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Nevada:-Jobless Rate Rises to 13.3 Percent in Sept.

October 20th, 2009

From NY Times (NV):

Jobless Rate Rises to 13.3 Percent in Sept.

Roughly 190,700 Nevada residents were looking for work in September as the statewide unemployment rate reached a new record of 13.3 percent, officials said Monday…. » Read more: Nevada:-Jobless Rate Rises to 13.3 Percent in Sept.

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In house fighting amongst the unions.

October 6th, 2009

Take a look at this if your into contact sports…

From the Las Vegas Sun (NV):

In house fighting amongst the unions.

…The Pete King dispute is part of an ongoing war between the carpenters’ union and the AFL-CIO and its construction affiliates, including the painters…

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Reno highest in construction job losses

September 30th, 2009

Reno is now considered the toughest place to find a job in the construction industry…

From The Associated Press/Mercurynews.com (NV):

Reno highest in construction job losses

A new report ranks the Reno-Sparks area as the hardest hit when it comes to percentage of lost construction jobs in the recession.The report released Wednesday by the Associated General Contractors of American put the northern Nevada area 337th among metropolitan areas for the percentage of construction jobs lost in the past year.

From August 2008 to August 2009, the report says Reno lost 35 percent of its construction work force.

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Posted in Economics, Labor Related