Jobs

Thanks for nothing, college!

The studies extolling college's virtues are outdated and misguided. Here's what's really happening to Millennials

Tim Donovan Sunday, Jun 30, 2013 2:30 PM UTC 308
Politics College, College tuition

No, manufacturing jobs won’t revive the economy

Stop claiming a factory boom will save the country and lift people up. Here's what these jobs really look like

Livia Gershon Saturday, Jun 29, 2013 7:00 PM UTC 70
Business Manufacturing, Jobs, U.S. Economy

Fewer Americans are seeking unemployment benefits

The Commerce Department reports consumer spending is also on the rise, indicating modest economic growth

Faine Greenwood, GlobalPost Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 6:22 PM UTC
Business GlobalPost, Commerce Department

The end of sockeye salmon?

A massive mine proposal could wipe out half of the world's remaining wild population

Aaron Kase Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:15 PM UTC 31
Business copper, salmon, fish, industry

Report: Paid sick leave doesn’t scare away new business

An audit of Washington, DC's paid sick leave program reveals skeptics were wrong about its impact on businesses

Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:08 PM UTC
Life Jobs, Business, U.S. Economy

Is this the end of unpaid internships?

A judge's ruling in favor of two Fox Searchlight interns could change the way companies big and small do business

Blair Hickman and Jeremy B. Merrill, ProPublica Thursday, Jun 13, 2013 5:47 PM UTC 19
Business ProPublica, fox searchlight

How to make corporations stop ripping you off

We created them and bestow upon them great protections -- and get nothing in return. It's time to change all that

Michael Lind Thursday, May 30, 2013 4:05 PM UTC 13
Business corporations, Taxes, Employment

Chinese millennials to enter worst job market in nation’s history

While the number of college graduates in China has multiplied six fold, the number of jobs has dropped 15 percent

Benjamin Carlson, GlobalPost Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:11 PM UTC
Social GlobalPost, China, millennials

What economists get wrong about the jobs crisis

Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes

Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC 19
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs

Audit finds Scott Walker’s job creation agency repeatedly broke law

The two-year old Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. was strongly criticized in a state audit

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, May 2, 2013 3:45 PM UTC
Politics Scott Walker, Wisconsin, audit

I’m at a quarter-life crisis!

At 25, my plan isn't working out right

Cary Tennis Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 17
Life Since You Asked

By Jeeves! Britain experiencing a butler boom

The rising fortunes of the world's wealthiest are creating an unprecedented new demand for personal servants

Corinne Purtill, GlobalPost Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 10:00 PM UTC
Social GlobalPost, Britain, economy

Beware of the latest Craigslist job scam

Online con artists are preying on students, luring them to Mexico with phony job offers

Kevin Morris, The Daily Dot Saturday, Mar 23, 2013 6:00 PM UTC
Technology the daily dot, Craigslist, scams

GOP confuses government and family budgets

Paul Ryan's newest plan focuses solely on the deficit and distracts from real economic goals, like jobs and wages

Robert Reich, RobertReich.org Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 4:19 PM UTC
News RobertReich.org

Economists: A $9 minimum wage won’t hurt jobs

Boehner's argument is rebuffed by economists, who note that the small hike will not mean less employment

Natasha Lennard Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 6:23 PM UTC
Business John Boehner, Barack Oba

I quit my job to make music

I'm not sure why I did it, but I just couldn't stand the cubicle anymore

Cary Tennis Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 1:00 AM UTC 27
Life Since You Asked, Music, musician

Being a pregnant waitress can get you fired

Women at the bottom half of the workforce face point-blank discrimination when they're expecting

E.J. Graff, The American Prospect Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 6:11 PM UTC
Social The American Prospect, women

Will robot technology put us all out of work?

Don't buy into the media hysteria. Profligate corporations pose a far greater threat than any automaton

Lynn Stuart Parramore, AlterNet Monday, Feb 4, 2013 7:43 PM UTC
Technology AlterNet, robots, technology, Jobs

Jobs report: 157,000 jobs added, unemployment up

Hiring over the past two years is proving stronger than had been predicted

Associated Press Friday, Feb 1, 2013 1:52 PM UTC
News Jobs report, Jobs, Unemployment

“Jobs”: That’s the Steve I knew

A longtime friend of the Apple maverick got into a screening for one of Sundance's big hits -- gives Kutcher kudos

John Warnock Monday, Jan 28, 2013 5:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Jobs, Ashton Kutcher, Steve Jobs

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