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Norman City Council members tonight passed a budget that temporarily, at least, saves 26 jobs from being eliminated.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell sharply Friday after the Labor Department said hiring remains weak and Hungary became the latest European country to report its economy is in crisis.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

Maggie Thatcher said it some years ago “The trouble with socialism is that, eventually, you run out of other people’s money”. That’s what’s happening in Europe and it’s where we’re headed here.

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Southeast Oklahoma once again has the highest rates of unemployment in the state, but for the first time since December 2008, the jobless rate of all Oklahoma counties dipped below 10 percent last month. According to statistics released Wednesday by the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, Hughes, Latimer and McCurtain counties shared the state’s highest jobless rate at 9.9 percent. All three counties were above 10 percent in March. Oklahoma’s statewide unemployment rate in April held steady at 6.6 percent, still well behind the national rate of 9.9 percent. Three Northwest Oklahoma counties had the lowest unemployment rates — Beaver (3.2 percent), Harper (3.6 percent) and Dewey (3.7 percent).Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

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Well, it may have been “unexpected” in DC, but no where else

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week by the largest amount in three months. The surge is evidence of how volatile the job market remains, even as the economy grows. Applications for unemployment benefits rose to 471,000 last week, up by 25,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. It was the first increase in five weeks and the biggest jump since a gain of 40,000 in February. The forecast was for claims to fall by about 4,000 from the previous week. “Although no one expects this volatile …

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As teachers statewide are hearing their contracts may not be renewed, the Obama administration urged Congress to include $23 billion in emergency spending in a war funding bill to help states save education jobs.Read more on NewsOK.com Read more

What does this mean for jobs? Is there an opportunity here for you? Why is your state short of money for schools? All of these questions are part of your process to get to where you Never Look Again!

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