unemployment

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  Jeff Post Sees Continued High Unemployment

  By Heather Anderson  |  September 17, 2012

  DENVER — Regardless of which party wins the White House and control of Congress, 8% unemployment may be something we’ll have to live with, CUNA Mutual CEO Jeff Post told his general session audience last week during the 2012 NASCUS Summit here.

• August Employment Numbers Suggest Slow Down in Economic Recovery

  By Heather Anderson  |  September 7, 2012

  Economy created jobs in August, but not enough, analyst says.

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  Oklahoma Insulated From Coastal Economic Volatility

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 27, 2012

  Oklahoma’s credit unions face challenges that sound pretty familiar throughout the industry: compliance burdens, low investment returns, corporate assessments and a lackluster economy. But thankfully for credit unions in the Sooner State, the highs and lows of the real estate market experienced in other states isn’t part of that mix.

• McBride: No Action from FOMC Indicates More Stimulus Ahead

  By Heather Anderson  |  August 1, 2012

  FOMC maintains low levels for federal funds rate at 0% to .25%.

• Unemployment Drops to 8.3% in January

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 3, 2012

  Of the 12.8 million people unemployed in January, 5.5 million had been without jobs for 27 weeks or more, the Labor Department said.

• Unemployment drops to 8.6%; CUNA, NAFCU Re-Issue MBL Cap Call

  By Claude R. Marx  |  December 2, 2011

  Employers added 120,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate dropped slightly to 8.6%, the Labor Department reported Friday.

• Unemployment Still Stalls Auto Sales

  By Michelle Samaad  |  August 5, 2011

  As long as unemployment remains high, a robust recovery of vehicle sales may not be seen anytime soon, NAFCU report says.