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Laid Off Auto Workers Head To The Oscars
Regional News Stories: Friday, March 5, 2010
The Academy has extended invitations to several former auto workers from the Moraine GM plant to attend the ceremony
Ohio Jobless Rate Holds Steady
Regional News Stories: Friday, March 5, 2010
There hasn't been much change in Ohio's unemployment picture the past month. At least, that's what new numbers on the jobs front show.
Recession Adds to Region’s Decade of Jobs Woes
Regional News Stories: Friday, March 5, 2010
A local economist says the region has lost thousands of jobs in the last decade.
Show 1410
Feagler & Friends: Friday, March 5, 2010
Mr.Feagler talks to one of the organizers of the campaign to restore the all-electric discount; the roundtable discusses education and the local economy,
A Blue Collar Depression
The Sound of Ideas: Friday, March 5, 2010
Looking at the numbers, it turns out blue collar workers have lost their jobs faster than the rest of the nation. When the economy fell off a cliff, you might say it landed on them. Certain work force sectors have been hit so hard by the recession, the rate of job losses there match the plunge in overall employment during the Great Depression. Friday morning at 9, Plain Dealer Metro columnist Regina Brett and guests discuss what the fallout may be and whether the needs of the long-term unemployed can be met.
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Funding
Funding for the coverage of economy and jobs topics comes from The Cleveland Foundation; The George Gund Foundation; The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation; The Nord Family Foundation; The Bruening Foundation; The Community Foundation for Lorain County; and The Charter One Foundation.
Podcasts
Latest Upside/Downside:
Unemployment Averages Don’t Tell The Whole Story
Thu., Mar. 4, 2010
Upside/Downside
Weekly interviews and reports about economic developments in Northeast Ohio, featuring local business leaders and analysts.
Series
Help Wanted
In collaboration with The Plain Dealer, WVIZ/PBS and 90.3 WCPN ideastream® will cover the journey of dozens of the unemployed in Northeast Ohio.
Ohio's Unemployed: Stories from the Line
The Foreclosure Crisis
Poverty in the City
What Would Merging Mean?
Making Change
A Quiet Crisis
National Headlines
Overhaul Bill Leaves Fed With Even More Power
The Outsiders Who Foresaw The Subprime Crisis
Sen. Dodd Unveils Financial Regulation Plan
Sen. Dodd On Financial Regulation Bill
Industrial Output Up; Hopes For Factories Grow
Unemployment Rate Doubles For Older Women
More Employers Make Room For Work-Life Balance
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