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467,000 jobs lost in May

 Published: 07/02/2009
The job loss numbers released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics this morning show that 467,000 jobs were lost in May. That is up from the revised total of 322,000 jobs lost in April. Of course that’s not welcome news. However, we’re not at the painfully astronomic levels of a few months ago, when we [...] Related posts:
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  2. Great Jobs in the President’s Stimulus Plan On Friday,
  3. Jobless Rate Jumps Up Again in December (But There are Still Jobs Out There) The BLS re
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Wednesday’s good reads roundup

 Published: 07/01/2009
Hey, there! Are you as excited for the weekend as we are? Here we come, BBQ on the patio! For your evening reading, we bring you some noteworthy story: So even when the stocks seem to be doing OK, they’re still skittish. Eek. Stocks advance after mixed data; Jobs report looms Are job loss numbers hitting the bottom? Please be [...] Related posts:
  1. Monday’s good reads roundup The Monday
  2. Tuesday’s good reads roundup Today, Ame
  3. Tuesday’s good reads roundup Tuesday
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Employers to Maintain Staff Levels in Third Quarter

 Published: 07/01/2009
Most employers expect their staff levels to remain the same in the third quarter as recruiting patterns hold steady and job losses trend downward, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder and USA TODAY’s. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive among more than 2,600 hiring managers and human resource professionals, predicts several emerging trends in hiring, [...] Related posts:
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  2. What’s Unemployment Like In Your City? A new repo
  3. Employers plan to cut back on perks As U.S. co
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Tuesday’s good reads roundup

 Published: 06/30/2009
Poor Tuesday. Lost in the sea of a shortened work week. It’s not the dreaded Monday. It’s not Hump Day/first of July. It’s not Thursday, which this week is Friday. It just sits there, waiting to be ignored. The news stops for no one, however. And once again the news world was buzzing with huge stories [...] Related posts:
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  2. Monday’s good reads roundup The Monday
  3. Thursday’s good reads roundup One day aw
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What’s Unemployment Like In Your City?

 Published: 06/30/2009
A new report released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the unemployment rates in May of this year were higher in all 372 metropolitan areas than they were one year ago. The unemployment rate, which is currently 9.4 percent, was at 9.1 percent in May, up from 5.2 percent in May 2008. The [...] Related posts:
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  2. The Recession, as drawn by a cartographer The New Yo
  3. The plight of the younger worker This morni
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Monday’s good reads roundup

 Published: 06/29/2009
The Monday of a holiday week. It’s always a beast to get through, and you know all eyes are on Saturday’s fireworks. (Well, if you’re American. If you’re not, then it’s just another Monday, probably.) While you were mentally preparing your July 4th BBQ and tapping a Sousa march on your desk, this is what happened: Leading [...] Related posts:
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  3. Tuesday’s good reads roundup Tuesday
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50 Best Companies to Work For

 Published: 06/29/2009
When you’re job searching, not only is it important to do company research to impress the hiring manager with your knowledge and enthusiasm, you also want to make sure the organization is going to be a good fit for you. Yesterday, Anthony wrote about finding a reputable employer. On the heels of that blog post, some new [...] Related posts:
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  3. Mavericks at work We’v
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Ask The Work Buzz! Finding a reputable employer

 Published: 06/29/2009
A reader submitted this question to The Work Buzz, and I’m sure plenty of other job seekers and employees can relate.   Amon Stone asks: How do you find a decent, honest company to work for? Any suggestions on what to look for? It seems that a lot of companies in my area only hire through temp-agencies, [...] Related posts:
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How Much Time Do Employed Workers Spend Working?

 Published: 06/29/2009
Last week, I told you what laid-off workers are doing with their free time. So what about employed workers? How are they spending their time at work? The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2008 results from its annual American Time Use Survey. The ATUS focuses on the average amount of time per day in 2008 [...] Related posts:
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  2. Gender and salary CareerBuil
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Looking into the minds of the HR managers

 Published: 06/28/2009
This week the crew at CareerBuilder is at the SHRM conference in New Orleans (my beloved hometown). To mere mortals, SHRM doesn’t mean anything but it’s the the Society of Human Resource Management and this conference is where all the HR magic happens.   We’re here this week to give you, the job seeker, an inside look into [...] Related posts:
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  2. What employers are saying CareerBuil
  3. 23 Percent of Employers Hiring Summer Workers If you
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