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Planned layoffs drop to lowest level in two years
Sep 6, 2012
According to job placement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas, the number of planned layoffs at U.S. companies dropped 37 percent from a year ago.
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Most Americans feel satisfied with their jobs
Sep 6, 2012
Gallup's latest polls reveal only 1 in 10 Americans say that they are dissatisfied with their jobs. It's a major jump from the results from two decades ago.
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Auto sale increase also boosts auto jobs
Sep 4, 2012
The steady increase in auto sales is also fueling a boom in auto employment—everything from dealerships, to auto suppliers and assembly plants
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Creating jobs vs. creating good jobs
Sep 3, 2012
Economists and politicians are watching the job market closely. On Friday, the monthly employment report is released. But if jobs are being created, are they good jobs?
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Housing, jobs and retirement stay on voters' minds
Aug 31, 2012
Undecided voters in Florida and North Carolina share what their greatest concerns are in the upcoming election.
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Facing sailor shortage, Navy ups bonuses
Aug 27, 2012
The Navy is offering sailors hundreds of extra dollars a month if they agree to go back out to sea sooner than expected.
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Weekly unemployment applications tick up slightly
Aug 23, 2012
The number of people filing for unemployment benefits rose last week to 372,000. That's 4,000 more than the previous week.
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Job openings at highest level in four years
Aug 8, 2012
Job openings jumped to a four-year high in June: 3.7 million. Seems strange, considering we learned less than a week ago that the country has an 8.3 percent unemployment rate right now.
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Unemployment workers face layoffs
Aug 7, 2012
As more people find work where there are jobs to be found, fewer workers are needed in state unemployment offices.
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Romney adviser responds to July jobs report
Aug 3, 2012
Glenn Hubbard, an adviser to the Romney campaign, talks about the most recent U.S. jobs report and about Mitt Romney's economic plans if he wins the presidency.
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