unemployment

Consumerist

  • Display
    • All
    • Top
    • Scams
    • Economy
  • Most recent
    • Most recent
    • Most popular
    • Most discussed
    Username:
    Password:
    loading comment page
    new user? | forgot password?
    Consumerist
    • follow ups

      Capital One Activates Payment Protection Plan Thanks To EECB

      Earlier this week, I posted about a college student who couldn't get Capital One's Emergency Payment Protection Plan activated on his account because of missed deadlines. Andon wrote back today to say that after he sent an EECB to the credit card company's executives, they apologized and activated the service. More »

      7:25 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,141 views, 7 comments

      Most discussed elysse: Interesting they should show up on the Consumerist feed today, I just got a call from CapOne today, it was more »

    • budgets

      What You Need To Know About Today's Unemployment Benefits Extension

      If you're still struggling to find a job in the current economy, you'll be happy to know that this morning President Obama is expected to sign legislation to extend benefits for few more months. The New York Times has more info on how the extension will work, and who qualifies for it.

      "Extended Unemployment Benefits: F.A.Q." [New York Times]
      (Photo: Kapungo and laurenatclemson)

      11:10 AM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,022 views, 66 comments

      Most discussed Radi0logy: Yes, the best way to encourage people to find jobs is to give them free cash. Government logic at its more »

    • recession watch

      Unemployment Hits A 26-Year High Of 10.2%

      The pace of job losses has slowed significantly, but the economy still divested itself of 190,000 jobs in October, sending the national unemployment rate to 10.2%, says the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It should be noted that the unemployment rate only tracks people actively seeking work. More »

      10:59 AM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      5,142 views, 60 comments

      Most discussed ShruggingGalt: But I thought the economy grew? more »

    • in your wallet

      Capital One Tricks Customer Into Not Activating Emergency Payment Protection Plan

      Cory wrote in earlier to complain about Capital One's nasty habit of having their collection department call you to upsell you on other products. At almost the same time, Andon wrote to us to let us know that the company's protection plan—the sort of thing they're trying to sell to people like Cory—is useless unless you can manipulate time (Andon can't). More »

      2:58 PM on Tue Nov 3 2009
      By Chris Walters
      9,660 views, 26 comments

      Most discussed Areia: Although their communication of this policy could definitely use improvement, this sounds like more of a timing problem to me. Let's more »

    • assistance

      Costco Will Expand Food Stamp Program Nationwide

      It turns out more Costco customers use food stamps than CEO James D. Sinegal originally thought, because after a test run earlier this year the company has decided to roll out the program nationwide. More »

      10:51 AM on Wed Oct 28 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,904 views, 72 comments

    • lost generation

      Being Unemployed In A Downturn Will Damage Your Career Forever

      If you're just starting out in your career, BusinessWeek has some sobering news for you. Statistics show that people who come of age and spend the early years of their careers un- or underemployed will fall behind their always-employed peers in both earnings and career status, and most will never recover the lost ground. More »

      6:00 PM on Sun Oct 18 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      19,651 views, 217 comments

      Most discussed 2Wheelsor4: The Moto-Stig: *sigh* when it rains it pours. I graduated from an excellent school, with an internship overseas with the US Government, more »

    • please look at my resume, barbara

      Unemployment Visualized As A Zombie Outbreak

      At some point, we're going to have to stop referring to every red-hued outbreak map as being zombie-like, but this is not that point. It's nearly Halloween, the #2 movie in the nation is Zombieland, and yesterday the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis warned that unemployment may exceed 10% before the end of the year. This is the appropriate way to view unemployment today. More »

      11:42 AM on Mon Oct 12 2009
      By Chris Walters
      10,269 views, 76 comments

      Most discussed GitEmSteveDave_RockinL...: So is the advice you're giving us to kill unemployed people before they bite & infect us? While that may seem more »

    • unemployment

      6.3 Unemployed Americans Now Compete For Every Job Opening

      As if your job search wasn't already discouraging enough, this month the Department of Labor reported that there are now 6.3 applicants competing for every job opening. That's the highest since the recession began. More »

      12:25 PM on Sat Oct 10 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      5,146 views, 100 comments

    • recession watch

      It Will Take You Six Months To Find A New Job

      If you've been out of work for months, and still don't have any leads on your next job, you've got a lot of company. According to the latest government job report, the average job search now takes over six months, the longest average since the government started tracking unemployment in 1948. More »

      4:58 PM on Fri Oct 2 2009
      By Marc Perton
      6,781 views, 74 comments

      Most discussed swilk: I found a new job about 45 minutes after I was laid off. My wife quit her job voluntarily and more »

    • unemployment

      13 More Weeks Of Unemployment Benefits For Some Americans

      On Tuesday, the House voted to extend unemployment benefits for Americans who live in states where the unemployment rate is greater than 8.5 percent. 400,000 people were set to run out of benefits at the end of September, and will now continue to receive them until the end of the year if the bill passes. More »

      4:42 PM on Thu Sep 24 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      5,116 views, 61 comments

      Most discussed IR1: Great now my brother will have less of an incentive to get off his butt and go get a job. more »

    • budgets

      Couple Attempts To Stretch Half A Year's Pay Into A Full Year

      CNN profiles a young family living in a Chicago suburb who have decided to carry out an experiment in frugal living—they want to see if they can reduce their expenses enough to get by on about half of what they made before the wife and sole breadwinner was laid off earlier this summer. More »

