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Life in the slow lane
Jan 19, 2012
The number of people signing up for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest in more than 3 1/2 years today, but is it falling fast enough?
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Home Depot hiring 70,000 seasonal workers
Jan 18, 2012
The home improvement retailer hired half its spring-time seasonal workers last year permanently. Some of them could land permanent jobs again.
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Unemployment rate higher in minority communities
Jan 16, 2012
Dig deeper into the unemployment numbers and you'll find some groups are not seeing improvement in their work lives.
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End of a long, dry spell
Jan 13, 2012
This week's Marketplace Piggy is headed to Livingston, Mont., where James Willish, 35, is working again after 44 months of unemployment.
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Economy backtracks after strong holiday season
Jan 12, 2012
This year's holiday season was slightly bigger by volume, but the week after the holidays saw a bit of a slide.
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So, are you smart enough to work for Google?
Jan 10, 2012
Today's job interviews are nothing like those in the past. Author William Poundstone examines the kinds of new interview questions that are asked at corporations like Google.
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Job growth could stay slow through election season
Jan 6, 2012
Economy continues to add jobs, but not fast enough to make campaigning easy for President Obama.
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Front-row seat: The small business owner
Jan 6, 2012
New Jersey cabinet maker Kelly Conklin is seeing business return, and he's passing the good fortune on to his employees.
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Help Wanted: Motivated, dedicated job counselors
Jan 6, 2012
Wilshire WorkSource is one of over 50 jobs training centers in Los Angeles County. But as they economy continues to suffer, layoffs are hitting the one place whose goal it is to help the unemployed find work.
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Unemployment falls to 8.5%, lowest in three years
Jan 6, 2012
The nation's economy added 200,000 jobs in the month of December, while the jobless rate ticked down to 8.5 percent.
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