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Nationwide unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent
The latest unemployment numbers released Friday showed more Americans are finding work.
The Labor Department said employers added 243,000 jobs in January, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.
That’s the lowest rate since...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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December jobs report: Hiring up, unemployment down
American employers stepped up their hiring in December, bringing the unemployment rate down again.
The economy added 200,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, closing out the year with 1.6 million jobs gained in 2011. Only 940,...Tags: Labor Markets, Marketing, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Employment
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American dissatisfaction with nation's outlook near record highs
Money & CompanyGallup poll finds American dissatisfaction higher than any other year except 2008... -
New year starts with hopeful outlook on hiring
AP Economics WriterThe job market is looking a little brighter at the start of the new year. Weekly unemployment benefit applications have fallen to levels last seen more than three years ago. Holiday sales were solid. Service companies grew a little faster in December....Tags: Labor Markets, Bank of America Corp., Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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University Place credit downgrade hits hard
Wall Street JournalUNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash.—Long a model American community with high-performing schools, beautiful parks and rising real estate values, this city of 31,000 on the Puget Sound has lately turned into a reluctant showcase for the downgrading of America....Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Finance, Marketing, Career and Workplace, Credit and Debt
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Community Commentary: Council majority wants to pull wool over our eyes
The Costa Mesa City Council's proposed charter amendment is just another attempt to force its self-interested political agenda on the city. If there is anything we have learned since the council first attempted to lay off half the city's employees, it's...Tags: Labor Markets, Corporate Crime, Voting, Fraud, Politics
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PA's Unemployment Rate Dropped In November.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekPennsylvania's Unemployment Rate ... ... dropped to 7.9 percent last month,down from 8.1 percent in October, the state Department of Labor & Industry said this afternoon. That's lower than the national rate of 8.6 percent, the agency said. The state's....... -
When partisans attack: Why the jobless rate is “no longer valid”
Blog-o-nomics - Orlando SentinelThe ability of hyper-partisans to create their own special reality is one of my favorite/most despised things about politics. Today's lesson in selective amnesia comes from Americans for Limited Government, a conservative, anti-Obama group based in... -
Webliography: Mitt Romney
Change of SubjectAs former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's campaign rolls along, questions about his record when he was governor of that state will arise with increasing frequency. I will update this list of sources periodically and encourage readers to leave their... -
Fewer people sought unemployment aid last week
AP Economics WriterThe number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell further in the final week of 2011, a positive sign for hiring one day ahead of Friday's December employment report. The Labor Department says weekly applications dropped 15,000 to a seasonally...Tags: Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Unemployment Benefits
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Illinois employers to lay off 260 workers next month
TribLocal - Barrington Area » NewsThree major Illinois employers ended 2011 by announcing plans to lay off 260 workers starting next month. Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare is laying off 100 workers. …... -
Schaumburg police continue administrative reductions
TribLocal - Schaumburg » NewsThe Schaumburg Police Department will be eliminating the rank of lieutenant as it continues the downsizing of its management positions. Two lieutenants recently were appointed …...
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