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President Barack Obama's eight-day trip to Asia produced no tangible wins for the United States, though he is citing talks with Asian allies that he says could help create thousands of jobs and open new markets for American goods in the future. Complete Story...
California's unemployment rate rose to 12.5 percent in October to set another modern record, even though more than 25,000 Californians found jobs, the state Employment Development Department reported Friday.
Pennsylvania's latest jobless rate remains at 8.8 percent, exactly where it was a month earlier.
The federal government has come through with an additional $4.4 million to help workers in southwest Ohio hurt by the relocation of DHL shipping operations.
Gov. Bev Perdue says 18 small North Carolina companies will receive federal stimulus grants to spur development in green technology.
The government watchdog overseeing economic stimulus spending said Thursday that, in its rush to take credit for saving hundreds of thousands of jobs, the Obama administration was overly confident in its job-counting and did not acknowledge significant errors in the figures.
New Jerseyans are paying $1.3 million in pensions to 62 retirees who work for private groups at a time when the state's pension system is on the financial brink.
At their summit in Brussels on Thursday, EU leaders aim to agree on who will fill two new top posts created in the 27-nation bloc's new reform treaty which enters into force Dec. 1. Here are the job descriptions:
Seven socialist prime ministers backed the European Union's trade commissioner to be its new foreign policy chief, moving a Thursday summit closer to breaking a stalemate over two freshly created top EU jobs.
President Barack Obama says creating jobs isn't the goal of a coming White House forum on jobs and economic growth.
House Democrats are looking at swelling deficits further, at least temporarily, on a jobs-producing bill in response to double-digit unemployment and a sense within their ranks that the party needs to do more to put people back to work.
A research firm that develops advanced textiles for the automotive, aeronautics and defense industries says it will open a new facility in South Carolina, creating 120 new jobs.
Gov. Sonny Perdue sent some good economic news home to Georgia from the Dubai Airshow.
President Barack Obama will travel to Pennsylvania and other states next month after hosting a White House forum on creating jobs.
As companies hire extra workers for the holidays, some of these seasonal employees are already wondering: How do I turn this temporary position into something permanent? And, in this economy, can I?
The federal stimulus funding that has reached Michigan so far has created few private-sector jobs and some recipients of the cash have overstated the number of jobs created or protected, an analysis by the Detroit Free Press shows.
The union representing workers at Liz Claiborne Inc.'s warehouse in Lincoln say they've been informed the company is shutting down the facility this spring and moving operations elsewhere.
The future of a bipartisan, billion-dollar Ohio program that spurs technology jobs is in limbo because of a dispute between Republicans and Democrats over when lawmakers should go to voters to get more bonds approved.
Cessna Aircraft Co. is calling back 200 workers it laid off earlier this year as the company resumes production of its Citation Sovereign business jet.
Adobe Systems said Tuesday it is cutting 680 full-time jobs, or about 9 percent of its work force, to align costs with its fiscal 2010 budget.
As many as 30 new jobs are coming to the South Dakota town of Sturgis.
For months he had warned it was coming but that didn't ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when unemployment topped 10 percent.
The economy is still shedding jobs, but at a much slower pace than at the height of the financial crisis this year, according to government figures released Friday. That bolsters the view that the economy is making a slow but steady recovery from the worst downturn in decades.
The owner of a plant that has made school buses in Conway for decades said that it would end bus-production operations there soon, affecting up to 477 jobs at the facility.
Obama asks for patience on economyWASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Americans to show patience over the economy and argued that his just-concluded Asia trip was critical for U.S. exports, countering criticism he had returned empty-handed.
A Job Saved Is as Good as a Job CreatedThe debate over how effective the Obama administration's efforts have been at turning the economy around now seems to hinge on the question of whether saving a job is as good as creating one. The answer is clearly yes...
Obama: What the world needs now is jobs, sweet jobsUsing last week's swing through Asia as the backdrop to talk about numerous issues, President Obama in his weekly address this morning discussed nuclear arms, climate change, commerce, clean energy and democratic ideals, characterizing his diplomatic trip as intended to "open a n …
The Big Squander By PAUL KRUGMAN By making what was in effect a multibillion-dollar gift to Wall Street, policy makers undermined their own credibility — and put the broader economy at risk.
