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Companies add workers, but jobless rate rises

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Private employers hired more workers over the past three months than first thought, a glimmer of hope for the weak economy ahead of the Labor Day weekend. But the unemployment rate rose because not enough jobs were created to absorb the growing number of people looking for work.

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Unemployment: Matter of Messado v. Commissioner of Labor

Appellate Division, Third Department Unemployment Threatening Co-workers Matter of Messado v. Commissioner of Labor 508804 Appealed from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board Background: The claimant appeals from a decision the held the claimant disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because ...

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New headache: No benefits

ROCHESTER — Losing his financial analyst job at an electronics company in May 2009 brought instant lifestyle changes for Jay Bachstein: He switched to a cheaper cable-TV package, rarely eats out and forgoes vacations as he searches for work even far from home in western New York.

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Unemployment: Matter of Peters v. Commissioner of Labor

Appellate Division, Third Department Unemployment Matter of Peters v. Commissioner of Labor 508492 Appealed from the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board Background: The appeal is from a decision that said the claimant was disqualified from receiving unemployment insurance benefits because his ...

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