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The U.S. Justice Department says it has reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed over the firing of an employee who was returning from active military duty.
The unemployment rate in Oklahoma fell slightly in September as the retail trade sector added 1,700 jobs.
The number of public employees in the state has been dropping since mid-2005 as the poor economy has forced school districts and governments to trim staff, adding to the state's already high unemployment rate, according to a new report released Monday.
New figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show Douglas County was the only large Colorado county to see employment growth from December 2007 to December 2008.
Some 1.9 million jobs disappeared across the European Union in the first three months of this year — the sharpest drop in payroll numbers on record, the EU statistical agency Eurostat said Monday.
The worst of the job market collapse appears to be over. But with businesses still shedding hundreds of thousands of jobs each month, it will take well into next year or longer before the economy creates enough new jobs to begin bringing the the unemployment rate back to pre-recession levels.
WASHINGTON — With nearly 14 million Americans unemployed, a growing number of people are competing for a dwindling number of job openings, allowing some employers to drive down pay and benefits for new hires.
The doors aren’t even open at WorkSource Portland Metro East, and yet a line is already starting to form outside the squat tan office building.
President Barack Obama might as well be wearing a cape and have a big “W” on his chest that stands for worker.
I’ve decided to ask the Magic 8-Ball about the jobs outlook for this year.
Apple Inc. boosted the number of workers on its payroll by 48 percent in the 2008 fiscal year, a period that saw robust iPod sales and the staggeringly successful launch of a new iPhone.
Employers' costs to hire and retain workers grew at a slower pace in the first three months of this year.
Employers' costs to hire and retain workers grew at a slightly slower pace in the summer, suggesting that a somewhat softer — but still solid — jobs climate is easing inflation pressures.
Wages and benefits paid to American workers rose in the July-September period at the fastest pace in more than two years.
The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday for workers to show they suffered retaliation after accusing employers of discrimination.
Ethics rule could slow DOD's revolving employment door DOD requires written ethics approval for senior officials, who have worked personally and had major decision-making authority on a DOD contract.
Dislocated in AmericaWhat may be occurring is a seismic shift in the American economy, one that could leave as many as one in four Americans permanently unemployed or so drastically underemployed that he or she can't make ends meet.
Census Bureau is Hiring at Least 1 Million for Coming Roll CallThe toll free hotline for Census Bureau employment is 1-866-861-2010. You can also apply at .
Consortiumnews.comThis goes to show that we all need to band together boycott corporations that are moving jobs overseas and create our own industries to counter all these jobs being lost. We also need to support the industries we do have that are trying to help the average citizen.
Welcome, comrade MaobamaTo sum it all up, comrade Maobama. We really hope you appreciate the fabulous Peking duck in the company of comrade Hun Jintao, and that you conduct a frank exchange of views.
Worker shortfall threatens pension ageAUSTRALIA faces a potential skills shortfall equivalent to 1.4 million workers by 2025 unless the workforce participation rate increases, according to new research that recommends raising the retirement age and boosting skilled migration.
Cultural factors help limit recession's impactRALEIGH, N.C. — Until this summer, Loc Tran, 59, was a technician at Nortel, a global communications company that has facilities at Research Triangle Park here. Then she left and opened Pho' Cali, a Vietnamese restaurant.
Top 10 Ancient Jobs That Sucked Big TimeWork is getting harder and harder to find these days. No matter what your area of expertise, the recession is sucking us all dry. With the abundance of jobs and skilled workers for those jobs, the situation is exacerbated.
Pfizer To Shut Down Facilities; 600 To Lose JobsPLATTSBURGH, N.Y. -- "Things happen, things leave, things close. Whether it's an Air Force base, paper mill or pharmaceutical company, the mark of a community is how it responds," said Gary Douglas of the North Country Chamber of Commerce.
Massachusetts Man Says He Was Fired for Telling Colleague He Thought Her Gay Marriage Is WrongFour times, this woman blabbed to everyone about her "marriage".
Local resident helps sponsor Laid Off Camp tomorrowFRANKLIN - Steve Sherlock knows what it's like to be jobless.
Economy is still shedding jobs and people are asking Obama to fix it. Folks, there is not much Obama can do about it. Government does not have a magic stick to swing and change the world. We have borrowed for 50 years and spent and inflated prices and salaries along with it.
Where the Jobs AreToday's employment report shows that the economy has lost more than eight million jobs since the recession began, but some sectors have skated through. More Articles
Police: Man makes up knife attack to miss workEDGEWATER, Colo. – Police said a man stabbed himself, then said he was attacked by three men dressed in black who were either Hispanic or skinheads, in a ploy to miss work.
10 Jobs with High Pay and Minimal Schooling RequiredThe top 10 jobs that need little schooling for a BIG paycheck.
I might be breaking the rules a bit here, but I do not think Newsvine will sanction be too bad the way the economic and unemployment is going these days, if I am breaking the rules my apologies just thought some might use the help.
The Iron Cheer of EmpireIt may be my bias, or my imagination, or my distaste for toil, but from here America looks like one big workhouse, "under God, indivisible, with time off to @!$%#, shower and shop." A country whose citizens have been reduced to "human assets" of a vast and relentless economic mach …
To my esteemed GOP colleagues that seemingly did not take or failed Economics 101, tax cuts do not work unless there is income to offset the tax cuts. Several members of the Conservative Caucus act as they have all the answers for the ills of the nation.
Bay State heads to a jobless recoveryMany of Massachusetts' key industries have begun to rebound along with the broader economy, increasing sales and production, but hiring only cautiously - if at all.
Obama's Nominee for EEOC Promotes Polygamy and Homosexuality"once a religious person or institution enters the stream of commerce by operating an enterprise such as a doctor's office, hospital, bookstore, hotel, treatment center, and so on, I believe the enterprise must adhere to a norm of nondiscrimination on the basis of sexual orientat …
Obama looking at all options for creating jobsPresident Barack Obama is considering all options to create jobs, including another stimulus package, while trying to pull the economy out of a deep recession and deal with a record deficit, White House advisers said Sunday.
I didn't expect it to happen. I knew the company was in trouble, they hadn't paid us a full paycheck for 6 weeks. However the word was that there were investors in line and we would be saved. That was a lie.
Colorado minimum wage to drop as living costs fallColorado will become the first state to reduce its minimum wage because of a falling cost of living. The state Department of Labor and Employment ordered the wage down to $7.24 from $7.28.
Looking for a Middle ClassIt is easy to blame the financial crisis, Wall Street's breathtaking bonuses or the culture of excess that glittered until we found ourselves on the precipice of a second Great Depression.
1700 Ontarians "Do the Math" and find social assistance rates don't add upMore than 1700 people have completed the [Do the Math] survey since it launched in June 2009, and results show that even the most frugal estimates fall far short of what people recieve on Ontario Works (OW) and the Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP).
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