Underemployed

In Lieu Of Traditional Jobs, Apps Help Unemployed Gain Income

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.31.2012

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

By Nishat Kurwa Photo Credit: Youth Radio People looking for work are turning to apps like TaskRabbit and Gigwalk to make some money. This story ori...

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MTV Announces Summer Premiere Dates

Posted 04.26.2012

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From a "Jersey Shore" spinoff to an adaptation of a UK series, MTV has a diverse lineup in the works. "Snooki & JWOWW" kicks off on Thursday, June...

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Why Independent Employment Is Killing the Nine to Five Job

Leah Busque | Posted 05.28.2012

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Leah Busque

The term "nine-to-five" has long symbolized a kind of drudgery that sucks up our lives and eclipses our identities, but it wasn't until the Great Recession that the pejorative phrase was crowned with an entirely new distinction: old-fashioned.

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Arthur Delaney

Older Workers Gloomier Than Last Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 12.31.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Older workers are gloomier about the economy now than they were last year. Nearly two thirds of workers older than 50 first surveyed ...

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Most Job Openings In Nearly Three Years

AP | CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 07.11.2011

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WASHINGTON — Companies in March advertised the most jobs since the peak of the 2008 financial crisis, a sign that hiring is likely to remain hea...

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Unemployed 99er Population Rises Dramatically by 127,000. The "Real" Long-term Unemployment Report

Michael Thornton | Posted 06.07.2011

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Michael Thornton

The March Employment Report showed some job gains, but not nearly enough jobs were created to put a dent in the long-term unemployment problem.

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Where Are the Massive Demonstrations and Media Circuses for the Poor, the Unemployed and the Uninsured?

Michael Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Thornton

Is the media going to act merely as a megaphone for those who can afford to protest in large numbers, or is it going to acknowledge all Americans and open its eyes to see the elephants in the room?

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Unemployment 'Math': Statistical Lies

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iris Mack

Parents need to demand that their children learn math. Math literate citizens can will use analytical reasoning to see through the lies of government and the ridiculous insults from the mainstream media.

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What Did You Say?

Lance Simmens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lance Simmens

The cynics prevailed on November 2. And for those who are suffering the most -- the poor, unemployed, and foreclosed upon -- your nightmare is about to be extended.

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The Real Unemployment Rate Is High... and Rising

Michael Thornton | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Thornton

Since job creation is painstakingly slow and Republicans are and will be blocking all attempts to fund or create jobs, it will take years before there are enough jobs for all those that want to work.

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Summer Jobs Hit Record Low In Summer 2010

USA Today | Posted 05.25.2011

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Only 47.6% of people ages 16 to 24 had jobs in August, the lowest level since the government began keeping track in 1948, the Labor Department said Fr...

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Underemployment Poll: 6 Out Of 10 'Underemployed' Not Hopeful About Finding Full-Time Work

Politics Daily | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sixty-one percent of the "underemployed" -- those who are either out of work or working part time and want full-time jobs -- are not hopeful they will...

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Unemployment In The US: How Joblessness Will Affect American Culture

The Atlantic | Don Peck | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is unemployment, a brief and relatively routine transitional state that results from the rise and fall of companies in any economy, and there is...

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Detroit's Unemployment Rate Is Nearly 50%, According to the Detroit News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Officially, Detroit's unemployment rate is just under 30 percent. But the city's mayor and local leaders are suggesting a far more disturbing figure -...

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Underemployed?: Recession Pushing More Americans Into Part-Time Work

Washington Post's The Ticker | Frank Ahrens | Posted 05.25.2011

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Unemployed Americans are so discouraged about the prospect of finding a new job that they're checking out of the labor force at the highest and fastes...

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