http://www.hirediversity.com/ Careers, jobs and employment resources for the Minority http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276809 Randy Tucker 2012-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 New fuel-economy standards mandated by the Obama administration last summer could create more than 23,000 jobs in Ohio over the next decade, according to a recent report from Ceres, a nonprofit group that studies "sustainability" issues.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276792 Jeff Harrington 2012-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 The drop in Florida unemployment masks a troubling trend: The new jobs continue to pay far less than the ones that have been lost. The state added 114,000 jobs last year. But the bulk of them paid on average about 25 percent less than the jobs that disappeared, according to a Tampa Bay Times analysis of jobs and industry wage data.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276791 Hugo Duncan 2012-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 A quarter of a million Americans found work last month as the world's biggest economy shrugged off the crisis in the eurozone. Figures from the US Labor Department yesterday showed that 243,000 jobs were created in January -- the most for nine months and far more than the 150,000 expected.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276790 Jane M. Von Bergen 2012-01-03T00:00:00-08:00 An "unambiguously good" jobs report from the U.S. Department of Labor sent stocks soaring Friday and likely will boost President Obama's political prospects. The economy created 243,000 jobs in January.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276789 Drew Brooks 2012-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 President Obama on Friday unveiled new initiatives aimed at turning veterans into firefighters, police officers and entrepreneurs. The initiatives, which must be approved by Congress, are aimed specifically at post-9/11 service members.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276765 Paul Davidson and Tim Mullaney 2012-01-06T00:00:00-08:00 Last week's surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing -- an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe's economic downturn this year. So far, the nation's factories are defying the gloomy forecasts, adding 50,000 jobs in January -- their strongest showing in a year -- on top of 32,000 in December, the Labor Department said Friday.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276709 Richard Larsen, Deputy Managing Editor 2012-01-03T00:00:00-08:00 <!-- Hispanic Jobless Rate Tumbles to 10.5 Percent --> The unemployment rate for Hispanics dropped to 10.5 percent in January, down from 11 percent in December. The rate has now dropped 1.7 percentage points since the Hispanic jobless rate peaked at 13.2 percent in November 2010.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276692 Thomas Gnau 2012-01-03T00:00:00-08:00 Honda will invest $98 million in its engine plant in Hamilton, Ohio, and create 150 new jobs in the state as part of a plan to become the "fuel efficiency leader in every segment" of the North American auto industry, company leaders said Wednesday.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276639 Clint Schemmer 2012-01-02T00:00:00-08:00 When it comes to using tourism, parks and American history to create jobs, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and National Park Service Director Jonathan Jarvis sound remarkably in accord.... http://www.hirediversity.com/news/newsbyid.asp?id=276543 Jan Norman, The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, Calif. 2012-01-01T00:00:00-08:00 Private employers added 170,000 jobs in January, according to a widely watched report released Wednesday by payroll service Automatic Data Processing. It was the 24th straight monthly gain in jobs at private companies....