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A Web site aimed at giving minority-owned businesses the tools they need to succeed has had a successful first several months, its CEO said today, Oct. 26.
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First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits rose by 11,000 during the week ending Oct. 17, the U.S. Department of Labor reported Thursday.
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Because health insurance and employment go together, this year's devastating job losses have likely increased the ranks of the uninsured by four million people, including nearly 200,000 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The estimate is provided by Families USA, a Washington organization that focuses on consumer health care and supports improvements.
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A murky economy has local job seekers using any and all tools at their disposal to find employment and get an edge over the competition. Online social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and LinkedIn have meant salvation for a growing number of unemployed people. Old ways of finding work, such as mass-mailing physical resumes and combing newspaper ads, have been replaced with Internet-based, increasingly interactive methods.
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Reduced state spending and diminished endowment funds are making for higher college tuition for students this year, figures indicate.
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It's not even Halloween yet, but holiday hiring is in full swing for many retailers -- and the prospects are downright scary for stores and job seekers alike. Anxious retailers are gambling on the right number of employees to hire, and a huge number of job applicants are desperate for work.
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Most Americans over age 55 plan to work until they are at least 69, but many who seek a new job have a difficult time finding one, according to a new study by the MetLife Mature Market Institute.
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Federal contracts relying on the 2009 recovery act created or saved 30,383 jobs, a preliminary figure, the U.S. government said.
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Imagine losing your home because you lost your job. You could no longer afford the mortgage payments. Most likely, you missed making credit card and car payments as well, sending your credit score plunging. Now, even in this wretched economy, you manage to get a job offer and an interview. But you don't get the job because you find out the employer checked your credit report and used your poor credit rating as a reason not to hire you.
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U.S. research groups said the number of workers setting up businesses at home has hit nearly 10 percent of the workforce and is likely to continue growing.
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