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Average for US jobless claims at fresh 5-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment aid barely changed last week, while the average over the past month fell to a fresh five-year low. The decline in layoffs is helping strengthen the job market. Weekly unemployment...
Tags: Unemployment, Economy, Business and Finance, Unemployment Benefits, Layoffs and Downsizing, Ben Bernanke
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Michigan: Layoffs possible due to new federal cuts
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state of Michigan is preparing for millions of dollars in cuts expected because of the automatic reduction in the federal budget. The Office of the State Employer sent notices earlier this month to department and agency...
Tags: Freedom of the Press, Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Civil and Public Service, Rick Snyder
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Is your workplace ageist?
Suppose I'm a business — and what a handsome business I'd be! — that's interviewing people for a job opening. There are two finalists, one 27 years old, the other 52. They have similar qualifications, albeit the older candidate has more...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Minority Groups, New York City, Chicago Tribune Columnists
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J.C. Penney: 'There is no assurance' turnaround will succeed
Beleaguered retailer J.C. Penney, struggling to boost slumping sales and tanking traffic through an intense revamp, said in its annual report that the turnaround “may take longer than expected” and that the results “may be materially...
Tags: Unemployment, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Martha Stewart, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace
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Letterkenny Army Depot completing layoffs of 244 workers
Letterkenny Army Depot this week is completing layoffs of 244 contracted employees as announced in January, a depot spokeswoman said. The layoffs occurring this week are not associated with the federal budget cuts known as the sequester, according to...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Employees
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Foxwoods Advises Employees Of Downsizing
McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceFoxwoods Resort Casino informed employees Wednesday of impending job cuts, though Scott Butera, president and chief executive officer, offered no specifics about the number of workers who would be let go. Butera, in a phone interview, said "no particular...Tags: Unemployment, Casino and Gambling Industry, Corporate Officers, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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California school districts send out far fewer pink slips
L.A. NOWThanks to a boost in money for public education, California school districts have issued just 3,000 pink slips to teachers this year, a dramatic drop from the 20,000 sent out last year, the California Teachers Assn. reported Monday. The passage...... -
Hospital Chiefs: Malloy Plan Will Mean Layoffs
The Hartford CourantConnecticut's hospital chief executives have come out fighting against Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed budget, warning of layoffs and other dire consequences if the state's payments and reimbursements don't keep up with added needs. The hospital heads,...Tags: Unemployment, Budgets and Budgeting, Hospitals and Clinics, Layoffs and Downsizing, Economy, Business and Finance
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Mar. 17 in History: Students walk in protest of proposed layoffs
>> 30 Years Ago — CALEXICO — About 500 high school students, about half the school’s population, walked out of class here today in protest of the proposed layoffs of 108 teachers by the Unified School District. The students, chanting...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Crime, Law and Justice, Personal Service
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Sun-Times Media makes job cuts
Tribune reporterSun-Times Media, which owns the Chicago Sun-Times and 40 suburban newspapers, has laid off several longtime suburban editors and other staffers as it begins to consolidate operations in its downtown Chicago offices. Layoffs took place at the...Tags: Unemployment, Chicago Sun-Times, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Joliet
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Our View: Prop. 30 is starting to have an effect
No one is under any delusion that all of California’s educational ills were cured when the voters passed Proposition 30 in the fall. The tax hikes were meant to stop the deep cuts to school budgets and allow for some breathing room until the state&...Tags: Unemployment, Layoffs and Downsizing, Teachers, Teaching and Learning, Career and Workplace
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Applications for US jobless aid reach 5-year low
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans sought unemployment aid last week, reducing the average number of weekly applications last month to a five-year low. The drop shows that fewer layoffs are strengthening the job market. The Labor Department said...
Tags: Unemployment, Social Security, Unemployment Benefits, Layoffs and Downsizing, Federal Reserve
Mar 22, 2013
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Mar 22, 2013
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Mar 25, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Mar 21, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
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Mar 18, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Mar 17, 2013
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Mar 16, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Mar 17, 2013
|Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
Mar 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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