“Pew Study: More than Half of Americans' Jobs Impacted by Recession” plus 3 more

Pew Study: More than Half of Americans' Jobs Impacted by Recession
Where the Engineering Jobs Are
Senate combines jobless benefits, homebuyer credit
Consumer Guides About Part-Time Workers, Medigap Coverage And Navigating Medical Costs

Pew Study: More than Half of Americans' Jobs Impacted by Recession

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 11:04 AM PDT

More than half of all Americans say their work life has been impacted negatively one way or another and their finances are worse off in the recession, according to a new report released today by the Pew Research Center. Pew Research Center - United States - Research - Education - Colleges and Universities

Where the Engineering Jobs Are

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:52 AM PDT

Last year, pink slips were seemingly everywhere for engineers and computer scientists, as the likes of Texas Instruments and Microsoft laid off employees in record numbers. Things are better for engineers this year, but the signals are still mixed.

Senate combines jobless benefits, homebuyer credit

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 10:12 AM PDT

Senate Democrats are trying to jump-start their stalled election-year jobs agenda while saving unemployment benefits for hundreds of thousands of laid-off workers.

Consumer Guides About Part-Time Workers, Medigap Coverage And Navigating Medical Costs

Posted: 30 Jun 2010 07:34 AM PDT

News outlets offer consumer guides about health insurance. "The health-care overhaul will greatly improve insurance prospects for part-time workers -- but not right away," Kaiser Health News reports. "Starting in 2014, the state-based exchanges, designed to help people find affordable health insurance, will offer a choice of subsidized health plans with different levels of coverage for part ...