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 .
Obama approval dips below 50%Obama down to a 49 percent approval rating in the respected Gallup daily tracking poll out Friday. Gallup said Obama's approval rating had been holding in the low 50s since September but hasn't dropped below 50 percent until now.
State unemployment rates rise - Nov. 20, 2009NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A growing number of states reported rising jobless rates in October, and thirteen states reported unemployment rates above the national average of 10.2%, according to a government report released on Friday.
Fake Job Numbers Vital to Stimulus PropagandaSince President Obama took office, the American people have been subjected to an aggressive propaganda campaign designed to convince them that the $787 billion stimulus bill is working.
Work site arrests of illegals fall dramaticallyArrests of illegal immigrant workers have dropped precipitously under President Obama, according to figures released Wednesday.
Green Buildings: Fewer Sick Days, Higher RentsA new study found that tenants in green buildings experience increased productivity and fewer sick days. The research also found that that green buildings have lower vacancy rates and higher rents than non-green counterparts.
Monster Says Hundreds Of Jobs Available Many Still Have Trouble Finding Work (Video)BOSTON -- Looking for work as a business systems analyst, Trishna Shaw made sure to circulate her resume among the high-tech employers taking part in Wednesday's Monster.com job fair. Shaw launched her job search a month ago and was confident she would soon find work.
Short sweet and simple. Layoffs are increasing, more and more people are protesting, there are health care issues... the works.... come up with your own issues to be mad about...
Fake Jobs for Fake Congressional Districts (Rep. Joe Wilson)Last night, I learned that the government website charged with reporting fraud and abuse is its very own worst offender. Recovery.gov, the Administration's website that is designed to report waste of misnamed stimulus funds, has produced a fake report.
Recovery Board Chairman: We Can't Certify Jobs Data at Recovery.govABC News' Rick Klein reports: The chairman of the Obama administration's Recovery Board is telling lawmakers that he can't certify jobs data posted at the Recovery.gov Web site -- and doesn't have access to a "master list" of stimulus recipients that have neglected to …
Blue Dogs Wary of Another StimulusHouse Democratic leaders signaled Tuesday that they are moving full steam ahead with a stimulus bill in the coming weeks, a plan that is already dividing fiscally conservative Democrats unsure of whether they can swallow another multibillion-dollar spending package.
Pelosi: Job help must be 'right'Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday that she hopes to move on a jobs bill next month but cautioned against rushing in before Democrats have found the "right initiative" to deal with what's proved to be a very stubborn, deep recession for workers.
Dem Congressman Obey + Stop "Stupid mistakes" in recovery.gov + Stimulus Jobs - Do Not ExistI think it is significant that the Democrat Congressman David Obey wants true numbers and facts on the recovery.gov site as it is "undermining government creditability". I think it is truly worrisome the misinformation about jobs in Districts that do not even exist.
Investors.com - Stimulus Fraud"The Economy: We knew something was funny when the White House claimed that 640,000 to 1 million jobs had been created from this year's stimulus. What we didn't know was that it would turn into a massive fraud"
Check out this link (via http://ow.ly)As a reminder of how many people really do not prepair for their interviews. While realizing they only have one chance to get to the "Get Hired List". While others maybe going over board to get a job with so, many job losses.
Nearly 2,000 jobs could come from Prince George's incubator, study saysMove over Montgomery County and look out Baltimore, Prince George's County has plans to boost its own bioscience industry.
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.
Black & Decker to merge with Stanley - goodbye another 10,000 jobs"It's a match made in heaven," Stanley flack Tim Perra told reporters.
May I Return My Christmas Present, Please?There I was, expertly navigating through traffic, when a snippet of news came on. It was the voice of the Speaker of the House, Madame Pelosi, promising that the healthcare bill would be ready to give to the American people as a "Christmas" present.
Paul Krugman: Free to Lose ... more jobsBut these aren't normal times. Right now, workers who lose their jobs aren't moving to the jobs of the future; they're entering the ranks of the unemployed and staying there.
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