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How home sales and job growth are related
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Sep 26, 2012
We’re getting another pulse check on housing later this morning. The numbers on new home sales for August come out today, and they’re expected to be pretty good. How does an uptick in housing affect the job market? Turns out, they are pretty closely linked.
Looking for potential in future employees
Jeff Horwich Sep 25, 2012
If you're looking for a job or trying to get ahead in this economy, there's some age-old wisdom that would seem to apply: play up your accomplishments. Seems obvious, but maybe that's in fact not your best plan of attack.
Using big data to profile the perfect worker
Kai Ryssdal Sep 24, 2012
Large companies that hire thousands of hourly workers are turning to big data to streamline recruitment. Our own Kai Ryssdal gets profiled to see what his answers to a few simple questions tell us about what kind of employee he'd be.
Weekly jobless claims fall slightly last week
Diane Swonk Sep 20, 2012
Last week claims for unemployment were down, but just a bit, by about 3,000.
The safest jobs in the U.S.
David Gura Sep 20, 2012
Today the U.S. government gives us a list of the most-dangerous jobs. What are the safest?
Long-term unemployed face changing workplace
Krissy Clark Sep 12, 2012
Being out of work for a long time is tough. Going back to work after a long absence can be almost as challenging to catch up in today's fast-changing work environment.
When the unemployed stop looking for jobs
David Gura Sep 7, 2012
Discouraged workers give up after months of fruitless job seeking.
Obama adviser Alan Krueger on the August jobs report
Stacey Vanek Smith Sep 7, 2012
The chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers talks about the president's plans for the future.
U.S. adds 96,000 jobs in August, unemployment drops to 8.1%
Mitchell Hartman Sep 7, 2012
The August jobs numbers come below expectations, though the unemployment rate drops to 8.1 percent.
Waiting for the big jobs report
Mitchell Hartman Sep 7, 2012
August job creation may have been good. But it's not clear any improvement can change voters' minds now.
