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Nationwide unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent
The latest unemployment numbers released Friday showed more Americans are finding work.
The Labor Department said employers added 243,000 jobs in January, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.
That’s the lowest rate since...Tags: Labor Markets, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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December jobs report: Hiring up, unemployment down
American employers stepped up their hiring in December, bringing the unemployment rate down again.
The economy added 200,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, closing out the year with 1.6 million jobs gained in 2011. Only 940,...Tags: Labor Markets, Marketing, Employment, Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace
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'I guess there's just a meanness in this world'
"They wanted to know why I did what I did/Well sir, I guess there's just a meanness in this world" — Bruce Springsteen, "Nebraska."
That haunting song is about a guy and a girl who go on a killing spree, so I'm not suggesting the subject directly...Tags: George W. Bush, Government, Politics, Lotteries, Executive Branch
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Psst: It's OK to cheat on your employer
Brace yourselves. I'm about to come out in favor of infidelity.
Not marital infidelity, of course, or even brand infidelity. (I believe once you choose a type of coffee, you and that beverage must remain forever bound, as the gods of capitalism intended....Tags: LinkedIn Corp., Social Media, Facebook, Stress, Electronics
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Living through layoffs
We're a country where careers are often part of our identity, and you don't suddenly yank that part of a person out without ripping up the rest. So, in the midst of a miserable economy, when layoffs have become so common they're met with shrugs rather...Tags: Public Employees, Human Interest, Government, LinkedIn Corp., Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Credit endangering job prospects
FACT: Speaker phones were invented to make untalented people sound important.
Tune in next week for my opinion on Bluetooth headsets.
On to your questions.
Q: After four phone interviews, two in-person interviews, a drug test and a background check,...Tags: Consumers, Economy, Business and Finance, Facebook, Gaming Industry, Employment
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President Barack Obama's "An America Built to Last" State of the Union Address
Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, distinguished guests, and fellow Americans:
Last month, I went to Andrews Air Force Base and welcomed home some of our last troops to serve in Iraq. Together, we offered a final, proud salute to...Tags: Defense, George W. Bush, Financial Aid, Economy, Business and Finance, General Motors Corp.
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IPS principals, administrators laid off to cut costs
In order to cut costs, Indianapolis Public Schools laid off five principals and 29 other administrators.
The layoffs Tuesday were just the first step for Superintendent Eugene White in cutting $40 million from the budget.
The principals who received...Tags: Job Layoffs, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace
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No food stamps for the suffering?
I confess that I don't anger easily, but when I read the remarks by Newt Gingrich after his upset victory in South Carolina primary, I felt I could remain silent no longer. Carried away with his victory, he attacked the president with: "Obama is the...Tags: Newt Gingrich, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Career and Workplace
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American dissatisfaction with nation's outlook near record highs
Money & CompanyGallup poll finds American dissatisfaction higher than any other year except 2008...
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Dec 22, 2011
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