By Ed Beeson/The Star-Ledger Starting Saturday, more than 26,000 out-of-work New Jerseyans who have been searching for a job the longest will have a safety net yanked out from under them. The same prospect is looming for 100,000 more as federal unemployment benefits are due to expire by the end of the year. Because of a quirk in federal law and the state’s slowly improving employment picture, so-called extended benefits for New Jersey’s jobless will stop Saturday. These benefits cover people who have been out of work and collecting unemployment for between 79 weeks and 99 weeks. But ultimately, the [ Read More ]
The tight job market has affected all demographics — but older workers have really felt the squeeze, particularly if they found themselves out of work for one reason or another. Statistics show that older workers are unemployed for an average of 44 weeks (more than 10 months), according to an AARP report. Things employers want to see on your resume, we recognized how easy it is to get frustrated and want to give up during the job search. But staying active and positive is the key to job search success. Follow the tips below to maximize your job search and [ Read More ]
By: App.com |12:18 PM, Jan. 1, 2012 After an up and down 2011, will 2012 be the year the economy finally breaks out of its funk? Sallee Tee’s Grille reopened Dec. 15, more than three months after the remnants of Hurricane Irene flooded the Monmouth Beach restaurant with at least six inches of water, temporarily closing the business and displacing 70 employees. In hindsight, owner Joe Amiel said, the restaurant’s $500,000 renovation probably was overdue. It now has new floors, walls and equipment. Sixty percent of the staff has returned. And Amiel, looking ahead to 2012, is hopeful. “It was [ Read More ]
By APP.com 9:41 PM, Dec. 21, 2011 WASHINGTON— The U.S. economy is ending 2011 on a roll. The job market is healthier. Americans are spending eagerly on holiday gifts. A long-awaited turnaround for the depressed housing industry appears to be under way. Gas is cheaper. Factories are busier. Not bad for an economy faced with a debt crisis in Europe and, as recently as this summer, scattered predictions of a second recession at home. Instead, the economy has grown faster each quarter this year, and the last three months should be the best. “Things are looking up,” says Chris Rupkey, [ Read More ]
