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In Lieu Of Traditional Jobs, Apps Help Unemployed Gain Income

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Underemployed, Npr, Hired, Tech, Taskrabbit, Jobs, Black Unemployment, Craigslist, Apps, Morning Edition, Unemployed, Mobile Apps, Gigwalk, Money News

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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Unemployed Recent College Grads: Tell Us Your Story

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.09.2012

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Are you a recent college graduate and still looking for full-time work? Then please tell us your story. We're looking to interview a graduate of th...

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The Stall Has Arrived

Robert Reich | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Jobs, Economic Recovery, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, April Jobs Report, Business News

The latest jobs report is bad news for millions of Americans, and it's bad news for Obama and the Democrats. No set of policies between now and Election Day are likely to boost the economy.

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Where the Jobs Are: STEM Fields

Linda Rosen | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: K-12 Education, Job Skills, Unemployed, Change the Equation (CTEq), Unemployment Rate, STEM Education, Vital Signs Report, Education News

We must give America's youth a solid foundation in STEM and insight into their rich postsecondary and career options. The demand for STEM skills extends well beyond STEM-specific jobs.

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Safe Harbor for the Homeless

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.27.2012

The House Budget Committee's latest draconian budget proposes even deeper cuts in the safety net while refusing to ask the rich and powerful to contribute their fair share. Indeed, it would give them more tax breaks at the expense of poor struggling families desperately trying to get back on their feet.

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Fewer Jobs Offer Health Insurance Benefits, Leaving Workers To Fend For Themselves

The Huffington Post | Jeffrey Young | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Video, Unemployed, Uninsured, Obamacare, Health Care Reform, Jobs, Health Insurance, Business, Healthcare Reform, Health Care, Healthcare, Business News

Jobs are the number-one source of health insurance coverage for Americans, but fewer employers are offering health benefits to their workers and more ...

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Former Cowboy Provides Free Medical Care To World's Poor

Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Vision, Unemployed, Video, Homelessness, Stan Brock, Optometry, Remote Area Medical, Medical Care, Poor, Dentist, Impact News

The costs of medical attention can be exorbitant for a low-income family or an unemployed person -- even if the needs are the same. That's why Stan...

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Federal Funds To Train Jobless Are Drying Up

New York Times | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Workforce Investment Act, Jobs, Unemployed, Unemployment, Jobless Funds, Labor Department, Business News

With the economy slowly reviving, an executive from Atlas Van Lines recently visited Louisville, Ky., with good news: the company wanted to hire more ...

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March Jobs Report (Update)

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: March Jobs Report, U.S. Economy, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Business News

Payrolls surprised to the downside in March as employers added only 120,000 jobs on net, well below the almost 250,000 average monthly gains of the past three months and the smallest net gain since last October.

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Why Independent Employment Is Killing the Nine to Five Job

Leah Busque | Posted 05.28.2012

Read More: Underemployed, 9 to 5, Unemployed, Great Recession, Unemployment, Entrepreneurship, Self-Employed, Independent Employment, Small Business, Small Business America, Small Business News

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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No Work for the Willing

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.26.2012

Most young men and women today want to work hard, but for those under 25 years old, work has often been impossible to find.

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Surprising Share Of Jobless Say American Dream Within Reach

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Unemployed, Michelle Obama, Video, Lehman Brothers, American Dream, Great Recession, Homeownership, Jobless, Financial Crisis, Pew Charitable Trusts, Investors, Business News

Despite the economic hardship that the Great Recession has caused millions of Americans, belief in the American Dream is still alive and well, even fo...

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WATCH: HuffPost Unemployment Reporter Arthur Delaney Discusses Jobs Report

Sara Kenigsberg | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Unemployed, U.S. Labor Department, Video, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, February Jobs Report, Economy, Employment, Labor Department, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Jobs, Jobs Report, Economic Recovery, New Jobs Report, Hplive, Feb Jobs Report, Politics News

On Friday, the U.S. Labor Department announced the economy added 277,000 workers in February and that the unemployment rate held steady at 8.3 percent...

