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Optimism at the mall: Retail sales up
Jeff Horwich Dec 13, 2012
Despite some worries about consumer demand this holiday season, U.S. retail sales rose 0.3% in November.
The bigger influence on retail: Black Friday, or Sandy?
David Weinberg Dec 13, 2012
Hurricane Sandy sparked spending in the Northeast, but Black Friday is national and so has more impact on retail sales.
Retailers could step up freebies for shoppers
Dan Bobkoff Dec 10, 2012
As holiday season heads into the last stretch, retailers are gauging just how much they have to give away to get skittish shoppers to spend.
The jobs report as instruction manual for jobseekers
Mitchell Hartman Dec 7, 2012
Job search tips in the unemployment numbers? Get a college degree, move to North Dakota, and more
Superstorm Sandy's impact on jobs
Diane Swonk Dec 6, 2012
Fewer Americans filed for jobless benefits last week. Claims fell for the third straight week. What role did superstorm Sandy play in the fall in unemployment claims?
Study reveals skills gap between education and jobs
Mitchell Hartman Dec 5, 2012
New McKinsey report finds employers are pessimistic about how well young people are prepared for skilled jobs.
Retailers try to thwart holiday shoplifters
Mark Garrison Dec 4, 2012
Retailers could lose $9 billion this holiday season to thieves. So stores are trying to stay one technological step ahead of the crooks.
Employers increasingly look for bachelor's degrees
Shereen Marisol Meraji Dec 5, 2012
Jobs that used to require no post-secondary education are seeing 'degree inflation.'
Number of 'disconnected youth' on the rise
David Gura Dec 3, 2012
Millions of young people are out of school and have no jobs.
Fun facts from the Census on jobs by gender and race
John Ketchum Nov 29, 2012
The U.S. Census Bureau today released a burst of data on who works in which profession and where. We plucked out a few interesting facts from the release.
