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Length of Unemployment Continues to Break Records
The average worker who is unemployed has been searching for a job for 40.4 weeks, or more than nine months, according to new Labor Department figures.
Private Sector Up, Government Down
The private sector has been adding jobs faster than the population has been growing, but government agencies have been cutting jobs.
Help Wanted Ads Bode Ill for Jobs
A survey shows that vacancies advertised in Internet job listings fell by 217,000 in July.
Where the Job Growth Is: At the Low End
A report finds that the jobs lost in the recession were largely in the middle tier of wages, but most of the jobs created in the recovery have been low-wage positions.
Podcast: Debt Crises, Jobs, Gold and Hulu
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
Are Unsellable Homes Holding Back Job Growth?
A new study says no, since the rate of migration for homeowners and renters fell roughly in tandem during the recession.
C.E.O. of the U.S.A., Part 2
On whether business experience translates to knowing how to guide a country’s economic policy, especially when it comes to jobs.
Consumer Spending: The Chicken or the Egg
Do job losses cause consumer slumps? Or vice-versa?
‘I Am Not a Statistic’: The Invisibility of the Unemployed
A letter from an unemployed reader argues that, paradoxically, hearing about the huge numbers of unemployed workers may desensitize people to the jobs crisis.