      8:48 PM on Thu Sep 17 2009
      By Chris Walters
      12,151 views, 94 comments

      Most discussed coren: I don't know, maybe I have it really good as a single guy, but 54 grand seems like a lot more »

    • job fairs

      How To Win Your Local Job Fair

      The anonymous, newly unemployed personal finance blogger behind Well-Heeled with a Mission put together a timely, helpful guide on how to avoid wasting your time at job fairs and actually come away with the experience with some positives rather than feel as though you've wasted your time in a cattle call. More »

      2:00 PM on Thu Sep 17 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      6,168 views, 39 comments

      Most discussed pecan 3.14159265: Women, wear a cross-body bag if you have a lot of resumes, or just hold your resumes. It makes you more »

    • hotels

      Hyatts In Boston Decide To Outsource Housekeeping

      Housekeepers at three Hyatt hotels in Boston made over $15 an hour and had benefits like 401(k) retirement plans and health insurance. On August 31st, Hyatt laid them off en masse—after first having them train their replacements under the guise of creating a holiday fill-in staff—and turned the housekeeping duties over to an outside firm. More »

      1:20 PM on Thu Sep 17 2009
      By Chris Walters
      12,976 views, 220 comments

      Most discussed winstonthorne: I'm sorry; $15/hour is too much for a housekeeper, especially when that figure does not account for benefits. This more »

    • recession watch

      Bernanke Says The Recession Is "Likely Over"

      Good news? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says that the recession is over, but that it won't really stop the rise of unemployment — currently at a 26-year high of 9.7%. More »

      12:57 PM on Tue Sep 15 2009
      By Meg Marco
      4,858 views, 74 comments

    • job hunt

      You're Ugly! You're Hired!

      We love this column from Marty Nemko over at Kiplinger because it's sort of a go-get-'em morale booster to the ugly—only instead of boosting morale, it just gets more depressing as it goes on. But funny depressing. And after all the weird advice on watching your weight and avoiding hairpieces and wearing moderate makeup, Nemko makes an interesting case for why "ugly" people are better hires.

      "Why I Like to Hire Ugly People" [Kiplinger]
      (Photo: foshie)

      8:20 PM on Tue Sep 8 2009
      By Chris Walters
      8,498 views, 79 comments

      Most discussed mmmsoap: A couple of interesting points that I can't really argue with, but I do wonder what is the chicken and more »

    • tax credits

      Four Stimulus Benefits That Will Expire Soon

      Kiplinger lists four ways you can still get some cash back from the government, although you'd better get a move on if you want to qualify. Included are a first-time home buyer's credit that goes away November 30th, a new car tax credit, a COBRA premium subsidy for people laid off, and a slight unemployment payment benefit.

      "Take Advantage of These Stimulus Breaks Soon" [Kiplinger]
      (Photo: miss karen)

      3:24 PM on Mon Aug 31 2009
      By Chris Walters
      9,869 views, 25 comments

      Most discussed Oranges w/ Cheese...: I hope they extend the homebuyer credit. I want a house, but because I lost my job earlier this year more »

    • college

      More Unemployed Alumni Sue Their College

      Everyone (including us) snickered when an unemployed woman sued the college she had graduated from only months before, but the news story did help bring to light the overly optimistic or outright misleading claims made by some for-profit educational institutions. Now, thirteen former students of Everest College's Dallas campus have sued the school, claiming that they were misled about the transferability of the school's credits and their prospects for employment. More »

      7:51 PM on Sat Aug 29 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      14,725 views, 195 comments

      Most discussed lemortede: Sorry, you get what you pay for. You want your credits to transfer to a real collage, you better goto more »

    • simpsons did it

      Laid-Off Workers Keep Up Appearances, Pretend To Be Employed

      Earlier this week, the Washington Post shared the story of a man who tried hard to keep up appearances, and to carefully choreograph his routine so his friends and neighbors wouldn't think of him differently. Finally, he tired of the charade, and outed himself. As an unemployed person. More »

      10:00 AM on Sun Aug 16 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      18,603 views, 121 comments

      Most discussed gamabunta: My brother's friend is in a bad spot too. His dad had to leave the state to find work, and more »

    • 1
    • 2
    • 3
    • 4
    • 5
    • next »

    • 1-18 of 83 for "Unemployment"

    New York, 5:25 AM
    Mon Nov 9
    6 posts in the last 24 hours

    Consumerist team

    Tip Your Editors:
    tips@consumerist.com

    Co-Executive Editor:
    Ben Popken
    Email | AIM | Twitter

    Co-Executive Editor:
    Meghann Marco
    Email | Twitter

    Senior Editor:
    Chris Walters
    Email | Twitter

    Weekend Editor:
    Carey Greenberg-Berger
    Email | AIM

    Associate Editor:
    Alex Chasick | Email

    Assistant Editor:
    Laura Northrup
    Email | AIM | Twitter

    Comments Moderator:
    Email | AIM

    Contributing Editors:
    Lucy Bayly | Email
    Phil Villarreal | Email

    SUBSCRIBE TO Consumerist RSS

    Latest News from Consumer Reports

    • Archives
    • About Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • User Agreement
    • Help
    • Contact Us

    © 2005-2009 Consumer Media LLC