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You May Be Eligible To Postpone Paying Taxes

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.08.2012

Read More: Taxes, Failure-to-Pay Penalties, Failure-to-Pay Penalty, Unemployed, Video, Unemployment, Irs, Tax, Internal Revenue Service, Tax Penalty, Tax Relief, Tax Penalties, Money News

If you are unemployed, you may be able to get away with not paying taxes...for now. The IRS announced on Wednesday that people who have been unempl...

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Stop the Presses: New Employment Projections!

Jared Bernstein | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Economy, Productivity, Employment, Unemployment Insurance, Business News

The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently published their latest employment projections, for 2010-20, and there's one message so far that stands out: not everyone has to be a rocket scientist.

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Take a Chance on the Unemployed

Del Phillips | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Jobs Crisis, Unemployed, 99ers, Unemployment, Long-Term Unemployment, Unemployment Crisis, Jobs, Long-Term Unemployed, Unemployment Rate, Job Training Programs, Chicago Career Tech, Job Training, Politics News

We have applied to the online ads, attended the networking events, used social media and crafted multiple iterations of our resume based on each new blogger's opinion. There are even those of us attempting to gain additional skills. We're eager and ready to get back to work.

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Senate Republicans Would Require The Unemployed To Volunteer

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republicans in the U.S. Senate want the long-term unemployed to volunteer for 20 hours a week in order to receive unemployment insurance...

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The New Choice for Young People: Live on the Streets or Take to the Streets?

Thom Hartmann | Posted 04.10.2012

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This is quickly becoming a lost generation of Americans -- which might explain why there's an Occupy Wall Street movement out there.

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Maximum Duration Of Unemployment Insurance Dropping

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 02.06.2012

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Nearly 30,000 people enduring long-term joblessness in Michigan are set to lose their unemployment insurance as a federal program that provides the fi...

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America's Jobs Deficit, and Why It's Still More Important Than the Budget Deficit

Robert Reich | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Deficit, Jobs, Unemployed, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Job Creation, Economy, Business News

The most significant aspect of January's jobs report is political. The fact that America's labor market continues to improve is good news for the White House. But as a practical matter the improvement is less significant for the American work force.

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If You Lose Your Job, A College Degree May Not Protect You

HuffingtonPost.com | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.02.2012

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College graduates and advanced degree holders, once they are unemployed, are as vulnerable as high school dropouts to long-term joblessness, a new stu...

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The Reality Behind Rhetoric About Food Stamps

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.28.2012

Read More: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Poverty, Food Stamps, Food Banks, Second Harvest, US Poverty, Mitt Romney, Florida Primary, Video, Unemployed, Second Harvest Food Bank, Mitt Romney 2012, Food Insecurity, Second Harvest North Florida, Florida, Food Bank, Snap, Poverty in America, Politics News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Rhetoric about jobs is everywhere during this campaign season. To emphasize how much they want to create jobs and how valuable s...

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WATCH: Which Top Companies Are Currently Hiring?

Posted 01.27.2012

Read More: Video, Unemployed, Employment, Top Employers, Job Hunting, Jobs, Job Search Advice, Job Search, Searching for a Job, Companies That Are Hiring, Best Employers, Job Hunt, Fifty News

Get those resumes ready. Fox Business Network's Cheryl Casone breaks down the top five companies that are currently hiring and gives the inside scoop ...

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"Stop and Frisk": A Road to Disaster

David R. Jones, Esq. | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Community Service Society, Unemployed, Unheard Third Survey, Black and Latino, Stop and Frisk, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City, New York Police Department, New York News

Now isn't the time to inflame an already desperate condition with police practices that are likely to further embitter those who are facing a possible lifetime without hope.

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Uh-Oh, Spouse in the House

Gary M. Krebs | Posted 02.28.2012

Read More: Layoffs, Job Search, Unemployed, Unemployment, Coping With Unemployment, Unemployment Stress, Third World America, Jobless, Dealing With Unemployment, Joblessness, Healthy Living News

It's now been a couple of weeks since I was notified of my layoff, and I've recently been getting some vibes from my wife indicating that she doesn't exactly share all the positive feelings about my newfound freedom and creative ambitions.

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