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Jobless Recovery: New York Times Op-Ed On The Worst Job Market Since WWII

nytimes.com | NYT | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Barack Obma, Job Market, Unemployment, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Jobless Recovery, New York Times, Jobs, Stimulus, Business News

If you are looking for an economic recovery you can believe in, the October employment report is not for you. ...

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Jobs Report: Unemployment Breaks 10%

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Jobs, Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, Productivity, Business News

For the first time since 1983, over 1 out of every 10 American is out of work. How's that for starting your Friday with some sobering news?

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Unemployment Rate Hits 10 Percent For The First Time Since 1983

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA and CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 11.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Job Numbers, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Unemployment Statitistics, Department of Labor, Part-Time Jobs, 1983, Business News

WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only...

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Unemployment Among Americans 65 or Older Surges, Highest Since Great Depression

nytimes.com | STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: 401(K), Job Market, Unemployment, Social Security, Retirement, Aarp, Medicare, Recession, Business News

It is well known that during the nation's gale-force recession, many older Americans who dreamed of retirement continued to work, often because their ...

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$13 An Hour Job Gets 500 Applications

nytimes.com | MICHAEL LUO | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Market, Minimum Wage, Unemployment, Low Wages, Hourly Wage, Indiana, C.R. England, Business News

C.R. England, a nationwide trucking company, needed an administrative assistant for its bustling driver training school here. Responsibilities include...

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Higher Jobless Rates Could Become The "New Normal"

AP | TOM RAUM | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Jobless Rates, Unemployment, Economic Policy Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Spending, Great Recession, Private-Sector, Employment Market, Job Market, Recession, Stimulus Program, Business News

WASHINGTON — Even with an economic revival, many U.S. jobs lost during the recession may be gone forever and a weak employment market could ling...

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Student Loans The "New Indentured Servitude": The Atlantic

The Atlantic Business Channel | Mike Konczal | Posted 10.12.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Job Market, Dissent Magazine, The Atlantic, Indentured Servitude, Fafsa, Student Loans, Recession, Business News

The Wall Street Journal ran a post over the weekend about a new credit crunch among low income borrowers, noting it is now 'payback time.' What they d...

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Economists: Job Market Will Take Years To Heal

Wall Street Journal | Phil Izzo | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Labor Market, Jobless, Unemployment, Job Market, Economy, Jobs, Business News

The worst recession since the Great Depression has left a scorched landscape that will weigh on the labor market and the broader economy for years to ...

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Job Market: Where The Jobs Will Come From During The Recovery?

wsj.com | SUDEEP REDDY | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Economic Recovery, Health Care Jobs, Education, Economy, Jobs, Job Market, Recession, Business News

The U.S. has shed 7.2 million jobs since the recession began in December 2007. How long will it take for the economy to replace them? And where will t...

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When Your Friend Becomes Your Boss: Do you become a Rogue or Stay a Friend?

Stephen Viscusi | Posted 10.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Friendship, Job Recession, Bulletproof Your Job, Career, Boss, Economy, Economic Market, Promotion, Harper Collins, Jobs, Obama, Stephen Viscusi, Job Market, Recession, Barack Obama, Business News

"Friendship" is just a word. It's like the saying "blood is thicker than water." Your superior may have "boss blood," but you still have subordinate "water in your veins."

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Hey You, with the Company: Hire Me!

Liz Black | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Journalists, Creativity, Job Losses, U.S. Economy, Print Journalism, Economy, Economic Crisis, Jobs, Psychology, Journalism, Job Market, Jobless Rate, Job Cuts, Liz Black, Liz-Black, Hiring, Fashion, Job Search, Living News

I want to have a reason to wake up in the morning, change my clothes and get out of the house. I want to use my creative brain for something more than quirky tweets and stylish outfit choices.

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10 Careers With True Job Security

Mainstreet | Althea Chang | Posted 11.24.2009 | Business

Read More: Manpower, Job Security, Unemployment, Job Market, Economy, Business News

If you're thinking about switching careers, or you're worried about your current employment status, here are 10 jobs that have real security. They're ...

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Will Work for Charity

Joel Epstein | Posted 11.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Charity, Unemployment, Job Layoffs, Jobs, Los Angeles, Job Market, Job Hunt, Living News

The job market for corporate giving professionals says a great deal about the state of the L.A. economy. When businesses lose their commitment to the community, we all lose out.

