (blog), Help Fight the GOP Blockade of the Unemployment Extension - WorldNewsVine (blog), Unemployed struggle as aid extension expires - The Journal News | LoHud.com, Unemployment benefits run out? Tell us your story - The Journal News | LoHud.com, Thousands in NY lose jobless benefits today - WCAX, NY Times Knocks Company Copley Used to Fight Unemployment Claims - San Diego Reader, and 65 more...
Created by dipity on Nov 8, 2009
Last updated: 11/02/10 at 08:05 PM
Unemployment Benefits Ny has no followers yet. Be the first one to follow.
States Running Out Of Money Fast As Nations Jobless RisesAmerica's News Online (blog)Andrew Stettner, deputy Director of a NY based advocacy group asserted that our system for jobless benefits has been under a severe amount of stress for a ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.americasnewsonline.com%2Fstates-running-out-of-money-fast-as-nations-jobless-rises-904%2F&usg=AFQjCNErJxnf8WrI2sxfs9XgPpIhfUmLUg
ABC NewsHelp Fight the GOP Blockade of the Unemployment ExtensionWorldNewsVine (blog)Losing unemployment benefits means more than just losing a weekly check. It can mean losing your health care coverage under COBRA. ...Unemployment Benefits Temporarily Expire TodayNY1all 195 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fworldnewsvine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fhelp-fight-the-gop-blockade-of-the-unemployment-extension%2F&usg=AFQjCNGaAFPLuQkQfW9tltFursfjFwRwYw
Unemployed struggle as aid extension expiresThe Journal News | LoHud.comDean, whose unemployment benefits will run out at the end of this month, said she's been doing whatever she can to land a job before her extended benefits ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Farticle%2F20100408%2FNEWS01%2F4080390%2F-1%2Fnewsfront%2FUnemployed-struggle-as-aid-extension-expires&usg=AFQjCNFU0vBt8nWv0aHnYinefEVpEqwyCA
Unemployment benefits run out? Tell us your storyThe Journal News | LoHud.comOfficials with the state agency urge people whose unemployment insurance ended to visit the Website, myBenefits.ny.gov, to find out about available services ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lohud.com%2Farticle%2F20100406%2FNEWS01%2F4060377%2F-1%2Fnewsfront%2FUnemployment-benefits-run-out%3F-Tell-us-your-story&usg=AFQjCNGQKQGqclbWN6WnkfN23SX0BiAqmw
Thousands in NY lose jobless benefits todayWCAXMore than 46000 New Yorkers, including over 150 in our region, will lose their unemployment benefits today. Thousands more will be phased out each week ...
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcax.com%2FGlobal%2Fstory.asp%3FS%3D12255707&usg=AFQjCNGmBCOalhWOJcWZhe_AovSbyTI2Wg
NY Times Knocks Company Copley Used to Fight Unemployment ClaimsSan Diego ReaderAnd so they get paid to screw deserving former employees out of their benefits.) It's just a sleazy business, and right up Equifax's Atlanta alley. ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sandiegoreader.com%2Fcomments%2Fcr%2F171%2F5915%2F&usg=AFQjCNEocBfZtoWdrSYu47UFTlLGUkjRbw
Heritage.org (blog)Unemployment Extension Expiration Phase II Set for SundayWorldNewsVine (blog)New York, NY (Apr 3) – Sunday April 4, 2010 marks the temporary end to the unemployment benefits extension. Unlike what many blog sites are reporting, ...Unemployment Extension Expiration Phase II Set for SundayWorldNewsVine (blog)all 25 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fworldnewsvine.com%2F2010%2F04%2Funemployment-extension-expiration-phase-ii-set-for-sunday%2Fcomment-page-1%2F&usg=AFQjCNHSS8qd5bPoJhN0pdZn_Ma0AoKxkg
Gothamist46000 NYers Losing Unemployment Benefits This WeekGothamistOn April 4, 46000 New Yorkers across the state (about half are in the city) will lose their unemployment benefits this week. The NY State Department of ...Officials Warn of Expiring Unemployment BenefitsLong Island PressLifeline for unemployed being cutAlbany Times Union2100 area residents lose unemployment benefits this weekRochester Democrat and ChronicleWENY-TV -Buffalo Business First -WXXIall 36 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgothamist.com%2F2010%2F04%2F01%2F46000_nyers_losing_unemployment_ben.php&usg=AFQjCNE34faQE_5vX69f7DyorhUTqt73Ww
