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Category: jobs
The Challenge of Creating Good Jobs
A conversation with Paul Osterman, co-author of “Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone,” who argues that it is good and needed public policy to foster not only more jobs but decent ones.
Podcast: Double-Dip Fears and Grab-and-Go Food
A look at the latest Weekend Business podcast, and a listen.
By One Survey, Fewer Jobs Than 2 Years Ago
The recovery is two years old. But one survey says employment is down.
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.
Seasonal Joys in the Jobs Report?
Seasonal adjustments could be making the job numbers look better than they really are.
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.