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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.
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.
Census breaks down occupations by gender, ethnicity
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Nov 29, 2012
More women employed in secretarial work than any other job, but they make inroads in other fields.
Americans start to see light in economy
Frank Newport Nov 29, 2012
Consumer confidence at a five-year high according to new data this week. But what exactly makes us so confident?
GDP revised up to 2.7%, investment revised down
Diane Swonk Nov 29, 2012
Though the latest GDP numbers are up and jobless claims are down, the economic details tell a gloomier story.
Warren Buffett on what he 'gets' about the economy, investing mistakes, and inflation
Jeremy Hobson Nov 28, 2012
Warren Buffett is one of the most successful investors in history, so what does he know about the economy that few others do? Buffet discusses the biggest investment mistake he's ever made, his economic concerns in the year ahead, and how to get the U.S. growing again.
'Like' to find a job? Facebook has an app for that
Eve Troeh Nov 15, 2012
Facebook enters the job-search market with listings of nearly 2 million job openings. But be careful, especially if you've friended your boss.
