The Labor Department says the economy added 80,000 jobs last month, the fewest in four months and below September’s revised total of 158,000. The unemployment rate dipped to 9 percent.
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Private-sector data highlights weak US job market
The unemployment scourge ravaging the United States showed no sign of letup in October, as the world’s biggest economy struggles to recover from recession
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Crowded labor market drives lackluster wage growth
A labor market flooded with unemployed workers continued to put downward pressure on wages and compensation.
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Texas sees shrinkage of retail jobs
Texas has seen a slight decline in the total number of retail jobs in the past four years.
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The Job Market: September 2011
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, and his views on the job market. “I have been blogging about the job market in the US and around the world since August 2001.” What I write is not designed to be political or critical; it is observations and my sense of where we are and where we [...]
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The Job Market: September 2011
In last month’s issue of “The Job Market Report,” I cautioned you about a number of things: “America is like a star that is imploding upon itself, not sure of what direction to take and with few resources available to apply to the challenge. “ “Companies are hiring again but in small numbers.” “State and [...]
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The Job Market: August, 2011
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, and his views on the job market. “I have been blogging about the job market in the US and around the world since August 2001.” What I write is not designed to be political or critical; it is observations and my sense of where we are and where we [...]
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The Job Market: August, 2011
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, and his views on the job market. “I have been blogging about the job market in the US and around the world since August 2001.” What I write is not designed to be political or critical; it is observations and my sense of where we are and where we [...]
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New hiring flatlining
By Paul Tharp What a summer bummer. US job growth ground to its slowest pace in nine months in June, dashing hopes for a second-half economic rebound and sending the country’s unemployment rate up to 9.2 percent — its high mark this year. The Labor Department yesterday reported that just 18,000 new jobs were created last month — a [...]
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The Job Market: July 2011
Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter, and his views on the job market. “I have been blogging about the job market in the US and around the world since August 2001.” ——————————————– Usually, when I write The Job Market report, I write separate versions for job hunters and employers because there are different issues that [...]
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