Employment Tales: PR Firm Says Goodbye, then Says Hello Here's an interesting labor play during this recession: an Arizona-based PR Firm fired most of its staff, only to bring them back as contractors. And it may be a good move for all.

President Obama Pays Visit to Students Who Made YouTube Video About Economic Hardship

In addition to revolutionizing the concept of audio-visual entertainment, YouTube has proven that it can also be the new letter to the president. And anyone who thinks that the Leader of the Free World won't watch it need only meet a group of students at Village Academy High School in Pomona.

Workplace Study: Women Take On More, But Ask for Less

Gender equality in the workplace is nearly a reality, according to a recent international study done by Accenture. When asked how successful they are in the work place, both men and women polled right around 60%, and about 75% of each gender felt confident in their skills and abilities. Accenture, a global management and consulting company, surveyed 3,600 business people in 18 countries, 100 men and 100 women per country, in celebration of International Women's Day.

Census Reveals Economic, Labor Market Activity

Wholesale trade, manufacturing and retail trade were the largest sectors of the nation's economy in 2007 in terms of output, while the health care and social assistance sectors had the most employees, according to the latest Economic Census released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau.