(NECN) - One year after the start of the nation's financial crisis, members of our Boston business Editors roundtable talk about lessons learned and whether they think the recession is over. Plus, how the business community is responding to ...
Video|Sun, 13 Sep 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…for sure coming down the line. And now we've still got rising unemployment rate so let's hope it is the bottom and not the bottom of a W shaped. Recession. …”
Michele McPhee - Charlie talks about his run for Boston Governor, 9/8/09.
Audio|Tue, 8 Sep 2009|More from Michele McPhee
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“…in. The states this we had a ten and a half percent unemployment rate environment right. You know we were put together a budget and we were niceties you know what about some of the stuff …”
WBZ's Laurie Kirby has more.
Audio|Mon, 7 Sep 2009|More from WBZ's More on This
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“…Now this is more than double the the regular unemployment rate right now the unemployment rate for the status of roughly ninety cents. And we're -- roughly double -- right now more a reflection on the industry. In …”
WBZ's Laurie Kirby interviews an expert from M.I.T.
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(NECN: Ally Donnelly, Boston, Mass.) - Congress heads back to work tomorrow, and at the top of the Democrats' to do list is health care reform. Pro-reform demonstrators are already out in force on this Labor Day, hoping to gain some momen...
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“…Just here in Massachusetts unemployment rate is hit almost 9%. The issue of health care reform has become more contentious than ever but now they're supposed to be …”
(NECN: Jennifer Eagan, Worcester, Mass.) - Local politicians got a big helping of the troubles union leaders face in today's economy at Worcester’s Labor Day breakfast Monday morning. "There used to be a deal in this country if you ...
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“…thirty to 40% of the membership. Who's currently on -- the Massachusetts unemployment rate hit eight point 8% in July. Lower than the national rate but it's still expected to -- 9% sometime in the next …”
(NECN) - Peter Howe is on the business beat talking about the latest jobless figures, the push for healthcare reform as Congress heads back to Washington and a new Whole Foods opening that is "green" well beyond the vegetable aisles.
Video|Sun, 6 Sep 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…think we've put off of -- Chris Paul. We have the unemployment rate always comes -- first Friday of the month that was on Friday and take a look at the jobless figures the unemployment rate nationwide now for August. Went up three tenths of a percent from the month before to nine point 7% was nine point …”
“…longer looking for work. Has been recalculated. So it appears that the unemployment rate is going up so. I always these things are always a little strange for me but this is what they're saying right …”
(NECN/ABC) - The number of jobs lost last month was not as high as expected and the smallest monthly total since this time last year. The government said the unemployment rate rose nearly half a point in August, to 9-point-7 percent. Expe...
Video|Sat, 5 Sep 2009|More from Boston.com
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“…a million jobs were cut each month. In just one year the unemployment rate jumped from six point 229 point 7% at 26 year high. And unemployment could hit double digits by -- …”
This is the chumpline from Friday, September 4th, 2009.
Audio|Fri, 4 Sep 2009|More from Howie Carr
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“…links they're going to to explain away this nine point 7% unemployment rate actually heard it every -- war. On CNBC and albeit network radio newscast they had a new explanation about why it was really good news. That the unemployment rate was now the highest than it's been since 1983. What what I can remember -- because they were there were so convoluted but one I did I do remember. They said the unemployment rate had really gone up because people or becoming more confident in the economy. And they won't they were trying again to get jobs. -- that this is this is why don't more people in the workplace and that's why that's why it was good news that there was the unemployment rate was higher ports they didn't say. That the the real jobless rate which is people have given up in people who can't …”
Standard & Poor's chief economist David Wyss talks with WBZ's Ed Walsh about the latest report showing unemployment at a 26-year high.
Audio|Fri, 4 Sep 2009|More from WBZ's More on This
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“…The Labor Department has announced that this country has its highest unemployment rate nine point 7% since June of 1983. Joining us is the chief economist at Standard and Poor's David weeks -- what does …”
“…So how did the unemployment rate if the job losses were less than expected how to be an informative and in number jumped from nine point four last …”