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Bay Area adds 2600 jobs in April, reaching its highest job totals since the ... - San Jose Mercury News

May 17, 2013 - 12:52pm

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Bay Area adds 2600 jobs in April, reaching its highest job totals since the ...
San Jose Mercury News
The Bay Area posted sturdy job gains during April, led primarily by an upswing in the East Bay and San Francisco region -- but the South Bay suffered a setback in its employment boom, officials reported Friday. Employers in the Bay Area added a net ...
Texas adds most jobs nationally in April, but at a slightly slower rate than ...Dallas Morning News (blog)
Ohio gains 7600 jobs in April, but still doesn't bounce back completely from ...Plain Dealer
Colorado adds 11600 jobs in April; unemployment drops to 6.9%Denver Business Journal
Corpus Christi Caller Times -Baltimore Business Journal (blog) -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Utah added 43000 more jobs in April 2013 compared to April 2012 - Deseret News

May 17, 2013 - 12:36pm

Deseret News

Utah added 43000 more jobs in April 2013 compared to April 2012
Deseret News
In this Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, photo, job seekers meet with employers at a job fair in Sunrise, Fla. The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 16,000 for the week of ending March 23, 2013, the second straight weekly increase.
Texas adds most jobs nationally in April, but at a slightly slower rate than ...Dallas Morning News (blog)
Colorado adds 11600 jobs in April; unemployment drops to 6.9%Denver Business Journal
Del. jobs report shows improvementThe News Journal
Wall Street Journal (blog) -Corpus Christi Caller Times -10TV
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Obama gets break from scandals to push jobs and economy in Baltimore - Yahoo! News (blog)

May 17, 2013 - 12:15pm

Obama gets break from scandals to push jobs and economy in Baltimore
Yahoo! News (blog)
After a week filled with controversy and criticism, President Barack Obama left town Friday for Baltimore, the second stop on his "Middle Class Jobs & Opportunity Tour." The trip, which was previously scheduled, took him to a dredging manufacturer and ...

Will robots take all the jobs? - Boing Boing

May 17, 2013 - 11:03am

Boing Boing

Will robots take all the jobs?
Boing Boing
In a fascinating installment of the IEEE Techwise podcast [MP3], Rice University Computational Engineering prof Moshe Vardi discusses the possibility that robots will obviate human labor faster than new jobs are created, leaving us with no jobs. This ...

Texas adds most jobs nationally in April, but at a slightly slower rate than ... - Dallas Morning News (blog)

May 17, 2013 - 10:48am

Deseret News

Texas adds most jobs nationally in April, but at a slightly slower rate than ...
Dallas Morning News (blog)
Texas added 33,100 jobs in April – more than any other state – but growth slowed slightly from last year. The state's unemployment rate remained the same at 6.4 percent in April, the Texas Workforce Commission reported today. It remains well below the ...
Colorado adds 11600 jobs in April; unemployment drops to 6.9%Denver Business Journal
Texas adds more than 33K jobs in April, Labor Dept. reportsCorpus Christi Caller Times
Maryland sheds 6200 jobs in April; unemployment rate drops to 6.5%Baltimore Business Journal (blog)
Deseret News -Indianapolis Business Journal -Wall Street Journal (blog)
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Md. sheds 6200 jobs in April, Labor Department says - Baltimore Sun

May 17, 2013 - 9:56am

Bay Net

Md. sheds 6200 jobs in April, Labor Department says
Baltimore Sun
Maryland employers slashed 6,200 jobs in April, cutting short a string of gains, the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday, as the state began feeling the pinch of federal budget sequestration and cutbacks in consumer spending. But the government's ...
Statement from Governor Martin O'Malley on preliminary April jobs reportBay Net

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EU Commission sees Greek recovery but few jobs - CBS News

May 17, 2013 - 9:23am

EU Commission sees Greek recovery but few jobs
CBS News
ATHENS, Greece Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the European Commission said Friday in a report. Greece has been dependent on rescue loans from other ...

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Creating Jobs Faster by Cutting Timelines in Half for Major Infrastructure ... - Whitehouse.gov (press release)

May 17, 2013 - 9:20am

Creating Jobs Faster by Cutting Timelines in Half for Major Infrastructure ...
Whitehouse.gov (press release)
As part of the Administration's effort to make America a magnet for jobs by building a 21st Century infrastructure, President Obama will sign a Presidential Memorandum that will modernize the Federal infrastructure permitting process, cutting timelines ...

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The Top 10 Companies For Commission-Based Jobs - Forbes

May 17, 2013 - 8:32am

The Top 10 Companies For Commission-Based Jobs
Forbes
Most workers in a commission-based job will earn a base salary–but it's usually the additional compensation that comes from making sales that accounts for a significant chunk of their paychecks. In fact, some salespeople could hardly get by on their ...

EU Commission sees Greek recovery but few jobs - MiamiHerald.com

May 17, 2013 - 7:43am

EU Commission sees Greek recovery but few jobs
MiamiHerald.com
ATHENS, Greece -- Greece's deep, six-year recession is likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years, the European Commission said Friday in a report. Greece has been dependent on rescue loans from other ...