WBNG-TVThousands In NY Exhaust Unemployment BenefitsWBNG-TVUnemployment insurance benefits will run out for 46000 New Yorkers this week. 700 of which are here in the Southern Tier. "Unemployment benefits are the ...750 in region exhaust jobless benefits this weekElmira Star-Gazetteall 6 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wbng.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2F89625287.html&usg=AFQjCNEqmNGYpVaYl73mlDX50WTwGvTtaA
Click here to watch more gameplay from cod: World at War Call of Duty: World At War: The Ken Burton Show Part 3 Retro cod: waw Gameplay/Commentary We have gone all retro to answer a few questions about where I started in the COD series. This is part 3 of a three part look at the past. LINKS TO ALL 3 RETRO PARTS: Call of Duty 3: The Ken Burton Show Part 1 Retro COD3 Gameplay/Commentary Call of Duty 4: The Ken Burton Show Part 2 Retro COD4 MW Gameplay/Commentary HD Call of Duty: World At War: The Ken Burton Show Part 3 Retro cod: waw Gameplay/Commentary Please rate comment and subscribe to my channel. Links below. DIRECTOR S CHANNELS: Follow Machinima on Twitter Machinima Inside Gaming Machinima Respawn Machinima Entertainment Technology Culture FOR MORE MACHINIMA GO TO: FOR MORE GAMEPLAY GO TO: FOR MORE SPORTS GAMEPLAY GO TO: TAGS: yt:quality high Call of Duty Modern Warfare cod4 cod5 cod6 cod3 mw2 gaming game footage cod Action thekenburtonshow Shooter FPS Tips Tricks ps3 xbox xbox360 360 pc overpass estate highrise care package fail kenburton 3d Recon map secret glitch shipper Sh1pper01 psn Sir Tristran comedy spoof gameplay UPC 0047875816350 PS3 047875837492 xbox 360 xbox360 X360 0047875333376 PC MPN 83747 Infinity Ward Activision nys dept of labor new health care bill facts watch wrestlemania 26 free online itmn growing pains actor missing new york state unemployment nys unemployment benefits online rick owens new credit card laws 2010 boston herald how to make a cross ...
Onion KidScam Alert: www.labor.state.ny.us warns NYS unemployment benefits claimants ...Boosh Articles (press release) (blog)The New York State Department of Labor reported on it's website www.labor.state.ny.us – in the unemployment benefits assistance page -about this insurance ...New York State Unemployment Rate 2010 March UpdatesSeven Sided CubeUnemployment Extension Eiligibilty Begins Phase Out | NYS UI OfflineWorldNewsVine (blog)New York State NYS Unemployment Dropped – Unemployment insurance, benefitsExclusive News Online (blog)Gather.com -Daily Latest News (blog) -Buzzy Bloggers (blog)all 69 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.boosharticles.com%2F3439%2Fscam-alert-www-labor-state-ny-us-warns-nys-unemployment-benefits-claimants-about-email-fraud&usg=AFQjCNHt9AqlG5mJLCcZDHtYbZyA6R6qsQ
'Will Call' program to benefit unemployedPress & Sun-BulletinNew York was awarded $1.1 million by the federal government last year to launch the program. Call (888) 209-8124 to access the state's UI claims center, ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.pressconnects.com%2Farticle%2F20100324%2FBUSINESS%2F3240371%2F%2BWill%2BCall%2B%2Bprogram%2Bto%2Bbenefit%2Bunemployed&usg=AFQjCNFY1QQsQPJ-IQJcfEzyMfIbphc7sw
Kansas City StarVandals target Democrats over health-bill voteSeattle TimesJim Bunning, R-Ky., was recently the target of abuse when he blocked added unemployment benefits. Tea-party officials say they did not encourage or condone ...UPI NewsTrack TopNewsUPI.comSteny Hoyer: Members are at riskPoliticoall 761 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fseattletimes.nwsource.com%2Fhtml%2Fnationworld%2F2011432285_healthreat25.html&usg=AFQjCNFwiYOQOgksGDYVHN7RUE2cdfpdgw
New York TimesAfter Health Vote, Democrats Are ThreatenedNew York Times... threats in the past and that Senator Jim Bunning, Republican of Kentucky, was recently the target of abuse when he blocked added unemployment benefits. ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F03%2F25%2Fhealth%2Fpolicy%2F25health.html%3Fsrc%3Dme&usg=AFQjCNFnnN0SkxygsdiHZVmA9J2r3kEvxA
