Employment News

Jobs-agency payment to chamber draws critics
Orlando Sentinel
By Jim Stratton, Orlando Sentinel A $50000 payment to the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce is drawing fire from an array of critics who wonder why tax money was used to support the agenda of a business group. The money, from taxpayer-funded ...

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Air Force recommends cutting jets, 500 jobs from Des Moines Guard base
DesMoinesRegister.com
Photo taken April 15, 2008: Crew members working on an F-16 belonging to the Iowa Air National Guard's 132nd Fighter Wing, in a hangar at the Des Moines Air National Guard Base, Tuesday, April 15, 2008. / REGISTER FILE PHOTO Air Force leaders are ...
Air Force to cut jobs, planes and dronesWLTZ 38 NBC

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Christian Science Monitor
To repair budget, fix jobs deficit first
Chicago Sun-Times
By Robert Reich February 4, 2012 3:54PM The most significant aspect of January's jobs report is political. The fact that America's labor market continues to improve is good news for the White House. But as a practical matter, the improvement is less ...
Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficitChristian Science Monitor
Jobs growth rewrites Obama's scriptSydney Morning Herald
Surprising jobs report upends grim forecastsBend Bulletin
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The Market Oracle
US January Employment Situation Shows Widespread Improvement, but Short of ...
The Market Oracle
Civilian Unemployment Rate: 8.3% in January, down from 8.5% in December. Cycle high jobless rate for the recent recession is 10.0% registered in October 2009. Payroll Employment: +243000 jobs in January vs. +203000 in December.

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Jobs A Main Focus in DFL Jobs Plan
Northland's NewsCenter
By KBJR News 1 Grand Rapids, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) - The main focus of lawmakers - jobs: from big to small businesses, making sure Minnesotans get back to work... or are able to break into the job market for their first time.
DFL lawmakers describe jobs planBemidji Pioneer
DFL Taking "Jobs Plan" Package to the CommunityFOX 21 Online

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Christian Science Monitor
Let's fix jobs before we fix the deficit
Christian Science Monitor
By Robert Reich, Guest blogger / February 4, 2012 US President Barack Obama talks about the economy at Fire Station Number Five in Arlington, Virginia February 3, 2012. Reich argues that the positive jobs report is a political opportunity for Obama, ...
To repair budget, fix jobs deficit firstChicago Sun-Times
Jobs growth rewrites Obama's scriptSydney Morning Herald
Jobs report: 'Game-changer'The Seattle Times
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Jobs report boosts Obama
Boston Herald
By Jerry Kronenberg Unemployment has hit a three-year low, the Dow industrials have returned to pre-crash levels, and the Nasdaq Stock Market is partying like it's 1999 — all good news for President Obama's re-election bid. “It's not a game-changer ...

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Telegraph.co.uk
To House Republicans, jobs are a minor consideration
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
It's fascinating to me how many different ways, and in so many different forums, we see the same basic political narrative playing out. Last week, for example, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before a House committee about the state of ...
Bernanke Says He Won't Tolerate Inflation to Boost EmploymentSan Francisco Chronicle

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The Inquisitr
Veterans jobs corps: beating swords into plowshares?
Christian Science Monitor
Veterans jobs initiative, proposed by President Obama, would create 20000 veterans jobs in public conservation work and cost $1 billion over five years. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press / February 4, 2012 Army veteran Kim Richardson listens to a ...
Veterans Jobs Corps Initiative: Obama Unveils $5B Plan to Put Vets Back to WorkThe Inquisitr

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Telegraph.co.uk
Santorum hits Romney on jobs, explains dour tone
CNN (blog)
Lee's Summit, Missouri (CNN) - Rick Santorum started off describing the fifth straight monthly decrease in the nation's unemployment rate as encouraging – followed by the obligatory reference to Obama's "horrible policies." "Everybody talks about jobs, ...
ROMNEY AND GINGRICH TALK JOBS IN NEVADAU-T San Diego
Gingrich had no comment on January jobs figures in morning eventmsnbc.com
New Jobs Report May Become Political Issue in GOP PrimaryYahoo! Contributors Network
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KXLY Spokane
The January Employment Report Shows Things Aren't as Rosy as Some Want to Believe
Economic Populist
While the pundits and press gush over this month's employment report, things are still not rosy. The new official unemployed tally is 12758000. The average length of unemployment is still very high, 40.1 weeks. People unemployed for 27 weeks or more is ...
Stealth jobs boom: 6 months, 2 million jobsCNN
8.3%! This Was the Best Jobs Report Since the Great RecessionThe Atlantic
Jobs Recession Hits 48 Months, Longest Since DepressionInvestor's Business Daily (blog)
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The Weekend Word: More Jobs, More Risks
New York Times (blog)
By JADA F. SMITH January's job growth numbers may help to transform the economic narrative of Barack Obama's presidency, but it provides political risks for both him and his competitor Mitt Romney, Michael D. Shear writes.