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EU Commission Sees Greek Recovery but Few Jobs - ABC News

May 17, 2013 - 7:35am

EU Commission Sees Greek Recovery but Few Jobs
ABC News
Greece's international lenders say the country's six-year recession is still likely to end in 2014, but unemployment will remain above 20 percent for another three years. The European Commission's report released Friday said Greece's economy is ...

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Apple's Cook Pushes Corporate Tax Changes, Argues It Would Create US Jobs ... - Huffington Post

May 17, 2013 - 7:12am

Apple's Cook Pushes Corporate Tax Changes, Argues It Would Create US Jobs ...
Huffington Post
(Reuters) - Apple Inc CEO Tim Cook will propose tax changes that would encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries next Tuesday over his company's overseas cash holdings and tax bills, the Washington ...

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VIDEO: Demand drives retail jobs; sector added 1100 positions in area - Poughkeepsie Journal

May 17, 2013 - 6:12am

VIDEO: Demand drives retail jobs; sector added 1100 positions in area
Poughkeepsie Journal
It's one of the biggest sectors where you find jobs. It's grown solidly for the past four months.- 6:51 am. What's new in the mid-Hudson Valley business scene for May 17. Credit union names insurance agency director — Hudson Valley Federal Credit ...

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ABN to Cut 400 Jobs After First-Quarter Profit Drops 17% - Bloomberg

May 17, 2013 - 6:01am

Indian Express

ABN to Cut 400 Jobs After First-Quarter Profit Drops 17%
Bloomberg
ABN Amro Group NV, the third-biggest Dutch lender, plans to cut about 400 additional jobs after first-quarter profit tumbled 17 percent. Net income fell to 415 million euros ($534 million) from 503 million euros a year earlier, the Amsterdam-based bank ...
ABN AMRO cuts 400 jobs as prepares for eventual saleFox Business
ABN AMRO to cut 400 jobs as profit plunges 17 per centIndian Express
ABN Amro first quarter profit down 17%, 400 more jobs to goDutchNews.nl

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Chinese College Graduates Cannot Secure Jobs: 28% Of Beijing's 2013 ... - International Business Times

May 17, 2013 - 6:01am

International Business Times

Chinese College Graduates Cannot Secure Jobs: 28% Of Beijing's 2013 ...
International Business Times
College graduates in China are going to face a tough reality when they graduate this year. By mid-April, only 28.24 percent of Beijing's 2013 graduates had found jobs, and Shanghai's graduates fared only slightly better at 44.4 percent. The tough ...

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Obama's day: Talking jobs in Baltimore - USA TODAY

May 17, 2013 - 5:26am

Obama's day: Talking jobs in Baltimore
USA TODAY
President Obama, on the defensive over Benghazi and the Internal Revenue Service, seeks to turn the page back Friday to jobs. Obama travels to Baltimore for the second in a series of Middle Class Jobs and Opportunity Tours. First, the president visits ...

Denver Public Schools teachers speak out against losing jobs - Denver Post

May 17, 2013 - 4:08am

Denver Public Schools teachers speak out against losing jobs
Denver Post
Emotions ran high Thursday night at the Denver Public Schools board meeting as dozens of speakers raised concerns about the district's decision not to renew contracts for about 250 teachers. "In no place in the teacher evaluation system is parent ...

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Dublin deal could bring 500 more Chase jobs - Columbus Dispatch

May 17, 2013 - 2:23am

10TV

Dublin deal could bring 500 more Chase jobs
Columbus Dispatch
The bank is working with the city of Dublin and the state on a plan that, if successful, would bring 500 jobs to the suburb, making use of space recently vacated by Nationwide. Legislation that would provide incentives to Chase is scheduled for its ...
Chase moving 500 jobs to DublinBusiness First of Columbus
JPMorgan Chase, Dublin Work On Plan To Bring 500 Jobs To City10TV

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ABN AMRO cuts 400 jobs as prepares for eventual sale - Fox Business

May 17, 2013 - 2:03am

Indian Express

ABN AMRO cuts 400 jobs as prepares for eventual sale
Fox Business
AMSTERDAM – State-owned Dutch bank ABN AMRO is to cut 400 jobs, about 2 percent of its workforce, as it prepares for an eventual sale. The bank, which on Friday posted first-quarter results hit by bad loans in its home market, said the cuts are part of ...
ABN to Cut 400 Jobs After First-Quarter Profit Drops 17% (1)Businessweek
ABN AMRO to cut 400 jobs as profit plunges 17 per centIndian Express
ABN AMRO to cut 400 jobsCITY A.M.

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LI economy adds 27200 jobs in April - Newsday

May 16, 2013 - 11:24pm

Newsday

LI economy adds 27200 jobs in April
Newsday
Buoyed by post-Sandy rebuilding, the Long Island economy had 27,200 more jobs in April than a year earlier, the State Labor Department said Thursday. It was the largest year-over-year increase in jobs since March 2012. The private sector gained 30,500 ...

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