Treasuries Rise, Rebounding From Largest Slide in Nine MonthsBusinessWeek“High unemployment will continue. The US economic condition is not good.” The company is part of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Japan's second-largest ...Treasurys up before first auction of the weekMarketWatchall 164 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessweek.com%2Fnews%2F2010-03-24%2Ftreasuries-gain-rebounding-from-largest-slide-in-nine-months.html&usg=AFQjCNFQfxvdesSkMHOq7UgC_24koGeMHg
Walgreen 2Q Profit Up 4.6% With Stronger MarginsWall Street JournalContinuing concern over high unemployment and a challenging economy has curtailed consumer's purchases of non-essential items. ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FBT-CO-20100323-709340.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_earnings_MIDDLETopHeadlines&usg=AFQjCNF98ht88zvdFZ896Q-MeUxkc1c9aQ
Social Security Payouts to Exceed Revenue This YearNew York TimesOfficials foresaw an average unemployment rate of 8.2 percent in 2009 and 8.8 percent this year, though unemployment is hovering at nearly 10 percent. ...and more »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2010%2F03%2F25%2Fbusiness%2Feconomy%2F25social.html&usg=AFQjCNFwH9e1Q78240mZ6AEKBjs26bMi5A
ReutersFed's Bullard: Economy, Jobs Improving; Banks Still StressedWall Street JournalHe said he expects the unemployment rate to "tick down" throughout the spring, although the drop "won't be dramatic." On the housing sector, Bullard said ...US EconoMonitorRoubini.com (subscription)The Federal Reserve Banking System is a Confidence Game, What They Were Saying ...The Market OracleBusiness Briefs: Fed official discusses ratesNewsOK.comEconomist (blog)all 319 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FBT-CO-20100323-700008.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ_World_MIDDLEHeadlinesEurope&usg=AFQjCNF_b43slUPPyF-JhfPUF1XaMA17Cg
Michigan Business Review - MLive.comJob outlook for youth no worse this summerReuters"Competition will still be fierce, especially because unemployment remains high," he added. The US unemployment rate has been hovering at about 10 percent. ...Summer job outlook is cloudyCNNMoney.comall 24 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2FidUSTRE62N5UL20100324&usg=AFQjCNE4TqzzRBpCAe_lSA90XvQJvTkidQ
BenzingaCKE Restaurants(R) Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year Fiscal 2010 ResultsMarketWatch (press release)Even though we saw weakness in the overall economy, high unemployment rates and deep-discount burger wars, I'm proud to say that for the year we maintained ...CKE Restaurants Q4 profit tops Wall StreetReutersall 36 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.marketwatch.com%2Fstory%2Fcke-restaurantsr-announces-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2010-results-2010-03-24%3Freflink%3DMW_news_stmp&usg=AFQjCNGCndzWYCqSjGz7tYaagXesswMSOQ
Excerpt
..."It would be cruel and inhumane to tell these people that their unemployment benefits expired." Maryland unemployment benefits last a maximum of 26 weeks before any federal extension funding is given. Last month, the Senate passed the Hiring Incentives...
Source Info
The Salisbury Daily Times
http://delmarvanow.com/article/20100310/NEWS01/100310032/1002/rss
thecomingdepression.net Russia Today interviews unemployed homeless people in a tent city a little bit off the beaten track of New York City as the city itself struggles with double-digit unemployment. So much for the "wall street savior," huh?
The Senate has approved extended unemployment benefits and stopgap highway finding that had been held up by Kentucky Republican Jim Bunning. (March 2)
Sen. Jim Bunning has again blocked the Senate from extending unemployment benefits and health insurance subsidies for the jobless. Bunning has been single-handedly blocking the stopgap legislation since Thursday. (March 2)
Senate Republican Jim Bunning is continuing to filibuster a key spending bill to extend unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of American workers. The blocked bill also affects several governmental agencies, rural television customers and doctors receiving Medicare payments. Published with 'written permission' from democracynow.org. www.democracynow.org Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. All credits for this video belong to democracynow.org the only independent news media.
