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ANALYSIS

 Broader Jobless 
 Rate Near 15% 

Economy shedding jobs at fastest rate in 50 years

Mar 6, 09 1:04 PM CST
(Newser) - The February job numbers released today bring the country close to the employment nadir it reached in 1982, David Leonhardt writes for the New York Times. The 651,000 lost jobs, along with 161,000 added in revisions to previous months, still bring a depressing milestone: Since the start of... More »

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recession • unemployment • job market • job • financial crisis • underemployment • recession depression

College Grads Facing Worst Job Market in 7 Years

Experts say situation unlikely to improve by fall

Mar 4, 09 6:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Employers will hire 22% fewer graduates this spring compared to last year—making this year’s dropoff the largest since the 9/11 attacks and the dot-com bust devastated the economy in 2002, BusinessWeek reports. And the situation could worsen, with 46% of employers unsure if hiring levels will rebound... More »

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business • finance • economy • job • college graduates

Recession Drives Workers
to Trucking

Surging unemployment solves industry's chronic struggle to haul in drivers

Feb 27, 09 2:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Hard times have reversed the trucking industry's trouble finding recruits, the Wall Street Journal reports. Applications have surged as workers who once shunned the industry's demanding conditions can no longer afford to be choosy. At the same time the number of trucks on the road has dropped. Firms that once... More »

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employment • recession • truckers • trucks • job • trucking • recession depression

Jokey Bush Applies for, Turns Down Job

Former prez could have had free parking, discount in greeter gig

Feb 22, 09 1:03 PM CST
(Newser) - George W Bush made a surprise visit to the hardware store that published a job offer for him in a Dallas paper, joking that he was "looking for a job." The owner provided him with a jacket and nametag ("W"), and the former president spent... More »

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Dallas • joke • hardware • part-time jobs • job • George W. Bush

 World Economy Cuts 
 Mexican Migration by 50% 

Fewer citizens are immigrating, but emigrants aren't returning

Feb 20, 09 11:31 AM CST
(Newser) - Who needs a border fence when you have a shaky economy? That seems to be the message of Mexico's latest migration numbers, which show net emigration down by more than half for the year that ended in August 2008, compared with the previous 12 months. And the cause isn't more... More »

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immigration • Mexico • migration • emigration • job • economic downturn

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner’s ex-girlfriend Holly Madison has quit her job as “Playmate Editor” at Playboy, citing a long commute and an “awkward” work environment, Us Magazine reports. “It got to be routine, which was sad for me, since I was initially so passionate,” Madison said in... More »

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Hollywood • breakup • Playboy • job • Hugh Hefner • Holly Madison

 Murder-Suicide 
 Parents Fired for Misconduct 

Dad claimed suicide pact; blamed Kaiser

Jan 28, 09 8:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The Los Angeles man suspected of killing his wife and five children before committing suicide lost his job due to misconduct, not layoffs, the Times reports. Ervin Antonio Lupoe and wife Ana were terminated from a Kaiser Permanente medical center, and sources say allegations of fraud were involved. A letter... More »

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suicide • police • murder • murder-suicide • Los Angeles • job • firing • Kaiser Permanente

 Home Depot Hacks 7K Jobs 

Home-improvement giant having rough time in slow housing market

Jan 26, 09 8:36 AM CST
(AP) - Home Depot says it's cutting 7,000 jobs and closing its smaller Expo chain as the recession continues to batter the nation's housing market. The nation's largest home-improvement retailer says the cuts announced this morning will affect about 2% of its workforce. Its core Home Depot stores won't be affected. More »

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layoffs • housing market • Home Depot • economy • job • financial crisis • economic downturn • Expo Design Centers • YardBIRDS • recession depression

Booming Mickey D's
Plans European Surge

Global downturn? They're lovin' it

Jan 24, 09 5:55 PM CST
(Newser) - A rare beneficiary of the financial crisis, McDonald’s says it will build 240 new European locations and create 12,000 jobs, the Financial Times reports. The firm’s biggest expansion in 5 years will extend mainly to Spain, France, Italy, Russia, and Poland. “We’re certainly not slowing... More »

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McDonald's • Europe • fast food • restaurant • fast food industry • expansion • job • downturn • financial crisis

 Male-Dominated Industries 
 Bear Brunt of Job Losses 

Construction, manufacturing cuts disproportionately hit men

Jan 22, 09 7:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The gap between men's and women’s unemployment is at a 25-year high because job cuts have hit especially hard in male-dominated industries like construction and manufacturing, reports Reuters. Some 80% of the nearly 3 million workers who lost jobs between November 2007 and November 2008 were men. Women hold... More »

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construction • labor • unemployment • manufacturing • job • financial crisis • Bureau of Labor Statistics • recession depression


 Army Recruiting Soars 
 as Job Dry Up 

Recruitment soars with unemployment

Jan 19, 09 4:54 AM CST
(Newser) - The recession has swelled military recruitment, bumping the forces past their goals for the first time since 2004, reports the New York Times. Many Americans are being enticed from a flagging job market by the promised stability and benefits. The Army—whose recruiting has struggled most under the shadow of... More »

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US military • recession • recruitment • Army Reserves • US Army • unemployment • military recruits • job

analysis

Hey Brother,
Can You
Spare a Job?

