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Nationwide unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent
The latest unemployment numbers released Friday showed more Americans are finding work.
The Labor Department said employers added 243,000 jobs in January, bringing the unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent.
That’s the lowest rate since...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment
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December jobs report: Hiring up, unemployment down
American employers stepped up their hiring in December, bringing the unemployment rate down again.
The economy added 200,000 jobs in the month, the Labor Department reported Friday, closing out the year with 1.6 million jobs gained in 2011. Only 940,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Employment Opportunities, Unemployment, Marketing
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Greg Dawson: Altamonte man shuns rat race for happier life
At 48, after a potpourri of jobs including movie ticket-taker, restaurant server and car stereo installer, Bob Schmerling now works full time in a call center of a major retailer. He lives in a studio apartment, does not have cable TV, pays for his own...Tags: Career and Workplace, Television Industry, Olive Garden, Hospitals and Clinics, Florida Hospital
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Inoculating against religious freedom
A few weeks ago, Rick Santorum got some criticism for saying the U.S. Supreme Court erred in saying states may not outlaw contraception. The idea that Americans could legally be forbidden to buy condoms or birth control pills struck most people as a gross...Tags: Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Birth Control, Politics, Family Planning
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Psst: It's OK to cheat on your employer
Brace yourselves. I'm about to come out in favor of infidelity.
Not marital infidelity, of course, or even brand infidelity. (I believe once you choose a type of coffee, you and that beverage must remain forever bound, as the gods of capitalism intended....Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Employers, Employment, Media Industry
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Credit endangering job prospects
FACT: Speaker phones were invented to make untalented people sound important.
Tune in next week for my opinion on Bluetooth headsets.
On to your questions.
Q: After four phone interviews, two in-person interviews, a drug test and a background check,...Tags: Career and Workplace, Unemployment, Employers, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Gaming Industry
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How to dodge office politics
Let's talk briefly about a term that's sweeping the nation: "class warfare."
Aside from sounding like a potentially awesome video game, class warfare is, according to the Internet, a "conflict between social or economic classes, especially between the...Tags: Career and Workplace, Companies and Corporations, Employment, Media Industry, Employment Opportunities
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Gradual hair change requires patience, cash
You've got questions, but fear not. Answer Angel's got you covered from head to toe!
Dear Answer Angel: I've let myself go gray naturally and completely. But now, I want to go back to being a brunette without making a radical (too obvious) transition....Tags: Career and Workplace, Michelle Obama, Ellen Warren, Employment Opportunities, Nordstrom
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'I quit' can be good for you
When an economy takes a tumble, it's hard to imagine quitting your job. But according the Bureau of Labor Statistics, resignations rose steadily in 2011.
In September of last year, nearly 2 million people gave notice—which is the highest number...Tags: Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Companies and Corporations, Real Estate Sellers, Employment Opportunities
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Village Pantry victim's family outraged, barred from meeting Wednesday
An Indianapolis family is outraged after being barred from a meeting about increasing safety measures for convenience store workers.
The Department of Labor will hold what they call a “working meeting”, involving convenience store...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Labor Legislation, Health, Employment Opportunities
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