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Unemployment Falls in 40 U.S. States, Rises in 3
(WASHINGTON) — Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving...
JPMorgan’s Dimon Survives Shareholder Referendum
(TAMPA, Fla.) — Shareholders at JPMorgan Chase will let Jamie Dimon, the chairman and CEO, keep both his jobs. At the bank's annual meeting, 32 percent of...
Obama Talks Jobs, Says Politics Misplace Focus
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama is calling attention to his economic proposals and efforts to expand the middle class. In his weekly radio and Internet...
Obama Focusing on Job Creation in Baltimore Visit
(WASHINGTON) — President Barack Obama is leaving behind scandal-focused Washington to focus on the country's slowly improving jobs picture. Obama is to fly by...
Obama, Perry And The True Source Of The Texas Jobs Miracle
There's a scramble to claim credit for the Texas miracle, and now President Obama has jumped in with both feet.
On Jobs Tour In Texas, Obama Offers Little New Hope For Jobs Progress In Washington
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE President Barack Obama’s campaign-style jobs-focused swing through the Texas technology core Thursday was notable mainly for what it left...
Morning Must Reads: May 10
In the news: Texas, Benghazi, immigration reform, Syria, Hispanics, Wall St. five years later, E-Bay, and Prince Harry.
U.S. Job Postings Fell in March; Hiring Slowed
(WASHINGTON) — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth. The...
Survey: Private Employers Add Just 119,000 Jobs in April
(WASHINGTON) — A survey shows U.S. companies added the fewest jobs in seven months, indicating that government spending cuts and higher taxes may be weighing on...
Is There a ‘Lawyer Bubble’?
The legal profession is facing some fundamental changes, and one former big-firm partner is sounding the alarm
Jobs Report: Economy Avoids ‘Spring Swoon’ As Unemployment Rate Falls
In recent years, the U.S. economy has performed like a once dominant, but now aging ballplayer. It shows flashes of greatness, but the risk of injury looms...
Obama Wraps Up Latin Trip with an Eye Back Home
(SAN JOSE, Costa Rica) — President Barack Obama, concluding a three-day visit to Mexico and Costa Rica, is cheering Mexican economic advances and pressing other...
Where Will the Drone Jobs Go? States Balance Economic Opportunity with Privacy Concerns
Almost every state wants a piece of the burgeoning drone industry, but lawmakers also want to protect citizens' privacy. States are approaching this balancing...
Obama to Tap Pritzker, Froman for Economic Jobs
President Barack Obama on Thursday will nominate a longtime fundraiser to run the Commerce Department and a top economic adviser as the next U.S. Trade...
A Key Step: Certifying Vets for Post-Military Jobs
A lesson drilled into me throughout officer training went something like this: “If you ever decide to leave the Army, companies will snap you up in a second. ...
US Jobless Claims Fall to 5-year Low of 324K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs...
Spain and Portugal’s Huddled Masses Seek Jobs in Former Colonies
There are few better places that illustrate the impact of the Spanish conquest of Latin America than the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco, Peru. Cathedrals with...
These Are the Best and Worst Jobs of 2013
Because we love to compare ourselves to other people.
