Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:23 PM PDT

SCOTLAND'S battered financial services sector suffered another blow yesterday as insurer Aegon revealed hundreds of jobs were to be axed in Edinburgh.

Teenagers Competing Against College-Educated For Summer Jobs

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 04:08 PM PDT

Unemployment is usually the last thing to recover after a recession, and it appears that's still the case in our area. Employment agencies say they're seeing people looking for jobs for longer periods of time, with teenagers and the college-educated competing for the same jobs. Many are hoping to be hire for BP's oil cleanup efforts.

Jobs on the line: Oil drilling moratorium challenged

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 03:38 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Companies that ferry people and supplies to offshore oil rigs asked a federal judge Monday to lift a six-month moratorium on new deepwater drilling projects imposed in the aftermath of the massive Gulf spill.

A no-jobs jobs bill?

Posted: 22 Jun 2010 01:23 PM PDT

It's not clear that the incentives and subsidies included in the $80 billion jobs bill will spur job growth.