State's jobless appeals piling up

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The US Department of Labor statistics revealed in September 2003 that Pennsylvania is among the US's worst when it comes to unemployment appeal system with a lot of backlog of unemployment appeals cases. Laura E. Reohr Pennsylvania's deputy secretary for unemployment compensation feels that they have processed more appeals than in any other comparable time frame in history and have taken actions to keep up or exceed that pace.

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Jobs sent overseas register as a blip

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The Labor Department report revealed that the jobs shifted overseas accounted for a small fraction of US job losses in the first quarter of 2004. Certain industries including manufacturing and software are hit harder than others and the effect of off shoring on economy is found to be minimal.

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More than a body juggler: Temp placement can mean real crises

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Advanced Staffing Inc, whose headquarters are in New Castle keeps a roster of 300 to 500 temporarily employees, mostly clerical, customer-service, accounting and light-manufacturing workers. Experts believe that the temporarily employment business is a barometer of the economy.

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