http://www.newsvine.com/jobsNewsvine - jobsen-usCopyright 2013Fri, 5 Apr 2013 23:04:43 +0000Sun, 26 May 2013 02:41:53 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17620060-judge-deals-blow-to-high-tech-workers-lawsuithttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/05/17620060-judge-deals-blow-to-high-tech-workers-lawsuittechnologyusjobslawsuittechFri, 5 Apr 2013 21:00:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490005-new-book-shares-insights-from-steve-jobs-1st-bosshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17490005-new-book-shares-insights-from-steve-jobs-1st-bosstechnologyusjobsbushnellsteve-jobsfindingtecnolan-bushnellamelia-earhartnext-steve-jobswhen-steve-jobsWed, 27 Mar 2013 20:46:06 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013, Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari poses for a photo at "Two-Bits-Circus," a Los Angeles idea factory focused on software, hardware and machines. Bushnell was the first guy to give Steve Jobs his first full-time job in Silicon Valley at Atari. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013, Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari, right cheers his son, Brent Bushnell, CEO of "Two-Bits-Circus," a Los Angeles idea factory focused on software, hardware and machines. Nolan Bushnell was the first guy to give Steve Jobs his first full-time job in Silicon Valley at Atari. Two Bit Circus is a unique hybrid of intellectuals, creatives and performers. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013, Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari poses for a photo at "Two-Bits-Circus," a Los Angeles idea factory focused on software, hardware and machines. Bushnell was the first guy to give Steve Jobs his first full-time job in Silicon Valley at Atari. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)</p><p>In this photo taken Wednesday, Mar. 20, 2013, Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari poses for a photo at "Two-Bits-Circus," a Los Angeles idea factory focused on software, hardware and machines. Bushnell was the first guy to give Steve Jobs his first full-time job in Silicon Valley at Atari. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17471636-supervalu-eliminating-about-1100-positionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/25/17471636-supervalu-eliminating-about-1100-positionsbusinessusjobssupervaluTue, 26 Mar 2013 00:57:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401090-coca-cola-to-cut-750-jobs-in-ushttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/21/17401090-coca-cola-to-cut-750-jobs-in-usbusinessusjobscoca-colacolaThu, 21 Mar 2013 13:32:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17360038-geico-expands-in-ind-plans-1200-jobs-in-carmelhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/18/17360038-geico-expands-in-ind-plans-1200-jobs-in-carmelusjobsindianaus-newsmike-pencechairman-tony-nicelyMon, 18 Mar 2013 18:08:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228900-metlife-to-move-2600-jobs-to-nc-from-ne-califhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228900-metlife-to-move-2600-jobs-to-nc-from-ne-califbusinessusjobsmetlifeFri, 8 Mar 2013 02:06:09 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228175-wisconsin-assembly-passes-sweeping-mining-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228175-wisconsin-assembly-passes-sweeping-mining-billusjobswisconsinminingus-newsscott-walkerlake-superiorwisconsin-assemblyFri, 8 Mar 2013 00:27:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228162-wisconsin-assembly-passes-sweeping-mining-billhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/07/17228162-wisconsin-assembly-passes-sweeping-mining-billusjobswisconsinminingus-newslake-superiorwisconsin-assemblyxgrFri, 8 Mar 2013 00:25:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17211607-gm-to-hire-1000-for-tech-center-near-phoenixhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/06/17211607-gm-to-hire-1000-for-tech-center-near-phoenixbusinessusjobstechgeneral-motorsus-newsWed, 6 Mar 2013 19:01:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17208372-france-starts-shaking-up-labor-lawshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/05/17208372-france-starts-shaking-up-labor-lawseufrancejobsworld-newsfrance-socialistWed, 6 Mar 2013 00:35:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17025942-greeces-weakened-workforce-starts-to-crackhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/20/17025942-greeces-weakened-workforce-starts-to-crackeujobsgreeceworld-newsvanishingfrancois-hollandekarolos-papouliasWed, 20 Feb 2013 07:33:37 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, file photo, old sales and for rent signs are seen in a vacant storefront in central Athens. Researchers from Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, say the country's three-year crisis has left nearly two-thirds of private sector employees without receiving their regular salaries. GSEE has called a general strike for Thursday, Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, file photo people reach out for fresh produce handouts from fruit and vegetable street market stall holders during a farmers' protest outside the Ministry of Agriculture in Athens. Researchers from Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, say the country's three-year crisis has left nearly two-thirds of private sector employees without receiving their regular salaries. GSEE has called a general strike for Thursday, Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, a poster reads "Why unemployment (is high)?'' outside an office of Labor Force Employment Organization (OAED) in central Athens. Researchers from Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, say the country's three-year crisis has left nearly two-thirds of private sector employees without receiving their regular salaries. GSEE has called a general strike for Thursday, Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis, File)</p><p>In this photo made Thursday, Feb. 18, 2013, unemployed worker Maria Kanga chants slogans using a loudspeaker during a protest in central Athens. Kanga, a mother of two, was laid off when a record store chain went out of business last year but is still owed five months' pay and severance money. Researchers from Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, say the country's three-year crisis has left nearly two-thirds of private sector employees without receiving their regular salaries. GSEE has called a general strike for Wednesday Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)</p><p>FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013 file photo, an unpaid striking dock worker sits next to an idle ferry, at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. Researchers from Greece's largest labor union, the GSEE, say the country's three-year crisis has left nearly two-thirds of private sector employees without receiving their regular salaries. GSEE has called a general strike for Wednesday Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16953090-obamas-jobs-proposals-at-a-glancehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/13/16953090-obamas-jobs-proposals-at-a-glanceusjobsglancepoliticsobamabarack-obamaWed, 13 Feb 2013 22:53:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16939616-wisconsin-tribe-threatens-walker-jobs-projecthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/12/16939616-wisconsin-tribe-threatens-walker-jobs-projectusjobswisconsinminingamerican-indiansus-newswisconsin-republicanlake-superior-chippewabad-river-bandTue, 12 Feb 2013 19:55:51 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Jan. 28, 2013 photo Cyrus Hester, an environmental specialist with the Bad River Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa, hold chunks of iron oxide and iron sulfide in the tribal offices in Odanah, Wis. The tribe is battling to stop a Republican bill that would help a Florida company open a huge iron mine near its reservation. Hester contends run-off from waste rock from the mine could pollute the reservation's water. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) </p><p>In this Jan. 28, 2013 photo The sun sets over the Bad River Tribe of Lake Superior Chippewa's casino in Odanah, Wis. Tribal members are fighting against a bill that would streamline Wisconsin's mining regulations in hopes of persuading a Florida-based company to dig a huge open pit mine near the tribe's reservation. The tribe fears the mine would pollute reservation waters and destroy their treasured wild rice beds, fish and game. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) </p><p>In this Jan. 28, 2013 photo Leslie Kolesar, chairwoman of the Iron County mining local impact committee, places a magnet on what she says is a slab of iron ore embedded in an access road in the Penokee Hills outside Mellen, Wis. Republican legislators are pushing a bill that would streamline Wisconsin's mining regulations in hopes of persuading a company called Gogebic Taconite to dig a massive, 4 1/2-mile-long open pit mine in the Penokees that would stretch into Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) </p><p>In this Jan. 28, 2013 photo Leslie Kolesar, chairwoman of the Iron County mining local impact committee, places a chess pawn-shaped magnet on what she says is a deposit of iron ore in the Penokee Hills outside Mellen, Wis. Republican legislators are pushing a bill that would streamline Wisconsin's mining regulations in hopes of persuading a company called Gogebic Taconite to dig a massive, 4 1/2-mile-long open pit mine in the Penokees that would stretch into Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (AP Photo/Todd Richmond) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810684-us-construction-hiring-jumps-as-housing-reboundshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16810684-us-construction-hiring-jumps-as-housing-reboundsuseconomyjobspoliticsconstruction-jobsFri, 1 Feb 2013 21:40:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16712062-kutcher-takes-on-tech-idol-steve-jobs-in-jobshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/26/16712062-kutcher-takes-on-tech-idol-steve-jobs-in-jobsusfilmjobsashton-kutcherus-newssundancesteve-jobsSat, 26 Jan 2013 15:14:28 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>From left, actor Ashton Kutcher, who portrays Steve Jobs, director Joshua Michael Stern, and actor Josh Gad, who portrays Steve Wozniak, pose together at the premiere of "jOBS" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p><p>Actor Ashton Kutcher, who portrays Apple's Steve Jobs in the film "jOBS," poses at its premiere during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p><p>Actor Ashton Kutcher, who portrays Apple's Steve Jobs in the movie "jOBS," is photographed on an Apple iPhone while being interviewed at the premiere of the film during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p><p>Actors Ashton Kutcher, right, who portrays Steve Jobs, and Josh Gad, right, who portrays Steve Wozniak, left, greet each other at the premiere of "jOBS" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013, in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p><p>Actors Ashton Kutcher, right, who portrays Steve Jobs, and Josh Gad, who portrays Steve Wozniak, pose together at the premiere of "jOBS" during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p><p>Actor Ashton Kutcher, right, who portrays Apple's Steve Jobs in the film "jOBS," is interviewed at its premiere during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p><p>Actor Ashton Kutcher, who portrays Apple's Steve Jobs in the film "jOBS," poses at its premiere during the 2013 Sundance Film Festival on Friday, Jan. 25, 2013 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision/AP)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16699441-ap-impact-recession-tech-kill-middle-class-jobshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16699441-ap-impact-recession-tech-kill-middle-class-jobsjobsus-newsdisappearinggreatresetthe-greatus-theFri, 25 Jan 2013 18:18:41 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2011 photo, a row of self checkout lines are available at a Big Y supermarket in Manchester, Conn. