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The road back to the factory floor
Mitchell Hartman Apr 6, 2012
A laid-off autoworker found a steady job at another factory, but he’s making less
Educating kids for the factories of the future
Mitchell Hartman Apr 18, 2012
West Chicago magnet prepares students for high-skill manufacturing jobs, and for college
March job growth sluggish
Adriene Hill Apr 6, 2012
Employers hired many fewer workers in March than in previous months, but the unemployment rate fell for the first time since January.
The regional differences in the U.S. job market
Frank Newport Apr 5, 2012
Are some cities doing better than others when it comes to recovery, and a positive outlook for jobs in the near future?
Early jobs report shows planned layoffs falling
Jeremy Hobson Apr 5, 2012
This morning, the job placement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported that the number of planned layoffs dropped last month to a 10-month low -- a good sign as we await unemployment numbers from the government tomorrow.
Which cities have the most jobs?
Frank Newport Apr 5, 2012
According to Gallup's latest polls, Oklahoma City sits at the top of the list of cities that are hiring. A number of California cities round out the bottom of the list.
Starbucks finds partners for job fund
Eve Troeh Apr 4, 2012
Google Offers and Banana Republic are the first businesses to join Starbucks in raising money for its U.S. job creation fund.
Yahoo to chop 2,000 more jobs
David Gura Apr 4, 2012
Shares of Yahoo are down this morning. The Internet giant is handing out 2,000 pink slips today. It's the sixth mass layoff for the tech company in just the past four years.
Yahoo's got an identity crisis
Adriene Hill Apr 4, 2012
The 2,000 jobs Yahoo is shedding don't fit with the plans its CEO has for turning around the company.
Car companies come roaring back
Adriene Hill Apr 3, 2012
March sales were up at General Motors, Chrysler and Toyota. But as the industry gets back up to speed, engineers aren't so easy to find.
