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Auto sale increase also boosts auto jobs
Mitchell Hartman Sep 4, 2012
The steady increase in auto sales is also fueling a boom in auto employment—everything from dealerships, to auto suppliers and assembly plants
Creating jobs vs. creating good jobs
Mark Garrison Sep 4, 2012
Economists and politicians are watching the job market closely. On Friday, the monthly employment report is released. But if jobs are being created, are they good jobs?
Housing, jobs and retirement stay on voters' minds
David Gura Aug 31, 2012
Undecided voters in Florida and North Carolina share what their greatest concerns are in the upcoming election.
Facing sailor shortage, Navy ups bonuses
Nikki Motson Aug 27, 2012
The Navy is offering sailors hundreds of extra dollars a month if they agree to go back out to sea sooner than expected.
Weekly unemployment applications tick up slightly
Stacey Vanek Smith Aug 23, 2012
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to 372,000. That's 4,000 more than the previous week.
Can working from home increase productivity?
Stephen Dubner Aug 23, 2012
Our Freakonomics expert Stephen Dubner says there is evidence that working from home is better for you.
Who gets to have fun...at work?
Shereen Marisol Meraji Aug 9, 2012
If fun means fulfilling, education definitely helps.
Job openings at highest level in four years
Jeremy Hobson Aug 8, 2012
Job openings jumped to a four-year high in June: 3.7 million. Seems strange, considering we learned less than a week ago that the country has an 8.3 percent unemployment rate right now.
Unemployment workers face layoffs
Kai Ryssdal Aug 7, 2012
As more people find work where there are jobs to be found, fewer workers are needed in state unemployment offices.
Eliminating debt, all in a day -- and night's -- work
Krissy Clark Aug 3, 2012
A banker doesn't listen to her own advice and falls deep into credit card debt. She takes on a blue collar job to get herself back in the black.
