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Joblessness rose in 29 states last month compared with 22 in September, the agency said in a monthly state breakdown. Michigan had the highest jobless rate at 15.1 percent, followed by Nevada at 13 percent and Rhode Island at 12.9 percent.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/business/economy/21jobless.html



California Was Among States With Record Unemployment
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aQsHAD0w1egE



The worst is yet to come: Unemployed Americans should hunker down for more job losses

Think the worst is over? Wrong. Conditions in the U.S. labor markets are awful and worsening. While the official unemployment rate is already 10.2% and another 200,000 jobs were lost in October, when you include discouraged workers and partially employed workers the figure is a whopping 17.5%.

http://snipurl.com/tdce6



Shareholders demand Goldman bonuses

Investment bank under fire again as investors protest at record bonuses of $717,000 each.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/20/goldman-sachs-bonus-shareholder-row


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