Hurricane Victims File for Unemployment
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley's victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm's latest blow to their lives - the mass shutdown of businesses that has left them without jobs...
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Hundreds of relief workers fanned out across Florida on Sunday to help still-numb families. Motorists waited in lines miles long to buy gas and get free food, ice and water. People of all ages sifted through the rubble of demolished and damaged homes and businesses, trying to salvage clothes, photos, anything of their life before Hurricane Ivan.
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WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, mostly reflecting the impact of hurricanes that recently ripped through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance went up by a seasonally adjusted 14,000 to 350,000 for the week ending Sept...
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New claims for US jobless benefits rose in the latest week, but the gain was largely blamed on the aftermath of Hurricane Charley, the government said on Thursday.
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The number of applications for unemployment benefits increased last week and the US Department of Labor is attributing most of the hike to the impact of Hurricanes Frances and Charley in Florida, according to an Associated Press report.
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Several local emergency response and disaster relief workers and volunteers are helping with Hurricane Charley relief efforts in Florida, with more expected to assist in the coming weeks.
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The number of Americans signing up for first-time jobless benefits plunged last week. The government says that partly reflects a tapering off of filings related to Hurricane Charley.
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. Aug. 17, 2004  Still smarting over the loss of their homes, Hurricane Charley&#39;s victims turned out by the hundreds in 90-degree heat Tuesday to cope with the storm&#39;s latest blow to their lives the mass shutdown of businesses that ...
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PUNTA GORDA, Fla. - Driven from splintered trailers, roofless condos and powerless suburban homes, Hurricane Charley's hungry victims sweated through long lines Monday to find food, showers and drinking water three days after the storm left their lives in shambles...
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The toll from Hurricanes Charley and Frances widened Friday as Florida reported it lost 9,500 jobs, the first drop in employment in two years.
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Many victims of Florida's worst hurricane for years are still homeless, with no electricity or telephone services.
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WASHINGTON - The number of new people signing up for jobless benefits rose last week, reflecting the impact of hurricane Charley, which recently tore through Florida.    The Labor Department reported Thursday that new applications for unemployment insurance increased by a seasonally adjusted 10,000 to 343,000 for the week ending Aug...
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The number of people filing  first-time claims for U.S. jobless insurance fell 37,000 last  week despite continued elevated applications in Southeast  states struck by a rash of hurricanes, the government said on  Thursday.
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Far fewer Americans than expected applied for first-time unemployment benefits last week as the effects of Hurricane Charley faded, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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MANCHESTER, NH -- More victims of Hurricane Charley returned to the devastation Friday, Red Cross officials said more help is needed.
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The number of Americans filing new  claims for unemployment benefits rose 20,000 last week, the  government said on Thursday in a report that continued to be  somewhat inflated by hurricane-related claims.
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The number of laid-off workers filing for unemployment benefits dropped sharply last week after having been driven higher the previous week by storm-related layoffs.