Economist (blog)New York most at risk to lose unemployment benefitsNews 10 NowUNITED STATES -- It looks like New York will get hit the hardest if Congress fails to extend unemployment insurance benefits. New numbers released by the US ...Seven states hit hard by Jim Bunning's delay on unemployment benefitsChristian Science MonitorNew York Times, please define "splits"Media Matters for America (blog)Bunning drops filibuster, benefits bill passes 78-19AMERICAblog (blog)WalletPop (blog) -KRDO -Examiner.comall 4,151 news articles »
http://news.google.com/news/url?fd=R&sa=T&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews10now.com%2Fwatertown-north-news-1052-content%2Ftop_stories%2F497589%2Fnew-york-most-at-risk-to-lose-unemployment-benefits&usg=AFQjCNGWKGgwyG3IbHs9erG8TsHiNhGCFQ
Jobless benefits start ending on Sunday A special thank you to our dear friend george4title who gave us permission to repost the video here. NEW YORK (cnnmoney.com) -- Depending on extended unemployment benefits to see you through the Great Recession? You'd better not: The Senate failed to push back the Feb. 28 deadline to apply for this safety net. Link: money.cnn.com Bernanke delivers blunt warning on US debt (Stage is set in US for a Greek tragedy). With uncharacteristic bluntness, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warned Congress on Wednesday that the United States could soon face a debt crisis like the one in Greece, and declared that the central bank will not help legislators by printing money to pay for the ballooning federal debt. Recent events in Europe, where Greece and other nations with large, unsustainable deficits like the United States are having increasing trouble selling their debt to investors, show that the US is vulnerable to a sudden reversal of fortunes that would force taxpayers to pay higher interest rates on the debt, Mr. Bernanke said. "It's not something that is 10 years away. It affects the markets currently," he told the House Financial Services Committee. "It is possible that bond markets will become worried about the sustainability [of yearly deficits over $1 trillion], and we may find ourselves facing higher interest rates even today." It was some of the toughest rhetoric to date about the nation's fiscal and budgetary woes from the ...
The recession has left many Americans in urgent need of shelter and with nowhere to go, forcing some to retreat to the woods. In the countryside, just one hour's drive from Manhattan, a shanty town of tents has sprung up. Anastasia Churkina meets the people for whom camping out, has become a way of life. Please join us at THE AMERICAN FREEDOM REPORT. www.americanfreedomradio.com Heard streamed live in New Zealand from 6 AM to 8 AM. In California (USA) from 9 AM to 11 AM Central Standard Time 11 AM to 1 PM Eastern Standard time 12 Noon to 2 PM.
Excerpt
...or self employment? v. Have you received any retirement benefits? vi. Have you changed your address? 3. Connecticut Unemployment benefits (insurance, career services, how/where to request, who qualifies) a. Job Search assistance www.ct.gov/dol i. Networking ii....
Source Info
Associated Content
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2733235/how_do_you_file_for_unemployment_insurance.html
Layoffs aren't slowing as fast as some analysts had expected. That was the message in a government report that the number of people filing first-time claims for unemployment benefits rose by 31000 last week. (Feb. 18)
Paulson's Piece: www.nytimes.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com Check Out TYT Interviews www.youtube.com Watch more at www.theyoungturks.com
Milano and the Center for New York City Affairs present the 2010 Port Authority Lecture, The Growth Catalyst: Reviving New York Citys Economy with Infrastructure. As New York City struggles with the recession, infrastructure development and renewal promise new jobs and long-term growth. New transportation, energy, high technology, and communication infrastructure projects are being planned and funded. How quickly will they provide new jobs? Are they doing so already? What are the prospects for long-term structural improvements to the citys economy? What is missing from current plans? These questions will be addressed in remarks by: * Christopher O. Ward, executive director of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey * Seth W. Pinsky, president of the New York City Economic Development Corporation. The speakers will be followed by a panel discussion with: * Joan Byron, director of the Sustainability and Environmental Justice Initiative at the Pratt Center for Community Development. * Kathryn S. Wylde, president and CEO of the Partnership for New York City. * Robert Yaro, president of the Regional Plan Association. The panel will be moderated by Daniel Massey, a reporter for Crains New York Business. This event is supported by The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Additional support has been provided by the Sirus Fund and the Milano Foundation. Location: Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall. 01/28/2010 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Beware of anyone who tells you that they can file for unemployment benefits on your behalf.
Bloomberg warns of 19000 layoffs if state cuts aid www.nypost.com December home sales down nearly 17 percent finance.yahoo.com Verizon to Cut 13000 Jobs as Businesses Reduce Lines www.bloomberg.com Home Depot to cut 1000 jobs, shut three stores www.marketwatch.com Johnson & Johnson sales climb, but profit falls on big charge www.businessweek.com Head of Davos security dead, police suspect suicide www.alertnet.org 100-year-old granny dies day after gets BA presstv.com
On behalf of Governor David Paterson, the New York State Labor Department announced the results of a crackdown on unemployment insurance fraud. 987 cases of fraud were referred to district attorney's offices statewide by the Office of Special Investigation. The crackdown of unemployment insurance fraud saved New York businesses more than $35 million in 2009 alone.
Listen to the whole interview: www.wnyc.org wnyc's Brian Lehrer talks with John Liu about the new unemployment numbers.
