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Google search in North Carolina: Jobs
Nov 13, 2012
Struggling N.C. county lures Google facility with incentives. Were they worth it?
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Social network aims to help veterans get the jump on jobs
Nov 12, 2012
On this Veterans Day holiday, two retired officers are launching a new social network -- only for the military.
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Gov. Romney: 65 and out of work
Nov 7, 2012
If you're 65 and unemployed, you're more likely to be that way for a long time.
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Employed or not, voting ritual often the same
Nov 6, 2012
In many ways, the 2012 presidential election is a referendum on a number: the nation's unemployment rate of 7.9 percent. Reporters in Oklahoma City (unemployment around 5 percent) and San Bernardino, Calif., (unemployment pushing 12 percent) look behind the numbers.
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The 8-percent rule: Can Obama win with high unemployment?
Nov 5, 2012
Since World War II, incumbent presidents have been defeated in election years when the unemployment rate is above 7.5 percent. What does that mean for President Obama and October's 7.9 percent unemployment rate?
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New jobs report offers a last word on economy before election
Nov 2, 2012
Depending on political spins and eventual revisions, the final Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report before the presidential election, could be good or bad for whoever wins.
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Why the next president wins twice
Nov 2, 2012
The Weekly Wrap examines the latest unemployment numbers from October -- the last jobs report to come out before Election Day -- and why that matters.
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Gallup expects unemployment rate to decrease
Nov 1, 2012
Ahead of the government's jobs report tomorrow, Gallup is predicting a decrease in unemployment from the organization's independent polling.
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For better or for worse: Jobs market remains steady
Nov 1, 2012
Initial claims for unemployment insurance dropped last week and productivity increased modestly. Does the data mean hiring is back on track?
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Is technology to blame for chronic unemployment?
Oct 10, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says a steady march of technology leaves increasingly obsolete jobs in its wake.
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