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“Weekly employment hours lag recovery” plus 2 more

“Weekly employment hours lag recovery” plus 2 more

Weekly employment hours lag recovery

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 03:43 PM PST

More Canadians working part-time despite rebound in other areas, Statscan reports

Fox Valley workers wait for full-time positions to open up

Posted: 06 Mar 2011 02:29 AM PST

By the numbers, part-time jobs are relatively stable. Monthly statistics zigzag up and down a bit, but thats mostly because of employers seasonal needs.

Jobs Report In Depth, part 2

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 03:35 PM PST

Overall, this was a very solid report, but not a great one.


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“Merrimack Voters face additional staff cuts” plus 1 more

“Merrimack Voters face additional staff cuts” plus 1 more

Merrimack Voters face additional staff cuts

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:50 PM PST

MERRIMACK – A dozen staff members, including several school psychologists, assistants and a part-time teacher, could lose their jobs next year under further budget cuts floated this week in the Merrimack School District. Administrators, facing millions of dollars in lost state funding, on Thursday proposed more than $500,000 in additional cuts to the district's spending plan, which is set to go ...

U.S. unemployment sinks to 8.9% as jobs are created

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 04:52 PM PST

The U.S. economy finally seems to be reaching 'escape velocity,' one economist says. The nation gained 192,000 jobs in February, and unemployment fell below 9% for the first time in nearly two years. Economists say the recession ended in June 2009, but average Americans might look back on February 2011 as the point when the country finally turned the corner.


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“Good News on Many Economic Fronts; Oil, Housing Still Threaten Recovery” plus 3 more

“Good News on Many Economic Fronts; Oil, Housing Still Threaten Recovery” plus 3 more

Good News on Many Economic Fronts; Oil, Housing Still Threaten Recovery

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 06:07 PM PST

Listen to the Audio JIM LEHRER : We begin with the good news of the February jobs report. The Labor Department today reported a net gain of 192,000 jobs, almost all of them in the private sector, and the most in nearly a year. The unemployment rate fell to 8.9 percent, the lowest in almost two years. And the so-called underemployed rate, including part-time workers and those who have stopped ...

Factory Overtime in U.S. Points to Further Strengthening of Labor Market

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 10:58 AM PST

Fewer Americans must settle for part-time jobs for lack of full-time work, and factory overtime is on the rise, indicating the pace of payroll gains reported by the Labor Department today is sustainable, economists said.

Jobs Report in Depth, Part 1

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 09:24 AM PST

The economy added a total of 192,000 jobs in February. That is just a bit better than consensus expectations for a gain of 185,000.

Jobs Report: Don't Pop the Bubbly Yet

Posted: 04 Mar 2011 07:46 AM PST

The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet's guest contributor program, which is separate from the company's news coverage. NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Finally, the economy appears to be delivering jobs -- adding 222,000 private sector jobs and 192,000, after losses in government are subtracted, in February. The unemployment rate fell to 8.9 ...


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“Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs” plus 3 more

“Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs” plus 3 more

Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 10:00 AM PST

Our communications coach breaks down the ace presenter's latest Macworld keynote. The result? A 10-part framework you can use to wow your own audience

Eight full-time Bourne workers lose jobs in budget cuts

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 09:45 AM PST

It was a difficult day in Bourne Town Hall Wednesday, March 2 as some employees in general government learned they would lose their jobs due to a $1.1 million shortfall for fiscal 2013 that had to be resolved, partly through layoffs.

Borders to close 38 shops in Australia

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 02:05 AM PST

New Zealand jobs are safe at Whitcoulls and Borders for the time being after administrators said no local bookstores would close as part of troubled retailer REDgroup's restructuring.

Editorial: For the city, jobs are only 'theme' worth the time

Posted: 03 Mar 2011 12:00 AM PST

Given our unemployment rate, when the Redding City Council this afternoon discusses, as part of a priority-setting workshop, which if any strategic "themes" should guide the city's planning for the next two years' budget, is there really any question which it should be?


