Labor Market

UN Agency: 'Austerity Has Not Produced More Economic Growth'

Reuters | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: European Debt Crisis, Labor Market, Fiscal Austerity, International Labour Organization, Video, Reuters, Jobs, World of Work Report, European Union, Economic Recovery, Business News

* U.N. agency blames austerity, tough reforms for crisis * Says employment not back to pre-crisis levels til 2016 * Esti...

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Why The Jobs Recovery May Not Be A Slam Dunk

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Job Market, Labor Market, Video, Unemployment, Employers, Labor Department, Economists, Unemployment Benefits, Jobs, Jobless Claims, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits suggests hiring is slowing. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly...

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The Real Reason Unemployment Could Start Falling: Fortune

Fortune | NIN-HAI TSENG | Posted 03.11.2012

Read More: Job Market, Baby Boomers, Labor Market, Unemployment, Social Security, Unemployment Rate, Baby Boomers Retirement, Retirement, Video, Business News

FORTUNE – In a sign that the economic recovery may be gaining steam, the U.S. added 227,000 net jobs in February -- the third consecutive month wher...

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Unemployment Report: Missing Workers Mount Comeback

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 03.09.2012

Read More: Missing Workers, Labor, Labor Market, Jobs Crisis, Jobless Rate, Grace Institute, Unemployment Rate, Great Recession, Business News, Jobs, February Unemployment Report, February Unemployment Rate, Job Training, American Workers, Business News

NEW YORK -- After a year without so much as looking at a job application, Lillian Acevedo once again can be counted as a member of the U.S. labor forc...

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Small Business Borrowing Jumps

Reuters | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Small Business Loans, Small Business, Labor Market, Video, Loans, Small Business News and Trends, Economic Recovery, Small Business Borrowing, Small Business Lending, Borrowing, Small Business News

(By Ann Saphir - Reuters) - Borrowing by U.S. small businesses rose in January, another sign that recent stronger economic data may be more durable th...

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A Big Reason To Stay In School

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.21.2012

Read More: Job Market, Labor Market, Education, Video, Unemployment, High School Graduates, Unemployment Rate, Blue Collar Jobs, High School, High School Dropout Unemployment, High School Diploma, High School Dropouts, College Graduates, Business News

You know the old advice about staying in school so you can get a job? It's more true now than ever. More than half of the high school dropouts in A...

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Want To Fix The Economy? Quit Your Job

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Job Market, Labor, Jobs Crisis, Video, Labor Market, Unemployment, Work, Employment, Job-to-Job Moves, Jobs, Job Moves, Churn, Business News

Feel stuck in your job? You probably are. While unemployment is dropping, the job market needs more "churn," or job-to-job moves, to truly reco...

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The Faces Of The Long-Term Unemployed

AP | By SHARON COHEN | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Video, Labor, Labor Market, Jobs Crisis, J.R. Childress, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Long-Term Unemployment, Unemployment Crisis, Jobs, Long-Term Unemployed, J. R. Childress, Business News

-- J.R. Childress is up before the sun, bustling about in the French colonial brick house he built. He helps pack his wife's lunch, downs some eggs o...

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The States Where Companies Are Hiring

24/7 Wall St. | Charles B. Stockdale, Michael B. Sauter | Posted 02.10.2012

Read More: Job Market, Labor Market, Unemployment, Home Prices, Employment, Jobs, Hiring, Economic Recovery, Job Crisis, 24/7 Wall St, Job Creation, Gallup, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: Companies across the country are hiring more workers, at least if you ask their employees. In 2011, 31 percent of U.S. workers rep...

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Employment Rate For Young Adults Lowest In 60 Years

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 02.09.2012

Are you young and looking for work? You're in good company. Just 54 percent of Americans ages 18 to 24 currently have jobs, according to a study re...

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U.S. Worker Strikes Recover To Pre-Recession Levels, But Remain Modest

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Job Market, Video, Labor, Labor Market, Strikes, Workers, Unemployment, Work Stoppages, Worker Strikes 2011, Jobs, Work Stoppage, Worker Strike, Worker Strikes, Labor Unions, Business News

As the job market improves, some workers are regaining the courage to go on strike. After dipping to record lows following the financial crisis, th...

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Ben Bernanke: Long-Term Unemployment Crisis Altering Job Market For The Worse

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Labor Force, Labor Market, Labor, Video, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Long-Term Unemployment, Bernanke, Ben Bernanke Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, Bernanke Testimony, Business News

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday that record levels of long-term unemployment will alter the U.S. job market for the worse for the f...

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Number Of Job Openings Hits Highest Level In Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Retailers, Job Openings, Job Market, Video, Labor Market, Job Postings, Great Recession, Labor Department, Accountants, Jobs, Hiring, Manufacturing, Architects, Engineers, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of available jobs in the United States jumped in December to near a three-year high, supporting other data that show a b...

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The Most Confident States In America

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Labor Market, Housing Prices, Consumer Confidence, Housing Market, Unemployment Rate, District of Columbia, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jobs, Economic Optimism, Hawaii, Gallup, Income, Business News

Americans across the country might have felt worse about the economy last year, but pockets of hope remain. Nine states and the District of Columbi...

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Jobs Report: Despite Signs Of Progress, Many Still 'Disconnected From Workforce'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 02.07.2012

Read More: Labor, Jobs Crisis, Labor Market, Unemployment Rate, Unemployment Crisis, January Jobs Report, Jobs, Jobs Report, Federal Reserve, Unemployment Report, Business News

In January, the U.S. added 243,000 jobs, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, and Glerisse Rodriguez, 26, got one of them -- but she sti...

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Signs Of An Improving Job Market

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Unemployment Benefits, Jobless Benefits, Job Market, Unemployment Benefits 2012, Video, Labor Market, Unemployment Benefits January 2011, Business News

WASHINGTON — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The fig...

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10 Cities Smaller Than America's Unemployed Population

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Bloomberg, Labor Market, Politico, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, John Boehner, President Barack Obama, Jobless, Jobs, American Jobs Act, Economic Recovery, State of the Union Address, Great Depression, Business News

The jobs crisis is an oft-discussed topic on the campaign trail, and it is likely to come up tonight in President Obama's State of the Union address, ...

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Improved Hiring Forecasts May Not Be All Good News For Workers

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.13.2012

Read More: Job Market, Labor Market, Unemployment, Jobs 2012, Wages, Employment, Middle Class, Hiring Forecast, Elections 2012, Hiring, Manufacturing, Jobs, Wage Stagnation, Auto Industry, Barack Obama, Hiring 2012, Video, Business News

The hiring outlook seems to be improving, according to some forecasts. What that means for the actual wages has yet to be decided. A number of rep...

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Obama To Propose Plan To Keep U.S. Jobs At Home

Reuters | Posted 03.12.2012

Read More: Taxes, Video, Labor Market, Tax Credits, Unemployment, President Barack Obama, Reuters, Elections 2012, Jobs, Tax Reform, The White House, Business News

* Obama promotes "insourcing" of U.S. jobs * New tax ideas likely face Republican resistance * Jobs, economy's health ar...

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Too Many Young Veterans Can't Find Jobs

HuffingtonPost.com | Lila Shapiro | Posted 01.10.2012

Read More: National Guard, Jobs Crisis, Labor Market, Military, Unemployment, Veterans Jobs, Young Veterans, Army Reserves, Veterans Unemployment, Veterans, Business News

Young military veterans saw little to celebrate in last week's much cheered unemployment report. Data released the same day by the Department of Labor...

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Labor Market Shows Signs Of Improvement At Year's End

Posted 12.31.2011

Read More: European Debt Crisis, U.S. Economy, Job Market, Housing Market, Labor Market, Gdp, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Home Sales, Factories, Jobless Benefits, Economic Growth, Consumer Spending, Video, Business News

WASHINGTON (LUCIA MUTIKANI, Reuters) - New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week but the underlying trend pointed to an improving labor ...

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The Cities That Gained And Lost The Most Jobs

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter, Ashley C. Allen | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Labor Force, Labor Market, Unemployment, Jobs Growth, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Labor Department, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Job Creation, Business News

From 24/7 Wall St.: As economic conditions in the country improve, it is not enough to quote national statistics and vague data. Tangible, localized m...

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Americans' Spending Barely Rose Last Month, Raising Doubts For Next Year

AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Job Market, JPMorgan Chase, Labor Market, Holiday Shopping, Video, Commerce Department, Unemployment Benefits, Consumers, Japan, Consumer Spending, Income, Business News

WASHINGTON — Consumers spent at a lackluster rate in November as their incomes barely grew, suggesting that Americans may struggle to keep spend...

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Wall Street Job Cuts May Hurt National Labor Market

Posted 12.22.2011

As Wall Street traders cheered positive jobs data on Thursday, they seemed to ignore layoffs and bonus cuts on their own trading floors that will ...

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Very Few Of The Long-Term Unemployed Receiving Benefits

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Heritage Foundation, Npr, Video, Labor Market, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Unemployment, Long-Term Unemployment, Urban Institute, Jobs, Unemployment Benefits, Jobless, Congressional Budget Office, Center for American Progress, Kaiser Family Foundation, Business News

As the nation faces a labor crisis that refuses to let up, 7 million Americans currently receiving unemployment benefits may be running out of time to...

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