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Scott Brown was among the 5 Republicans who voted for Reid's revamped jobs bill
Senate Pushes Bipartisan $15 billion Jobs Bill
Posted to Independent Talk

Scott Brown was among the 5 Republicans who voted for Reid's revamped jobs billThe Party of No is seeing a few of its ranks jump ship and say No Longer. Looks like there...Read More
custserv
Customer Service Day
Posted to Working and Parenting

I think it’s safe to say that most people hate working in customer service. It’s an often degrading, humiliating experience where the person buying your goods or services thinks...Read More
Can Numbers Tell the Story?
Climate Change, Copenhagen and Jobs
Posted to Earth Talk

Now that the Copenhagen summit is done and everyone is heading back home to figure out what to do with it, everyone is publishing articles about just that- what they think of the...Read More
Unemployment Benefit Extension
Unemployment Benefit Extension Passes As National Unemployment Rate Hits 10.2%
Posted to Seattle Job Market

Unemployment Benefit Extension   The last time the nation's unemployment rate was over 10% was in 1983.  It’s been 26 years and October’s numbers reflect a worsening of...Read More
Legal Sysyem
Lawyers, Insurance Industry Professionals, and Accountants: What Do These People Have In Common?
Posted to Legal Job Market

Legal SysyemThere will never be a shortage of lawyers.  It’s just a byproduct of a hyper-litigious society.  Even during the world’s most massive recession in nearly two...Read More
Males and Females Differ in Job Security
Industries that Have Remained Resilient in the Face of Economic Recession
Posted to New York Job Market

Not all news regarding unemployment numbers and shrinking industry sectors is bad.  There have been a few sectors where unemployment has dropped since 2008 and others that...Read More
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment Data: An Ever-Changing Standard of Measurement
Posted to Seattle Job Market

The current unemployment rate may be as high as 30% for non-farm workers in the US.  The official numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) state that nationally, it’...Read More