Unemployment

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 25, 2012 - Donors have stepped forward to begin a campaign to keep Go! Network from shutting…

Unemployment continued to drop slowly across Illinois in May, partly due to job growth in manufacturing.The Illinois Department of Employment Security…

Missouri officials say the state lost about 7,300 non-farm payroll jobs in May, even as the state's unemployment rate was unchanged from April at 7.3…

The Illinois Department of Employment Security says unemployment dropped during April in 11 of the state's 12 metro areas.The department said Thursday the…

Updated at 3:23 p.m. with Associated Press correction. Government hiring was not down in April.Unemployment across Illinois dropped in April for an eighth…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 15, 2012 - GO! Network, which has assisted more than 4,000 unemployed white-collar St. Louisans…

Unemployment figures are out for the "Show-Me" state for April.Missouri added about 6,000 jobs in April as its seasonally adjusted unemployment rate edged…

Mo. General Assembly sends probation and parole reforms to Gov. NixonThe Missouri General Assembly has sent Gov. Jay Nixon a measure that could reduce the…

Illinois' unemployment rate fell below 9 percent in March in what continues to be a slow, sometimes unsteady recovery from recession.The state Department…

Missouri added about 4,800 jobs in March as its unemployment rate remained steady.Figures released Tuesday by the state Department of Economic Development…