The unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983 - and is likely to go higher. ...more

November 7, 2009

Dear President Obama, I've got a fantastic idea for you, but I've had some trouble trying to get you on the phone. ...more

November 1, 2009

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is looking to do its part to reduce the area's nearly 12 percent unemployment rate. ...more

October 23, 2009

Keep the change The federal deficit has quadrupled and the unemployment rate has doubled. Yep, that's change you can believe in (and cry and scream over, too)! ...more

October 23, 2009

Impact fee freeze and resurfacing a bike trail just to use federal money, what a ridiculous job these commissioners are doing for us the taxpayer and their employers. Hernando County, the highest unemployed county in Florida! ...more

October 14, 2009

DETAILS, Business, Page 1 Cost of burial becomes bigger burden for poor. ...more

September 5, 2009

The number of newly laid-off Americans signing up for unemployment benefits last week and those using this safety net over a longer period both plunged. The government figures released Thursday were clouded by difficulties adjusting for temporary shutdowns at auto plants. ...more

July 17, 2009

The number of newly laid-off workers filing initial claims for jobless benefits last week fell to lowest level since early January, largely because of the auto industry. ...more

July 10, 2009

Unemployment rates moved higher in all of the nation's largest metropolitan areas in February with Indiana's Elkhart-Goshen and North Carolina's Hickory-Lenoir-Morgantown registering the biggest annual increases. ...more

April 1, 2009

Unemployment in Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties rose to nearly 11 percent in February -- meaning 42,000 people are out of work, twice as many as a year ago. ...more

March 28, 2009