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Weak US Job Growth Points to More Action from the Federal Reserve

Posted: July 6, 2012 at 9:34 am

This morning’s data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that employment grew by just 80,000 jobs in June, and that the US unemployment rate remained steady at 8.2%. ...
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State-by-state Unemployment Rates Don’t Change Much in April

Posted: May 18, 2012 at 12:36 pm

The three states with the highest unemployment rates in April were Nevada (11.7%), Rhode Island (11.2%), and California (10.9%). The three states with the lowest rates were North Dakota (3%), ...
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Cities with Double the National Unemployment Rate

Posted: April 13, 2012 at 6:36 am

When the U.S. labor market is discussed, the national figures naturally take center stage. But the employment picture across the country can be very different -- not just between states, ...
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The Worst Cities for Retirees to Find Work

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 6:39 am

Just because you're retired doesn't mean you don't have to work. As of the end of last year, 7.3% of Americans 75 and older were employed -- the highest level ...
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US November Job Openings Basically Flat

Posted: January 10, 2012 at 11:30 am

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported this morning that the number of US job openings at the end of November totaled 3.16 million, down slightly from the 3.22 ...
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The American Cities Sunk by Underwater Mortgages

Posted: October 28, 2011 at 3:38 am

Earlier this week, President Obama announced he would extend the mortgage refinancing program in an effort to provide relief to homeowners whose mortgages are worth more than the value of ...
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Seven Jobs That Will Make You Sick

Posted: September 1, 2011 at 4:40 am

Every year, people in the United States become ill as a result of occupational hazards. Workers exposed to asbestos can develop cancer. Coal miners can get black lung disease. ...
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America’s Ten Sickest Housing Markets

Posted: August 3, 2011 at 4:35 am

For three years, the real estate market has been going in one direction -- primarily down. Some areas, however, have begun to recover. Recent S&P/Case-Shiller data show that among the ...
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States Running Out Of Blue-Collar Jobs

Posted: July 11, 2011 at 6:29 am

The size of the American blue-collar workforce continued to decline in the last decade. Between 2000 and 2010, the economy lost roughly 4 million blue-collar jobs, according to data from ...
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The Seven States Where White Collar Jobs Are Disappearing

Posted: July 8, 2011 at 6:06 am

The recession has driven home the fact that not all jobs are created equal. Blue-collar and minimum wage jobs, such as construction and retail, have been hit hard. Young people ...
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The Cities Where Government Employment Is On The Rise

Posted: June 29, 2011 at 6:34 am

It is easy to believe that every city, county and state government in the country is deeply in debt and in need of higher taxes and budget cuts. This even ...
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The Ten Industries That Pay Women The Least

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 6:17 am

Women continue to struggle for equal rights in the workplace.  For at least two decades, they have earned 80% of the wages of men doing equivalent jobs. That should be ...
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The Ten States With The Worst Property Taxes

Posted: April 5, 2011 at 5:49 am

The burden of property taxes occurs several ways. The first is their cost. Others are relative--what someone pays in relationship to theoretical value of  their homes. Another is the percent ...
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The Ten Most Miserable States

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 6:13 am

“Well-being” is an inexplicable state of mind. How well people feel is based on their own internal compasses. Researchers have enough trouble defending the methodology used in testing people’s IQs. ...
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Ten Things Americans Waste the Most Money On

Posted: February 24, 2011 at 6:16 am

24/7 Wall St. reviewed how Americans spend money. One of the conclusions of this analysis is that consumer spending is relatively alive and well, despite the recession. This may mean ...
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