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Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department is out with the December 2012 unemployment rate and with the payrolls…
ThinkstockTen states ushered in the New Year with an increase to their minimum wages. The federal minimum wage has not…
ThinkstockWhatever recovery the jobs market posted in 2012, mass layoffs remained impressively high. Dozens of companies each fired thousands of…
ThinkstockIn a tracking survey that estimates the percentage of the U.S. population employed at least 30 hours a week, Gallup…
ThinkstockThe National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that the minimum wage will increase in 10 states as 2013 begins. These…
ThinkstockMost experts worry that, as long as unemployment is above 6% in America, the U.S. economy cannot recover. The Fed even…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board this morning reported that its consumer confidence index fell from 71.5 in November to 65.1 in December.…
ThinkstockThe Labor Department has released its weekly jobless claims, and the good news is that we saw another drop. The…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) today released its data on state and regional unemployment…
ThinkstockEach day it becomes more likely that Americans face higher taxes, as the battle over the fiscal cliff appears almost certain…
courtesy of McDonald'sSome people have objected to the fact that McDonald’s Corp. (NYSE: MCD) will keep many of its locations…
ThinkstockThe governors of the Federal Reserve may believe that a 6.5% national unemployment level is within sight as the current…
courtesy Chesapeake Energy Corp.The country’s second largest natural gas producer, Chesapeake Energy Corp. (NYSE: CHK) today announced that it has…
ThinkstockLast month, the unemployment rate in the United States fell to 7.7% of the labor force. The last time unemployment…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department is out with its report on weekly jobless claims. There was a…
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