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Los Angeles Times
January Jobs Are Up and Down
Barron's
By GENE EPSTEIN | MORE ARTICLES BY AUTHOR The US lost 2.7 million jobs in January—before seasonable adjustments. That isn't as bad as usual, which augurs well. The January jump in nonfarm payroll employment and decline in the unemployment rate, ...
Burst of jobs helps lower unemployment rateLos Angeles Times
Jobs Report A Pleasant Surprise As US Payrolls Add 243K WorkersForbes
Controversial Jobs Report Stokes Bulls: Dave's DailyTheStreet.com
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Financial Post
US recovery should create manufacturing jobs here
Montreal Gazette
The bad news in Friday's employment report is that job growth in Canada remains poor. That's why the unemployment rate ticked up another notch to 7.6 per cent in January as the tiny employment gain of 2500 was overwhelmed by the 23700 new workers who ...
Surging US jobs market may be good news for CanadaFinancial Post
NS jobless rate higher, part-time jobs downTheChronicleHerald.ca

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U.S. adds 243000 jobs in January
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Jane M. Von Bergen RICK BOWMER / AP People wait in line during a job fair for Home Depot on Thursday in Tigard, Ore. An "unambiguously good" jobs report from the US Department of Labor sent stocks soaring Friday and likely will boost President ...

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CBS Local
Hiring burst add jobs, unemployment rate drops to 8.3 percent
Pasadena Star-News
By Kevin Smith, Staff Writer The nation's employment sector continued to gain traction in January with 243000 jobs added - far more than the 155000 jobs economists were expecting. It was the most jobs created since April of last year, when 251000 jobs ...
Jobs-Report-UnemploymentLocal 10
More Good News on JobsNational Catholic Reporter (blog)
US adds 243000 jobs in January, unemployment drops to 8.3%GlobalPost
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The Hindu
Jobs data challenges Obama, Romney
San Antonio Express
WASHINGTON — The release Friday of higher-than-projected job growth figures for January provides President Barack Obama with a fresh opportunity to begin revising the grim economic narrative of his presidency as he heads into his re-election campaign.
Gingrich had no comment on January jobs figures in morning eventmsnbc.com
New Jobs Report May Become Political Issue in GOP PrimaryYahoo! Contributors Network
Romney, Gingrich talk jobs as Nevada caucuses loomFox News
RollingStone.com (blog)
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Newsday
Jobs report signals strengthening economy
Newsday
Jobs Newsday > Classifieds > Jobs Jobs report signals strengthening economy Originally published: February 3, 2012 9:05 AM Updated: February 3, 2012 10:14 PM By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER The Associated Press Washington - In a long-awaited surge of hiring, ...

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Business Insider
Treasurys Take a Hit After Upbeat Jobs, Service-Sector Data
Wall Street Journal
By MIN ZENG NEW YORK—Uplifting US economic releases drove investors out of safe-harbor Treasury bonds, fueling the biggest one-day selloff for the benchmark 10-year note since late October. The 10-year note's yield, a key rate for the US government to ...
Strong Jobs Report Sends Traders Out Of TreasurysTheStreet.com
Traders exit Treasurys after strong jobs reportThe Associated Press
Corporate Bonds: Buyers Flock To Corporate Debt On US Jobs DataFox Business

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Forbes
Obama's Magic Number May Be 150000 Jobs Per Month
New York Times
No economic indicator is a political holy grail. The American economy is a hard thing to measure, and initial estimates of economic performance are subject to significant revisions. Noneconomic matters — wars, candidates, scandals and so forth ...
Good January Jobs News, Yes, But Still Much Time Before Election DayNPR (blog)

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