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Balto. Co. to give hiring preference to returning veterans
Baltimore County will begin giving priority to veterans when making local government hiring decisions, officials announced Tuesday, a policy focused particularly on those returning from conflicts overseas. County Executive Kevin Kamenetz announced the...Tags: Towson, Veterans Affairs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Career and Workplace, Defense
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Do tattoos have career ramifications?
![<span style="font-size: small;">Ryan Davis was 18 when he sought out his first tattoo.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-01/289885180-18203158.jpg "<span style="font-size: small;\">Ryan Davis was 18 when he sought out his first tattoo.</span>")
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterRyan Davis was 18 when he sought out his first tattoo. Now 28, the kitchen worker is a little wiser about how his most visible "stains" affect first impressions. "This" -- he motions with his heavily inked hands toward a zipper across his neck --...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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EEOC to Employers: Requiring Diploma May Violate Americans with Disabilities Act
Employers across the country are facing new concerns related to federal oversight in hiring, as a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) warns that requiring a high-school diploma from a job applicant might infringe on the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Laws, Labor Legislation, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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State Legislature: 2012 Session Opens With Malloy Proposing Education Reform, Pension Funding Changes
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Gov.Dannel P. Malloyopened the 2012 legislative session Wednesday with plans for education reform, pension funding changes and the largest increase in funding for affordable housing since Gov. William A. O'Neill was in office more than 20...Tags: Small Businesses, Early Learning, Early Learning, Regional Authority, Travel
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Martinsville keeps top jobless rate in November
The city of Martinsville's jobless rate remained the highest in Virginia in November.
The Virginia Employment Commission says the city's seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate was 15.6 percent, up from 15.2 percent in October and down from 17.5...Tags: Arlington County, Washington, DC, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace
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Letters to the Editor - Jan. 5
Can someone create a preferred callers list? To the editor: Surely in this, the 21st century, a highly educated software programmer could write a program that would allow users to create and store a “Preferred Callers List” that would contain...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Concerts, Music, George W. Bush, Tea Party Movement
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El Centro metropolitan area unemployment rate remains highest in nation
Staff WriterThe unemployment rate for the El Centro Metropolitan Area dropped below 30 percent in November, though that number is still the highest in the nation, according to data released Wednesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The metropolitan area, which...Tags: Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities
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County's 'Career Options Forum' on Feb. 4 aimed at those who forego college
The Baltimore County Office of Human Resources will host a "Alternative Career Options Forum for Non-College Bound High School Graduates" on Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Randallstown Community Center, at 3505 Resource Drive in Randallstown....Tags: Colleges and Universities, Kevin Kamenetz, Community College of Baltimore County, Randallstown, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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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: Small Businesses, Tools and Hardware, Business, Business, Career and Workplace
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US unemployment rate dips to 8.5 percent
Los Angeles TimesThe U.S. unemployment rate dropped further in December as employers added a healthy batch of new jobs, closing out a tumultuous year with some hopeful signs for the long wobbly economy and sluggish labor market. The Labor Department said Friday that...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets
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U.S. adds 200,000 jobs in December, jobless rate falls to 8.5 percent
U.S. employment grew solidly last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, offering the strongest evidence yet of an acceleration in economic activity.
Nonfarm payrolls increased 200,000 last month, the Labor Department...Tags: Federal Reserve, Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities
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Getting to work
KIAHWe hope that you enjoyed your holiday break America, because now it's time to go to work! Here's some good news. Companies are hiring again and unemployment is going down. Are you happy Michelle Obama? Is your husband more affectionate now? According...Tags: Unemployment, Employment, Career and Workplace, Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets
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