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Is 'Emotional Intelligence' The New Hiring Criterion?

The Boston Globe | Erica Noonan | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Job Market, Work Life Balance, The Balanced Life, Career, Job Interview, Hire, Emotional Quotient, Emotional Intelligence, Interview, Eq, Living News

In this job market, it's not just who you know, or even what skills you've mastered. It's how well you understand other people that will get you ahead...

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Canada Actually Added Jobs In August

time.com | Justin Fox Friday, September 4, 2009 at 2:40 Pm | Posted 10.20.2009 | Business

Read More: August Jobs, Job Market, Unemployment, Canadian Jobs, Unemployment Rate, Canada, Business News

Here in the U.S., stock market investors seem thrilled that the pace of job losses slowed a bit in August. Guess what happened up in Canada? Payroll e...

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Federal Government Needs To Hire Over 270,000 Workers In Next Three Years For "Mission-Critical" Jobs: Study

Washington Post | Steve Vogel | Posted 10.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Government Jobs, Job Market, Baby-Boomers, Business News

The federal government needs to hire more than 270,000 workers for "mission-critical" jobs over the next three years, a surge prompted in part by the ...

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Over A Thousand Vie For Plumbers Union Apprenticeship

Posted 09.24.2009 | New York

Read More: Plumbers, Plumbers Union, New York, Plumbers Apprenticeship, Queens, Economy, Local Plumbers Union, Jobs, Plumbers Queens, Job Market, New York News

Over a thousand New Yorkers filled the streets of Queens this weekend in the hopes of receiving a coveted plumbers union apprenticeship. People waite...

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Interview: Alexis Bledel, Unemployed Post Grad

James Sims | Posted 09.21.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Job Market, Carol Burnett, Unemployment, Post Grad, Alexis Bledel, Friday Night Lights, Ivan Reitman, Michael Keaton, Shrek, New York University, Gilmore Girls, Fox Searchlight, Entertainment News

Neither screenwriter Kelly Fremon nor Hollywood starlet, Alexis Bledel could have seen the recent economic meltdown coming when first creating the sentimental teen comedy, Post Grad .

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Weak Job Market Could Dampen Economic Recovery

AP | By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Leading Indicators, Job Market, Jobs, Economic Recovery, Jobless Rate, Unemployment Rate, Recession, Business News

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Best And Worst Cities To Find A Job: Indeed.com's Rankings

Posted 09.18.2009 | Business

Read More: indeed.com, Job Market, Best and Worst Cities to Find a Job, Business News

Though the Obama Administration has warned that unemployment will reach 10 percent this year, job markets across the country may not be uniformly bad....

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Market Rally: The Only Question That Matters

Dan Solin | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Stock Market Rally, Job Market, Video, Markets, Housing Market, Dow Jones, Stock Market, Economy, Nasdaq, Market Rally, Business News

There is only one question that intelligent investors should be asking. You won't find it discussed in the financial media. Your "market beating" broker or advisor is unlikely to focus on it.

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Bank Of America Workers Organize Against Closures As Execs Get Big Bonuses

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Executive Compensation, Bank Closures, Bank of America, Bank of America Seiu, Ken Lewis, Seiu Organizing, Branch Closures, Bofa Banks, Job Market, Executive Compensation Bank of America, Stephen Lerner, Politics News

One of the country's largest unions is hitting back at troubled banking-giant Bank of America for rewarding executives with billions in bonuses while ...

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Unemployment: 4.4 Million Americans Without A Job For Over 26 Weeks

calculatedriskblog.com | Posted 08.31.2009 | Business

Read More: Jobless Rate, Unemployment, Job Market, Long-Term Unemployment, Unemployed for 26 Weeks, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Business News

The DOL report this morning showed seasonally adjusted insured unemployment at 6.2 million, down from a peak of about 6.9 million. This raises the que...

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Ditch the Cell Phone, and Other Essential Interview Tips for Twenty-Somethings

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 08.17.2009 | Business

Read More: College Students, Job Market, Gen Y, Jobs, Job Interviews, Job Search, Students, Interview, Business News

What most of us take for granted, twenty-somethings are learning for the first time. The quicker they can get up to speed the more successful they'll be in their interviews.

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