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Bailed-Out GM to Take More Jobs Overseas

Cars sold here, built elsewhere to double amid taxpayer support

May 8, 09 6:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors is set to boost its overseas operations, nearly doubling the number of cars it builds outside the US but sells here—even though billions of government dollars are supporting the firm and its restructuring plans, the Washington Post reports. This puts the Obama administration in a tight position:... More »

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General Motors • outsourcing • automaker • job • Obama administration • auto bailout

Pentagon to Add 20K Jobs
in Arms-Buying Overhaul

Obama says acquisitions program has 'run amok'

May 7, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Defense Department will add 20,000 jobs over the next 5 years in an overhaul of its $100 billion weapons-buying process, Reuters reports. New regulations will tie compensation more closely to performance, and the Pentagon will require “real, substantial” tax savings in any multiyear deals, a deputy defense... More »

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Pentagon • Department of Defense • arms deal • weapons • job • job creation • Obama administration • arms sales • President Obama

 Economy Forces 
 'Boomerang Kids' Back Home 

Experts fear financial strain of dependent, adult kids

Apr 26, 09 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - After losing their jobs and homes, some middle-aged adults are losing something else—independence from their parents, the Washington Post reports. The recession is forcing so-called “boomerang kids” back into their childhood homes, raising questions about how easily parents can accommodate refilled nests amid tough economic times. "It's... More »

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children • parents • homes • college • recession • job cuts • job

Obama's Earth Day Pitch: 'New Energy Economy'

America must choose a 'new energy economy,' he says

Apr 22, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama returned to Iowa—his crucial campaign battleground win—for Earth Day, hailing the “new, clean energy economy” and unveiling an offshore wind project. “It is time for us to lay a new foundation for economic growth by beginning a new era of energy exploration,” he... More »

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Iowa • alternative energy • Earth Day • green energy • unemployment • foreign oil • wind power • job • President Obama • green jobs

Find a New Job,
140 Characters at a Time

Site can be used for targeted, effective networking

Apr 8, 09 1:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re unemployed, the right attention on Twitter could land you your next position. Forbes offers pointers on using the micro-blogging site for networking:
  • Make sure your account name contains something about your profession, so your feed shows up when people search associated topics.
  • Search for industry
... More »

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social networking • blogging • blog • job • career • Twitter • career counseling • microblogging

(Newser) - The odds of getting a job in the Obama administration aren’t great—the White House has hundreds of thousands of applicants for a little more than 3000 jobs—but that hasn’t deterred young, would-be Obama-ites, the Washington Post reports. Applicants are flooding the capital, networking online and,... More »

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White House • campaign staff • job • Obama administration

(Newser) - More and more US companies are setting up shop in suburban areas far from urban centers in a trend known as “job sprawl,” USA Today reports. Though urban jobs increased overall from 1998-2006, a Brookings Institution report shows the share of employment opportunities within 3 miles of downtown... More »

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employment • recession • transportation • commuting • suburbs • job • metropolitan areas • job sprawl

 Job Hunters Take 
 Pitch to TV 

TV ads newest way to reach employers

Apr 4, 09 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - This may be the age of YouTube, but good, old-fashioned TV still has the edge in one field: job hunting, the AP reports. Unemployed professionals are turning to the original tube to reach employers through television commercials—proving that “TV, in spite of all the technology, is still the... More »

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television • unemployment • employers • job

MARKETs open

 Stocks Flat After Jobs Data 


Apr 3, 09 8:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks ran out of gas at the open today, as investors digested a grim jobs report. The Dow and S&P were essentially flat, the Wall Street Journal reports, while the Nasdaq inched higher, on strong earnings from Research in Motion. The BlackBerry maker posted a 26% gain in... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • BlackBerry • unemployment • Nasdaq • payrolls • Research in Motion • job cuts • S&P 500 • job

(Newser) - Another punishing month of job losses in March has pushed unemployment to a 25-year-high of 8.5%, the Labor Department said today. Total job losses for the 16-month recession have now passed 5 million. Nonfarm payrolls fell 663,000 in March, which mostly matched analyst estimates, the Wall Street ... More »