Steven Greenhouse is the labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times and author of The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker, an in-depth account of how American companies have squeezed millions of workers by clamping down on wages, cutting benefits, weakening job security and violating wage and hour laws. [12/2009] [Public Affairs] [Business] [Show ID: 16538]
The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 10000 last week to 514000. That's the lowest level since January. The ap's Mark Hamrick reports. (Oct. 15)
On September 29th 2009 Ron Paul hosted a book signing for 'End the Fed' at the Borders Books in the financial district of New York. While being escorted to an engagement on Wall Street by a few members of the NYC C4L he asked, "is the the Federal Reserve building close by?" After he found out it was he led the way for a photo op in front of the Fed's most powerful branch, the New York Federal Reserve Bank. I think I heard him [Dr. Paul] say that, "we will be back!" music by: Stereolab - "The Free Design" The Walkmen - "The Rat" videography and editing by Dustin Reid dustin@asilenceproduction.com meetup.com campaignforliberty.com http auditthefed.com http lewrockwell.com
New York State Labor Commissioner Patricia Smith joined Labor Commissioners from 11 states at a press conference in Niagara Falls to ask the US Senate to pass an extension of unemployment insurance benefits without delay.
Excerpt
...Department says. And seasonal work or not, if your husband earns more than $405 a week, the weekly unemployment-benefits maximum, he wouldn't receive any benefits for that week. Laid-off workers are required to report any employment while they are receiving...
Source Info
Denver Post
Related Topics
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_13349847?source=rss
Need help applying for Unemployment Insurance Benefits? Watch the step by step guide provided by the New York State Labor Department.
Carpenters Local 370 Albany, NY Empire State Regional Council insurance due to lack of hours for your benefits. Are you paying into the Cobra Program? If so you have the right to reduced payments by 65% Dennis Kucinich - Mike Simpson On Health and Jobs Rep. Dennis Kucinich On Health Insurance D-Ohio, 10th District Cleveland, Lakewood, Parma Rep. Mike Simpson On Health Insurance and Jobs R-Idaho, 2nd Disrict Boise, Idaho Falls, Pocatello CSPAN 1 Minute Speeches Job loss: Stimulus package includes health insurance subsidy 11:26 AM, February 10, 2009 If you are among the 1.5 million Americans who have lost their job since September 2008 and are paying to extend your company-sponsored health insurance under a law called COBRA, studies confirm what you already know: The payments are killing you. In 41 states, according to a recent survey by Families USA, average COBRA payments amounted to more than three-quarters of those states' average unemployment benefits. But according to the fine print of the stimulus bill being hammered out between the US Senate and House of Representatives, help is on the way -- for those who elected and are paying for health insurance under COBRA, and for many of those who took a look at the prospective price tag and said "no thanks." The two bills differ in how generously they will help the unemployed with their COBRA insurance payments. But the House and Senate bills contain COBRA subsidy packages, and the provision hasn't been controversial. So ...
Sorry for the back ground noise. I will work on that. Here is the Information you need: Congress has problems extending the Unemployment benefits for 13 more weeks: www.dallasnews.com FT: Goldman Staff Set for Record payouts: www.ft.com
Excerpt
...inability to find a job," Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said. The law also allows employees to receive unemployment benefits if they must quit for "compelling family reasons." It wouldn't impose any cost on employers or require them to hold a job for the...
Source Info
WCAX
Related Topics
http://www.wcax.com/global/story.asp?s=10398202
highqualitycoaching.net Unemployment is the highest in years in New York State today you can take control.Internet marketing industry is growing and best way to avoid this New York State unemployment issue. Beat New York State unemployment ..
highqualitycoaching.net (Michigan unemployment) Unemployment is the highest in years in Michigan today you can take control.Internet marketing industry is growing and best way to avoid this Michigan unemployment issue.Beat Michigan unemployment ...
Excerpt
...article was written from my own personal experience filing Unemployment Insurance(UI) benefits with NYS Department of labor(NYSDOL). However the content is not aimed to provide every single detail of the process but rather to present NY workers of what to...
Source Info
Associated Content
Related Topics
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1687993/unemployment_benefits_in_ny_state.html
New Yorkers who lost their jobs gather for the first annual event. video.nypost.com
Christine is struggling everyday to survive and plans to move to Texas to look with work... www.inflation.us Preparing Americans for Economic Collapse & Hyperinflation Sign Up for my newsletter at my NEW WEBSITE! IE unemployment rises to 12.2 percent www.contracostatimes.com EDD hiring 400 more workers to process unemployment claims www.bizjournals.com Blacks lose ground in job slump lmgtfy.com UPDATE 1-Food banks swamped in 'wealthy' California county www.reuters.com