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday Oct. 10, 2011, file photo, Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, is displayed on the Apple iPhone 4S in San Francisco. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, June, 15, 2011, file photo, job seekers wait in a line at a job fair in Southfield, Mich. In the United States, half of the 7.5 million jobs lost during the Great Recession were paid middle-class wages, ranging from $37,000 to $68,000. But only 2 percent of the 3.4 million jobs gained since the recession are mid-pay. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2007, file photo, recent graduates line up to see potential employers at a job fair in Tokyo. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, millions of middle-class jobs have disappeared from the global economy and have been replaced by technology. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 25, 2009, file photo, job seekers wait to submit applications at a job fair in Beijing, China. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, millions of middle-class jobs have disappeared from the global economy and aren't just being lost to China and other developing countries, but increasingly, jobs are being replaced by technology. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, photos of workers with their families hang on the wall in the break room of Factory Automation Systems as Rosser Pryor, co-owner and President, right, looks on at the company's Atlanta facility. Pryor, who cut 40 of 100 workers since the recession, says while the company is making more money now and could hire ten people, it is holding back in favor of investing in automation and software. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, Brake drums roll down a conveyor belt to a station which robotically balances the drum at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. Webb Wheel hasn't added a factory worker in three years, though it's making 300,000 more drums annually, a 25 percent increase, because of robots. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, Webb Wheel Products President Duane Ricketts is pictured in front a portion of their inventory of brake drums in Cullman, Ala. “Everyone is waiting for the unemployment rate to drop, but I don't know if it will much,” Ricketts says. “Companies in the recession learned to be more efficient, and they're not going to go back.” (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, shows the Doosan V550M at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. According to Dwayne Ricketts, the president of Webb Wheel Products, the Doosan V550M can "drill holes on both sides of a 130-pound brake drum without missing a beat, and it doesn't take vacations or complain about anything."(AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, passengers use the self service check-in at the U.S. Airways gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Grapevine, Texas. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, March 5, 2008, file photo. a Costco shopper purchases TurboTax at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, Rosser Pryor, Co-owner and President of Factory Automation Systems, sits next to a new high-performance industrial robot at the company's Atlanta facility. Pryor, who cut 40 of 100 workers since the recession, says while the company is making more money now and could hire ten people, it is holding back in favor of investing in automation and software. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, brake drums roll down a conveyor belt to a station which robotically balances the drum at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. Webb Wheel hasn't added a factory worker in three years, though it's making 300,000 more drums annually, a 25 percent increase, because of robots. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16696946-hasbro-4q-revenue-misses-to-cut-jobshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/25/16696946-hasbro-4q-revenue-misses-to-cut-jobsbusinessusjobshasbroFri, 25 Jan 2013 14:21:46 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012 file photo provided by Hasbro, toy demonstrator Marnye Young practices with the “Koosh Alien Archer” ball launcher at Hasbro's American International Toy Fair showroom in New York. Toy maker Hasbro says its fourth-quarter revenue failed to meet expectations because of weaker-than-expected demand over the holidays. It plans to cut about 10 percent of its workforce and consolidate facilities to cut expenses. The stock dropped more than 4 percent in premarket trading Friday, Jan. 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Hasbro, Ray Stubblebine, File)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16674298-commerzbank-to-cut-up-to-6000-jobshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16674298-commerzbank-to-cut-up-to-6000-jobseugermanyjobscommerzbankworld-newsThu, 24 Jan 2013 09:20:10 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16671675-manufacturers-cutting-white-collar-jobs-now-toohttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/24/16671675-manufacturers-cutting-white-collar-jobs-now-tootechnologyusjobsus-newsgreatmanufacturingresetapfnThu, 24 Jan 2013 06:31:45 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, photos of workers with their families hang on the wall in the break room of Factory Automation Systems as Rosser Pryor, co-owner and President, right, looks on at the company's Atlanta facility. Pryor, who cut 40 of 100 workers since the recession, says while the company is making more money now and could hire ten people, it is holding back in favor of investing in automation and software. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, Rosser Pryor, Co-owner and President of Factory Automation Systems, sits next to a new high-performance industrial robot at the company's Atlanta facility. Pryor, who cut 40 of 100 workers since the recession, says while the company is making more money now and could hire ten people, it is holding back in favor of investing in automation and software. