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Faulty background checks hurt job hunters
Bob Moon Apr 11, 2012
The National Consumer Law Center says it's the wild west for background-screening report companies that provide shoddy reports.
Social Security and the job outlook
Chris Farrell Apr 10, 2012
Social Security claims came down last year, an intriguing sign that older workers are feeling better about their job prospects.
Federal job retraining programs are running out of money
Kai Ryssdal Apr 9, 2012
The economy's doing better, but unemployment is still at over 8 percent. Lots of jobless workers have turned to federally-funded retraining programs, but as New York Times reporter Motoko Rich reports, funding is running dry.
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.
120,000 jobs added in March
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 6, 2012
The Labor Department reports the U.S. economy added 120,000 jobs last month. That was roughly half of what economists had expected, and a significant slowdown compared to the last few months.
March U.S. jobs numbers a disappointment
Jeremy Hobson Apr 6, 2012
The U.S. economy only added 120,000 jobs in March, which is half of what economists had originally expected.
White House's Alan Krueger on March jobs numbers
Stacey Vanek Smith Apr 6, 2012
The head of the White House Council of Economic Advisers talks about the Labor Department's latest employment report, which showed that only 120,000 jobs were created in March.
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
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?
