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• Dispiriting job growth in September jobs report - PBS NewsHour (blog)

  02-10-2015 22:32 via
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  Dispiriting job growth in September jobs report
  PBS NewsHour (blog)
  September's job reports numbers are out, and they should certainly temper the enthusiasm last month's numbers stirred. If you're willing to believe one month's numbers, which are extrapolated from a sample of 60,000 households, the U.S. economy added a ...
  

• Grim Jobs Report Is Likely to Delay a Move by the Fed on Rates - New York Times

  02-10-2015 22:09 via
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  Grim Jobs Report Is Likely to Delay a Move by the Fed on Rates
  New York Times
  Unexpectedly dismal job growth last month cast a shadow on the nation's economy, as a government report on Friday sent analysts scrambling for adjectives like “dreadful,” “a body blow” and “grim” to describe just how disappointing they found the latest ...
  The gig economy: More people might have jobs than you thinkFOX CT
  Economy Adds 142000 Jobs; Unemployment Steady At 5
  

• Al Gore Cherry-Picks Green Jobs Data - FactCheck.org

  02-10-2015 20:49 via
  Al Gore Cherry-Picks Green Jobs Data
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  Former Vice President Al Gore said there has been an “88 percent growth in green jobs, year over year, over the past year.” That's misleading. Gore cited data on job openings, not actual jobs, and the data was for two quarters, not a full year, and ...and more »
  

• There Are Not Enough Jobs, And Austerity Is To Blame - Huffington Post

  02-10-2015 20:04 via
  There Are Not Enough Jobs, And Austerity Is To Blame
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  The especially poor September jobs report reinforces what many economists have been saying for months: The six-year recovery from the Great Recession has been too weak to create enough jobs for America's growing population, let alone restore ...and more »
  

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• Why the jobs picture is even worse than you think - CNBC

  02-10-2015 19:27 via
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  Why the jobs picture is even worse than you think
  CNBC
  Wall Street fretted over the usual culprits Friday — the collapsing labor force participation rate, the weak wage growth and just the overall softness in the headline nonfarm payrolls figures. But there was even less than meets the eye here ...and more »
  

• Economists Can't Find the Silver Lining in Today's Jobs Report - Bloomberg

  02-10-2015 17:08 via
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  Economists Can't Find the Silver Lining in Today's Jobs Report
  Bloomberg
  When the U.S. jobs report is released each month, there's typically enough nuance to offer something for everyone — the good and the bad. Today proved to be a feast for the bears. "When you look through all the details of the data, there just isn't ...and more »
  

• Wal-Mart to Cut 450 Jobs at Headquarters - Wall Street Journal

  02-10-2015 16:15 via
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  Wal-Mart to Cut 450 Jobs at Headquarters
  Wall Street Journal
  Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT 1.10 % said 450 people will be laid off at the company's headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., as the world's largest retailer confronts slow sales and shifts in the retail business. “After months of evaluation, we've concluded ...
  Walmart cuts hundreds of jobs at headquartersCBS News
  Wal-Mart cuts 450 jobs in Arkansas to be 'more nimble': memoReuters
  Walmart cutting 450 jobs at headquar
  

• Don't Leave Networking Up to Employees — Your Business Can Network, Too

  02-10-2015 15:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "It's all about who you know."It may be the most shopworn piece of career and life advice of all time, but there's good reason why this little aphorism gets tossed around so frequently and with such confidence. If you want to succeed in life in any capacity, you need to make the right connections.See, for example, the fact that roughly 80 percent of jobs are ...
  
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• ConAgra move to impact 400 Naperville jobs - Chicago Tribune

  02-10-2015 02:27 via
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  ConAgra move to impact 400 Naperville jobs
  Chicago Tribune
  ConAgra Foods Thursday announced restructuring plans that include leaving its Naperville office where almost 400 people work. Jane DonahueNaperville Sun. Naperville officials want Rauner to help fill lost ConAgra jobs. Naperville will lose about 400 ...
  ConAgra Cuts 1500 Jobs; Moving HQ From Omaha to ChicagoABC News
  Buffett's Omaha Gets Stung as ConAgra Follows Heinz Cutting JobsBloomberg
  ConAgra cutting 1500 jobs,
  

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