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16652710-ap-photos-a-look-at-jobs-replaced-by-technologyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/23/16652710-ap-photos-a-look-at-jobs-replaced-by-technologytechnologyusjobsus-newsdisappearingvanishinggreatresetphoto-gallerythe-greatus-theWed, 23 Jan 2013 05:12:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Wednesday, June, 15, 2011, file photo, job seekers wait in a line at a job fair in Southfield, Mich. In the United States, half of the 7.5 million jobs lost during the Great Recession were paid middle-class wages, ranging from $37,000 to $68,000. But only 2 percent of the 3.4 million jobs gained since the recession are mid-pay. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2007, file photo, recent graduates line up to see potential employers at a job fair in Tokyo. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, millions of middle-class jobs have disappeared from the global economy and have been replaced by technology. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 25, 2009, file photo, job seekers wait to submit applications at a job fair in Beijing, China. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, millions of middle-class jobs have disappeared from the global economy and aren't just being lost to China and other developing countries, but increasingly, jobs are being replaced by technology. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)</p><p>This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, shows the Doosan V550M at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. According to Dwayne Ricketts, the president of Webb Wheel Products, the Doosan V550M can "drill holes on both sides of a 130-pound brake drum without missing a beat, and it doesn't take vacations or complain about anything."(AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2011 photo, a row of self checkout lines are available at a Big Y supermarket in Manchester, Conn. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)</p><p>In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, passengers use the self service check-in at the U.S. Airways gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Grapevine, Texas. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, March 5, 2008, file photo. a Costco shopper purchases TurboTax at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Monday Oct. 10, 2011, file photo, Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, is displayed on the Apple iPhone 4S in San Francisco. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, June, 15, 2011, file photo, job seekers wait in a line at a job fair in Southfield, Mich. In the United States, half of the 7.5 million jobs lost during the Great Recession were paid middle-class wages, ranging from $37,000 to $68,000. But only 2 percent of the 3.4 million jobs gained since the recession are mid-pay. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)</p><p>FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2007, file photo, recent graduates line up to see potential employers at a job fair in Tokyo. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, millions of middle-class jobs have disappeared from the global economy and have been replaced by technology. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder, File)</p><p>FILE - In this March 25, 2009, file photo, job seekers wait to submit applications at a job fair in Beijing, China. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, millions of middle-class jobs have disappeared from the global economy and aren't just being lost to China and other developing countries, but increasingly, jobs are being replaced by technology. (AP Photo/Greg Baker, File)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, photos of workers with their families hang on the wall in the break room of Factory Automation Systems as Rosser Pryor, co-owner and President, right, looks on at the company's Atlanta facility. Pryor, who cut 40 of 100 workers since the recession, says while the company is making more money now and could hire ten people, it is holding back in favor of investing in automation and software. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, Brake drums roll down a conveyor belt to a station which robotically balances the drum at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. Webb Wheel hasn't added a factory worker in three years, though it's making 300,000 more drums annually, a 25 percent increase, because of robots. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, Webb Wheel Products President Duane Ricketts is pictured in front a portion of their inventory of brake drums in Cullman, Ala. “Everyone is waiting for the unemployment rate to drop, but I don't know if it will much,” Ricketts says. “Companies in the recession learned to be more efficient, and they're not going to go back.” (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>This Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, shows the Doosan V550M at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. According to Dwayne Ricketts, the president of Webb Wheel Products, the Doosan V550M can "drill holes on both sides of a 130-pound brake drum without missing a beat, and it doesn't take vacations or complain about anything."(AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2012, file photo, passengers use the self service check-in at the U.S. Airways gate at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, in Grapevine, Texas. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)</p><p>FILE - In this Wednesday, March 5, 2008, file photo. a Costco shopper purchases TurboTax at Costco in Mountain View, Calif. According to a three-month AP investigation released in January 2013, five years after the start of the Great Recession, instead of relying on someone else in the workplace or their personal lives, people are using technology to do tasks independently. