Posts Tagged Unemployment Rate
Southwest Virginia’s Unemployment Rate May Be Misleading
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 16, 2019
Unemployment is going down in Southwest Virginia. But, that might be more alarming than you think. Michael Pope reports.
Virginia’s Unemployment Rate May Not Tell the Whole Story
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on August 1, 2018
Virginia’s unemployment rate is now down to levels that haven’t been seen since before the recession hit a decade ago. That’s the good news. But, there’s an important part of the story those numbers don’t tell. Michael Pope reports.
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From NPR News- Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch Two Years Before Deadly Crash October 19, 2019One pilot messaged that the problem was "egregious" and he had "basically lied to the regulators (unknowingly)" when he had told the FAA that the flight control system was safe.
- White House Adviser Peter Navarro Calls Fictional Alter Ego An 'Inside Joke' October 18, 2019Peter Navarro, a key architect of President Trump's trade policy, made up one of the people the adviser repeatedly quotes in his nonfiction books. Navarro's publisher is not amused.
- 'We Didn't Believe We Would See The Sun Rise': Refugees From Syria Arrive In Iraq October 18, 2019More than 2,000 refugees have crossed into Iraq since Turkey began its assault on northeastern Syria last week. Aid groups are bracing for as many as 50,000 refugee arrivals.
- New Orleans Will Use Explosives To Topple Cranes At Hard Rock Hotel Collapse Site October 18, 2019A tropical storm will bring gusty winds to the area, threatening the stability of two towering cranes that remain unstable following last weekend's disaster.
- Some Fighting Continues In Northern Syria Despite Turkish 'Pause' October 18, 2019There are a lot of unanswered questions, like whether Kurdish forces are actually withdrawing from the border. The Pentagon says U.S. ground forces won't be involved in enforcing a "safe zone."
- Boeing Pilots Detected 737 Max Flight Control Glitch Two Years Before Deadly Crash October 19, 2019
- From BBC News
- Brexit: No better outcome than my deal, says Johnson October 18, 2019Boris Johnson makes a fresh appeal to MPs ahead of Saturday's knife-edge Commons vote on his Brexit deal.
- Carney: Brexit deal 'positive' for UK economy October 18, 2019Governor of the Bank of England says deal takes away the threat of a 'disorderly' Brexit.
- Primary schools give free food to hungry families October 19, 2019The biggest primary school academy trust is setting up food banks in its schools to feed families.
- Turkey Syria offensive: Mitch McConnell attacks Trump October 18, 2019Republican Mitch McConnell calls Turkey's Syria offensive and the US troop withdrawal a "nightmare".
- Bystanders rescue woman from train tracks October 18, 2019Footage shows a woman being knocked off a platform in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- Brexit: No better outcome than my deal, says Johnson October 18, 2019