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“Telstra denies report 1200 jobs to be outsourced” plus 2 more

“Telstra denies report 1200 jobs to be outsourced” plus 2 more

Telstra denies report 1200 jobs to be outsourced

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 04:28 PM PST

Telecommunications incumbent Telstra (ASX: TLS) has refuted a report that up to 1200 back office jobs will be outsourced overseas as part of a restructuring proposal carried out under it renewal initiative, Project New.

Apple's Jobs to rivals: You're nerds, we're not

Posted: 02 Mar 2011 01:21 PM PST

The most important part of the iPad 2 launch event wasn't the product, or the fact that Steve Jobs was there. It was Apple's restatement of its belief that it is in a different business from everyone else.

Eagle-Tribune, sister papers cut 36 jobs

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 09:29 PM PST

The changing media landscape and a challenging economy have forced the elimination of 36 full- and part-time jobs in the North of Boston Media Group.


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“JobsInNH.com Announces Availability of Free Monthly Job Trend Analysis Videos for New Hampshire” plus 3 more

“JobsInNH.com Announces Availability of Free Monthly Job Trend Analysis Videos for New Hampshire” plus 3 more

JobsInNH.com Announces Availability of Free Monthly Job Trend Analysis Videos for New Hampshire

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 01:07 PM PST

WESTBROOK, Maine, March 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Web users can now catch up quickly on the local economy in New Hampshire with JobsInNH.com 's Jobs Report videos, detailing trends in several areas, including: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110128/MM38303LOGO ) Job postings Companies actively posting jobs on their sites Full-time vs. part-time jobs and other ...

1.5 million Californians stuck with part-time jobs

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 12:45 PM PST

1.5 million Californians stuck with part-time jobs - California's high unemployment rate is only part o

Part-time legislating leads to conflicts of interest

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 03:51 AM PST

TALLAHASSEE — Florida has a part-time citizen Legislature, comprised of people of varied backgrounds from teachers to real estate agents to funeral directors. "We don't want full-time legislators, and I'm glad we're not like Congress," says House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park. Such professional diversity gives lawmaking a real-world component in Tallahassee but also leads to conflicts of ...

Veterans have harder time finding jobs

Posted: 01 Mar 2011 02:36 AM PST

America's military veterans rate as heroes willing to put their lives on the line during wartime, but at home they face a higher-than-average unemployment rate and a tough time transferring the skills they learn in the service to the private sector.


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“Madison Development Corp. helps create 150 jobs in 2010, report says” plus 3 more

“Madison Development Corp. helps create 150 jobs in 2010, report says” plus 3 more

Madison Development Corp. helps create 150 jobs in 2010, report says

Posted: 28 Feb 2011 06:28 PM PST

Small businesses that have received loans from the Madison Development Corp. (MDC) created 150 new jobs in 2010, a report released Monday by the organization says. That includes 115 full-time and 35 part-time positions.

Part-time legislating leads to conflicts of interest

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 03:25 PM PST

Lawmakers come from diverse backgrounds, but their real-life jobs often affect how they will vote on issues affecting their own professions.

As part-time hours pile up, make most of the experience, experts say

Posted: 27 Feb 2011 04:44 AM PST

Working 20 to 25 hours a week as a mechanic at a family friend's auto garage helps Lafayette resident Derek Flores pay the bills -- for now. The 22-year-old lives at home with his parents, which helps curb expenses.

More workers forced to take more than one part-time job

Posted: 26 Feb 2011 08:09 PM PST

The Great Recession has pushed people into multiple jobs.Since 2006, the number of multiple part-time job holders nationwide has risen from 1.7 million to 1.8 million, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics . But some experts say tracking part-time jobs is tough because many of them go unreported for tax reasons."It can be vast multiples of the numbers that are out there — even three or ...


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