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)</p><p>In this Jan. 15, 2013, photo, Rosser Pryor, Co-owner and President of Factory Automation Systems, sits next to a new high-performance industrial robot at the company's Atlanta facility. Pryor, who cut 40 of 100 workers since the recession, says while the company is making more money now and could hire ten people, it is holding back in favor of investing in automation and software. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>In this Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, photo, brake drums roll down a conveyor belt to a station which robotically balances the drum at Webb Wheel Products in Cullman, Ala. Webb Wheel hasn't added a factory worker in three years, though it's making 300,000 more drums annually, a 25 percent increase, because of robots. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows Steven Herman, right, head of the Library of Congress storage facility, at the Library of Congress in 2003, in Washington, and left, a "bookBot", an automated retrieval system at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University in 2013, in Raleigh, N.C. Many middle-class workers have lost jobs because powerful software and computerized machines are doing tasks that only humans could do before. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows a worker, left, assembling a motor in a Mercedes Benz factory in 2008 in Berlin, and a robot, right, painting a brake drum at Webb Wheel Products, in 2013, in Cullman, Ala.. Thanks to robots, Webb Wheel hasn't added a factory worker in over three years, though it's making 300,000 more drums annually, a 25 percent increase. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, an information technology room in 2001, in Hurst, Texas, and right, a SAP server room in 2012, in Walldorf, Germany. SAP allows companies to use cloud computing to track sales and inventory without needing to hire IT employees. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, a train conductor in 2011, in New Brunswick, N.J., and right, Tokyo's Yurikamome Line that runs without any drivers or conductors along Tokyo Bay, in 2013. Katsuya Hagane, the manager in charge of operations at New Transit Yurikamome, with just 60 regular employees, says the automated system helps keeps hiring down. (AP Photo) </p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, the General Services Administration telephone switchboard and its operators in 1951, and right, Siri, Apple's virtual assistant, on the Apple iPhone 4S in 2011, in San Francisco. The number of switchboard and telephone operators in the U.S. fell from 182,000 to 73,000 in 10 years through 2010 because of new technology. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, passengers checking-in at an American Airlines ticketing counter in 2011, in Dallas, and right, a row of self-check-in kiosks in 2012, in Seattle. Many middle-class workers have lost jobs because powerful software and computerized machines are doing tasks that only humans could do before. (AP Photo) </p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, travel agent, Gabriele Herlitschka leafing through an Asia and Australia travel catalogue in her travel agency office in 2002, in Duesseldorf, Germany, and right, Expedia worker Mike Brown in an alcove set up for employees in 2013, in Bellevue, Wash. The number travel agents fell 46 percent from 142,000 to 76,000 in ten years through 2010. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, a teller at the Taipei Bank, in 2002, in Taipei, Taiwan, and the 2011 Bank of America mobile application on a mobile device. Many middle-class workers have lost jobs because powerful software and computerized machines are doing tasks that only humans could do before. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, Yolanda Boozer, a secretary in the office of President Lyndon B. Johnson, in 1963, in Washington, and right, a reminder application as demonstrated on an iPhone, in 2013, in New York. The number secretaries and administrative assistants in the U.S. fell from 4.2 million to 3.1 million in ten years through 2010. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, mail carrier Mike Gillis delivering mail in 2011, in Montpelier, Vt., and right, Microsoft Outlook being demonstrated on a desktop computer in 2013, in New York. The number of "mail carriers" in the U.S. fell 10 percent from 358,000 to 321,000 in ten years through 2010. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, toll collector Anthony Morris working a booth at the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in Catskill, N.Y., in 2012, and, right, Manisha Padhye holding up an E-Z Pass in 2009, in Broadview Heights, Ohio. Many middle-class workers have lost jobs because powerful software and computerized machines are doing tasks that only humans could do before. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, Tori Stinson at Meadowbrook Insurance Company checking a client's paperwork in 2004 in Southfield, Mich., and right, the TurboTax online tax computer program is displayed on a computer in Palo Alto, Calif., in 2008. The number of bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks fell from 1.7 million to 1.3 million in the U.S in ten years through 2010. