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Women in Combat: Is It Really That Big of a Deal?
The announcement that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted the ban on women in direct ground combat has brought out the normal pundits who either support it...
Rick Perry Goes Job Rustling, Again
Gov. Perry buys radio ad time to poach jobs from California. Is his desire for short-term growth a risk to the state's future?
U.S. Economy Adds 155,000 Jobs in December; Can We Expect a Better Labor Market in 2013?
With the Labor Department's announcement today that the U.S. economy added 155,000 jobs in December and that the unemployment rate ticked up to 7.8%, one comes...
Delta Airlines Receives 22,000 Applications for 300 Jobs
If you think you've made it by getting into Harvard, rethink. On average, it's four times harder to be hired as a flight attendant by Delta Airlines.
Reading While Eating for Dec. 7: A Jolt of Jobs
In today's must-read links for your lunch break: Improvement for U.S. unemployment and even more developments in Kate Middleton's pregnancy.
The Bad News Behind the Good Jobs Numbers
Never underestimate the importance of expectations. While most of us were bracing for a poor jobs report due to the disruptive effects of Hurricane Sandy, the...
Friday’s Jobs Numbers May Be Drowned Out by Hurricane Sandy
When the Labor Department releases it’s November job growth estimates tomorrow, many are bracing for it to be the smallest number since June. Economists surveyed...
Jobs Guru Spills Secrets About Older Workers
Award-winning journalist Kerry Hannon offers some insight about the types of jobs the gray-haired set can expect to find in the coming years.
Jobs Worth Keeping
Drones may not be the future of warfare but they certainly are a part of the future of warfare While they aren't as inexpensive as many folks believe (as Winslow...
The U.S. Economy Adds 171,000 Jobs in October, but Challenges Remain
Here it is folks The final jobs report before the 2012 Presidential Election The Labor Department announced this morning that the US economy added 171000 jobs in...
Viewpoint: The Art of Badmouthing Good Jobs News
If there’s one thing that Americans for Prosperity won’t tolerate it’s prosperity That was the message from the group’s leader following this morning’s economic...
October Jobs Numbers Are Big News… for the Next President
The October jobs report is big news for presidential politics. But not in the way you might think.
ADP Says U.S. Businesses Added 158,000 Jobs in Oct.
Payroll provider ADP says businesses added 158000 jobs in October ADP said it saw growth in construction transportation and utilities financial activities and...
More Jobs, Less Pay
Here's a thought experiment posed recently by Robert Gordon, an economics professor at Northwestern University. Imagine that you can have either a) all the...
Romney’s 12 Million Jobs: How to Lie While Telling the Truth
Mitt Romney’s pledge to create 12 million jobs is a cardboard cutout of a campaign promise. It looks great, even bold, from one angle, but there’s really not...
Men Diagnosed With Childhood ADHD Struggle More with Jobs, Relationships
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurobehavioral disorder among children, and as incidence of the condition continue to rise,...