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unemployment • Department of Labor • payrolls • job cuts • job

MARKET Open

 Stocks Dive on Jobs Report 


Apr 1, 09 8:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - A worse-than-expected jobs report sent stocks tumbling at the open today. The Dow careened down 125 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq sunk 1.8% and 1.9%, respectively. The private sector lost 742,000 jobs in March, according to a new ADP report. Investors were also nervous about... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • unemployment • Nasdaq • ADP • S&P 500 • job

(Newser) - Security patrols for next week's G20 summit, take note: A protest in London today drew an estimated 35,000 people, about three times as many as expected, the Guardian reports. Organizers of the march—a coalition of unions, church groups, and charities—are pushing for movement on “jobs, justice,... More »

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environment • London • England • protests • global economy • job • G20 • summit meeting • economic downturn • march

College Towns See Lower Unemployment

Many boast unemployment rates far below national average

Mar 24, 09 12:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re stymied by the tough job market, set your sights near a university: three of the six metropolitan areas with unemployment under 4% are college towns, and other academic havens boast unemployment numbers far below the 8.5% national rate. “We’re hurting for people,” an... More »

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employment • college • university • West Virginia University • job

Working at Home Could Boost Layoff Risk, Some Fear

'Trend toward flexibility' makes about-face in rough economy

Mar 23, 09 10:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Workers who once had the flexibility to work from home are sticking to the office, worried that less “face time” could make them layoff targets, the Washington Post reports. To some women, the shift appears to be a step backward as pressure builds to “work as many hours... More »

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women • workers • unemployment • office • flexibility • job • telecommuting • financial crisis

 Sweden to Saab: Tough Luck 

The G.M.-owned Swedish automaker seeks a buyer to save itself

Mar 23, 09 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - As governments around the world have propped up their automobile companies, typically paternalistic Sweden has answered Saab’s plea for help with an unexpected reply: “No.” No bailout, no takeover. The town of Trollhattan in southwest Sweden now faces economic catastrophe akin to Detroit’s decline as its... More »

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General Motors • unemployment • Sweden • auto industry • job • Saab • auto worker

(Newser) - Citing severe losses, the US Postal Service is slashing 1,400 jobs and offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, NPR reports. The post office will also shut down six district offices, but says delivery will not be affected. Hobbled by a 5.2 billion drop in mail volume in... More »

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recession • USPS • job • post office

 Teen Uses 
 YouTube to 
 Help Dad 

14-year-old's video a heartfelt tribute to his dad

Mar 18, 09 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - When Mark Gullett lost his job as a marketing executive for the Tampa Bay Lightning, his son Ben, 14, knew what to do. He made a somber YouTube video in which he told Mark’s story in short sentences on poster boards. Now, after only 6 days, the video has... More »

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Florida • YouTube • family • video • unemployment • job • Tampa Bay

Boob Jobs Latest Aids
in Boom, Bust Cycle

Breast jobs balloon as workers try to catch employer's eye

Mar 17, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the going gets tough, the tough get boob jobs. That's the theory from some British experts who point out that breast augmentation surgery has ballooned 30%. Laid-off female employees have time for recuperation—and apparently hope to capitalize on the boost bigger breasts appear to give women workers when... More »

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plastic surgery • work • recession • breast implants • breasts • job • fiscal crisis • Howard Stern Grid

Hard Times Again Push Irish Youth Abroad

Flatlining economy makes US, Britain, Canada attractive

Mar 16, 09 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - After two decades of boom, Ireland’s economy has faltered and Irish youth are once again looking to distant shores for opportunity, the Los Angeles Times reports. Experts predict up to a 7% contraction this year for an economy that posted double-digit gains not too long ago, and, like their... More »

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United Kingdom • Europe • Ireland • housing bubble • economy • job • students • financial crisis • Potato Famine

(Newser) - The new class of temporary workers created by European labor reform is suffering most in the current wave of job cuts, the Wall Street Journal reports, testing the new policies amid the threat of backlash. Short-term employees—easier and cheaper to fire than permanent ones—also get fewer unemployment benefits,... More »

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Europe • labor • recession • immigrant • temporary employment • job market • unemployment benefits • job • financial crisis

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