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows Steven Herman, left, head of the Library of Congress storage facility, at the Library of Congress in 2003, in Washington, and left, a "bookBot", an automated retrieval system at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University in 2013, in Raleigh, N.C. Many middle-class workers have lost jobs because powerful software and computerized machines are doing tasks that only humans could do before. (AP Photo)</p><p>This combination of Associated Press file photos shows Steven Herman, left, head of the Library of Congress storage facility, at the Library of Congress in 2003, in Washington, and right, a "bookBot", an automated retrieval system at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library at North Carolina State University in 2013, in Raleigh, N.C. Many middle-class workers have lost jobs because powerful software and computerized machines are doing tasks that only humans could do before. (AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16523537-wal-mart-to-hire-vets-buy-more-american-productshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/14/16523537-wal-mart-to-hire-vets-buy-more-american-productsusjobswal-martmartus-newswal-mart-storesTue, 15 Jan 2013 00:30:35 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Thursday, Sept. 1, 2011, photo, Wal-Mart employees Jon Christians and Lori Harris take job applications and answers questions during a job fair at the University of Illinois Springfield campus in Springfield, Ill. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer and nation's largest private employer, said Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, it is making a pledge to boost its sourcing from domestic suppliers and hire more than 100,000 veterans. The plans were to be announced as part of an address by Bill Simon, president and CEO of Wal-Mart's U.S. business, at an annual retail industry convention in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16449134-general-motors-to-open-tech-center-in-roswell-gahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/10/16449134-general-motors-to-open-tech-center-in-roswell-gabusinessusnewjobsgageneral-motorsnathan-dealThu, 10 Jan 2013 16:52:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A former UPS facilityin Atlanta, Ga., will be opened as a General Motors information technology center, as General Motors on Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013 announced plans to open an information technology center in the building that would create about 1,000 jobs, in Roswell, Ga. The move is part of a larger push by the automaker to hire up to 10,000 technology professionals over a three- to five-year period to produce GM software and other electronic applications in-house, as opposed to buying the products from outside companies. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>General Motors Vice President and Chief Information Officer Randy Mott, right, joins Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal at a news conference announcing plans to open an information technology center in suburban Atlanta that would create about 1,000 jobs, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Atlanta. The move is part of a larger push by the automaker to hire up to 10,000 technology professionals over a three- to five-year period to produce GM software and other electronic applications in-house, as opposed to buying the products from outside companies. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>The inside of a former UPS facility is seen through a window as General Motors on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2013 announced plans to open an information technology center in the building that would create about 1,000 jobs, in Roswell, Ga. The move is part of a larger push by the automaker to hire up to 10,000 technology professionals over a three- to five-year period to produce GM software and other electronic applications in-house, as opposed to buying the products from outside companies. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>Roswell Mayor Jere Wood, right, and Roswell City Councilwoman Betty Price, left, attend a news conference announcing plans to open a General Motors information technology center in his city that would create about 1,000 jobs, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Atlanta. The move is part of a larger push by the automaker to hire up to 10,000 technology professionals over a three- to five-year period to produce GM software and other electronic applications in-house, as opposed to buying the products from outside companies. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p><p>General Motors Vice President and Chief Information Officer Randy Mott, left of podium, joins Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, right, at a news conference announcing plans to open an information technology center in suburban Atlanta that would create about 1,000 jobs, Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Atlanta. The move is part of a larger push by the automaker to hire up to 10,000 technology professionals over a three- to five-year period to produce GM software and other electronic applications in-house, as opposed to buying the products from outside companies. (AP Photo/David Goldman)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16069322-california-jobless-rate-dips-below-10-percenthttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16069322-california-jobless-rate-dips-below-10-percentusjobscaliforniaus-newsmatt-constructionFri, 21 Dec 2012 16:56:26 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16065551-steve-jobs-yacht-caught-up-in-payment-spathttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/21/16065551-steve-jobs-yacht-caught-up-in-payment-spateunetherlandsjobssteveworld-newsyachtsteve-jobssteve-jobFri, 21 Dec 2012 13:02:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>FILE - In this Tuesday Oct. 30, 2012 file photo, a yacht is docked at the wharf of ship building company Royal De Vries in Aalsmeer, near Amsterdam, Netherlands. The sleek, white superyacht Apple founder Steve Jobs commissioned before his death cannot leave the Netherlands just yet due to a payment dispute. Dutch newspaper Het Financieele Dagblad reported Friday Dec. 21, 2012 that Starck hired a debt collection agency and got a summary legal order to keep the boat from leaving. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/14/15913563-un-financial-crisis-hit-women-harder-on-jobshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/14/15913563-un-financial-crisis-hit-women-harder-on-jobsjobsworld-newswomen-andun-womenFri, 14 Dec 2012 23:19:55 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post