Bush's prospects appear grim in
crippled economy

Jan 17, 09 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - President Bush is looking for work in the worst job market in decades. He might call it unemployment, but his critics call it "poetic justice," Daniel Gross writes in Slate. After leaving Washington, Bill Clinton reported income of $90 million—a figure Bush is unlikely to match given... More »

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Jimmy Carter • Bill Clinton • job • George W. Bush

personal essay

 Actually, You Can 
 Buy Me Love 

New essay anthology explores love and personal finance

Jan 12, 09 5:53 PM CST
(Newser) - Freelance writer Marissa Belger married for love, relishing the warmth of her husband's clan and overlooking his lowly income—until he lost his job. In The Secret Currency of Love, a compilation of essays excerpted in Salon, Belger describes how her relationship to money surprised her. Adapting to poverty was... More »

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finances • marriage • money • love • relationship • job

Bush Years Were Dark for US Economy

'We really went nowhere for almost 10 years,' says economist

Jan 12, 09 11:49 AM CST
(Newser) - The Bush years have not been good ones for the economy, the Washington Post reports, based on an analysis of economic data and discussions with economists of all stripes. Job growth for Bush’s tenure amounts to just 2%, the smallest 8-year gain on record, and GDP grew at... More »

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Bush administration • real estate • economic growth • recession • GDP • housing bubble • economy • job • George W. Bush

Jobs to Ditch Before the Recession Does It for You

Auto industry, real estate among worst fields

Jan 11, 09 4:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Want to keep your job this year? Steer clear of these professions, which a new study says will be hard-hit by the recession, Australia's News Network reports:
  • Car salesperson
  • Real estate agent
  • Investment banker
  • Prawn fisherman
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real estate • employment • recession • unemployment • investment bankers • auto industry • job • financial crisis

MARKET Open

 Market Shrugs Off Jobs Report 

Dow makes miniscule move

Jan 9, 09 8:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Stocks barely moved at the open in the wake of a gruesome but unsurprising jobs report. The Dow fluctuated between gains and losses, recently trading down 27 points, with the Nasdaq and S&P registering 0.6% and 0.5% declines. The country lost 2.6 million jobs in 2008,... More »

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stock market • unemployment • Nasdaq • Dow • jobless claims • S&P 500 • job

MARKETS

 Dow Down 245 on Jobs 

Investors nervous ahead of Friday's December employment report

Jan 7, 09 3:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks piled on after this morning’s losses, with investors shaken by a grim jobs report and news of layoffs and slashed forecasts at Alcoa and Intel. Crude plunged $5.95, to $43.01 a barrel, after inventories rose more than forecast, MarketWatch reports. The Dow fell 245.40 to... More »

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Intel • Dow Jones • Alcoa • unemployment • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • job • oil prices • financial crisis • Satyam

 The Best  
 (and Worst)  
 Jobs in America 

Findings confirm it's good to be nerdy

Jan 6, 09 2:55 PM CST
(Newser) - How desirable is your daily grind? A new study aims to answer that question with a list ranking the best and worst jobs according to five factors: “environment, income, employment outlook, physical demands, and stress,” the Wall Street Journal reports. In the end, the CareerCast list suggests, nerds... More »

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work • list • worst jobs • logging • job • career • mathematicians

OPINION

 First Lady's 
 Job Is Real:  
 Let's Pay Her 

Job description, salary would help define difficult role

Dec 26, 08 9:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Michelle Obama is taking flak because she's putting her law career on hold to help her kids adjust to life in Washington. In fact, however, she’s not leaving professional life at all: Her new role as first lady—"the hardest job she will ever hold"— comes with... More »

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Michelle Obama • salary • first lady • job • career

Obama Widens Goals, Now Wants 3M Jobs

Recovery plans grow as advisers predict
9% unemployment

Dec 20, 08 5:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama is expanding his plans to reverse the nation’s financial crisis and will seek to create 3 million jobs in the next two years, up from the goal of 2.5 million he proposed last month, the New York Times reports. The new figure follows a meeting in... More »

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Barack Obama • Congress • Martin Feldstein • economic stimulus package • economy • job • Lawrence Summers • Christina Romer

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