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job market stories: 49 news summaries

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Part-Time Work Jumps 16% as Many Jobs Contract

Some 4.79 million worked part time in February; 1.8 million held two or more jobs

Mar 8, 08 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Tough economic times—and a drop in full-time jobs in some sectors—are pushing more people into part-time work, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Labor Department says 16% more workers—some 4.79 million people—are working part-time jobs this year than last, the highest total since 1993. More »

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employment • workers • US economy • Department of Labor • job market • below the line workers • Wal-Mart • part-time jobs • US workers

US Sees Worst Decline
in Jobs Since 2003

Payrolls dropped by 63,000;
recession fears intensify

Mar 7, 08 7:58 AM CST
(Newser) - The US lost 63,000 jobs in February, the second straight month payrolls contracted and the worst drop since 2003, catching economists off guard and fanning fears of recession anew, Bloomberg reports. Economists hoped the economy would add 23,000 jobs after declining a modest 17,000 in January, when... More »

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Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • construction • recession • unemployment • factory • manufacturing • job market • job cuts • housing crisis • building • job

Unmarried, Frustrated, and Turning to Islam

More in Middle East heal economic pains with religious fervor

Feb 17, 08 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Facing a feeble job market, many Middle Eastern youths can't afford pricey marriages—and end up single, frustrated, and devoted to Islam, the New York Times reports. Several countries are trying to stem the religious tide by funding weddings, but thousands are left unmarried and isolated. “People don’t... More »

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education • Islam • Egypt • Islamic Sharia law • employment • job market • conservative Islam

Dems Tread Similar Paths
on Economy

Neither Clinton nor Obama venturing far into populist Edwards territory

Feb 15, 08 9:57 AM CST
(Newser) - With the Ohio and Pennsylvania primaries on the horizon, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are fine-tuning economic visions that have more similarities than differences, reports the Washington Post. Both candidates promise to ease the middle class tax burden while putting pressure on corporations that send jobs overseas, and to protect... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Clinton 2008 • job market • tax code • housing crisis • economic plans • campaign issues • corporate tax cuts

Bush Cops
to Economic Uncertainty

Without uttering the
'R word,' prez allows, 'Americans are anxious'

Jan 8, 08 6:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Rising oil prices, a crashing job market, and a tenacious mortgage crisis have created “economic challenges” for the US, President Bush said in Chicago yesterday, a shift from his insistence that the economy is fundamentally strong. While acknowledging “Americans are anxious about the economy,” Bush stopped short... More »

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recession • US economy • oil price • job market • State of the Union Address • subprime crisis • George W. Bush

Americans Falling Behind on Credit Cards

Amount overdue on
US accounts surged
26% in October

Dec 23, 07 10:35 PM CST
(Newser) - It’s already looking like an iffy New Year for many credit-card holders: the number of Americans falling behind on their payments spiked sharply this year and analysts don’t expect 2008 to be much brighter. The value of credit card accounts at least 30 days late surged 26% in... More »

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Bank of America • Federal Reserve • subprime mortgages • debt • credit card • Capital One • job market • default • Discover • home equity loans • refinanced mortgages • JPMorgan Chase

10 Jobs Not Long for This World

Failing industries, new technology and outsourcing are killing these careers

Oct 23, 07 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Getting a job is hard enough—you don't want one that won't be around in five or 10 years. Forbes pulls out its crystal ball to see which jobs are not long for this world:
  1. News analysts, reporters, and correspondents
  2. Economists
  3. Radio announcers
  4. Travel agents
More »

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radio • farming • outsourcing • list • employment • unemployment • job search • job market • career

Big Salary Now, No Job Later

Industry a mixed bag for in-demand computer science grads

Oct 10, 07 12:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Computer science majors face rosy job prospects after graduation but a dimmer long-term career outlook. In 2007 the average starting salary offer in the field rose to a seven-year peak of $53,051, the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. But young grads should enjoy the money while they can: Layoffs... More »

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job market • job cuts

Market Rallies on Corporate Gains, Labor News

GM, McDonald's bolster stocks

Sep 13, 07 4:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - US stocks rallied today, with blue chips and Countrywide Financial at the helm. A General Motors' analyst upgrade and  a higher-than-anticipated dividend at McDonald's helped drive the Dow up 133.23 points, to 13,424.88. Countrywide rose 14% on news that the battered lender has lined up $12 billion... More »

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General Motors • labor • stocks • financial markets • Countrywide • crude oil • job market

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