unemployment

NYC Council Passes Employment Discrimination Bill

1.23.13 at 7:09pm by Jeff Coltin

The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill today banning discrimination against job-seekers who are currently unemployed.

State Labor Officials See Rise in Private Sector Jobs, Dip in Unemployment

10.19.12 at 10:29am by Associated Press

State labor officials say New York gained about 2,900 private sector jobs in September and the unemployment rate stood at 8.9 percent, down 0.2 percent from a month earlier.

Long Island Unemployment Rate Rises

6.20.12 at 9:49am by Associated Press

Long Island Unemployment Rate Rises Long Island's unemployment rate has been climbing.

The Plight of the Jobless

9.1.10 at 12:18pm by George Bodarky

Artistic shot focusing on the word 'jobless' on a newspaper

A couple of years ago, when the economy took a turn for the worse, a lot of people found themselves out of work. Today, the unemployment numbers are a bit rosier. But, while some people are saying the worst of the recession is over, the jobless have an entirely different story to tell.