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January jobs report: Unemployment dips, but jobs growth disappoints
Feb 7, 2014
The U.S. economy added 113,000 jobs in January, falling below analysts' expectations.
What online job listings tell us about the economy
Feb 5, 2014
The Conference Board is out with this month's Help Wanted Online index. It’s a survey of some 16,000 online job listings.
Spain's skilled and affordable workers may turn the tide
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Tom Burridge
Feb 5, 2014
Spain is still suffering from an economic crisis that has left 26 million people unemployed.
Why would you hire the long-term unemployed? Why not?
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Noel King
Jan 27, 2014
We expect the President to ask companies to pledge to hire the unemployed. But some hiring managers see a potential risk in hiring someone who's been out of work for a long time.
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When your bad credit keeps you from getting a job
Jan 22, 2014
A recent study shows one in 10 job applicants have been rejected because something turned up in their credit history.
Jobless claims hit lowest level since 2007
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Diane Swonk
Aug 8, 2013
The recovery is moving slow and steady.
Millennials face uncertain future with part-time work
Jun 14, 2013
Many of America's 8 million underemployed are young -- of the Millennial generation -- and they are just getting by by working several part-time gigs at a time.
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Weekly unemployment claims up 13 percent
Oct 18, 2012
Seasonally adjusted claims for unemployment insurance rose by 46,000 last week, or about 13 percent. Is this a blip or the start of a new trend?
Job market improving as jobless claims drop
Oct 11, 2012
New weekly claims for unemployment fell last week to the lowest level in four and a half years. Combined with last week's employment report, the claims data provides evidence of a slowly improving job market.
Weekly unemployment claims fall to four year low
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Jeff Horwich
Oct 11, 2012
New weekly claims for unemployment fell last week to the lowest level in four and a half years. Elsewhere around the world, the S&P has downgraded the soveign debt of Spain.