I had a boss a decade ago who hated the idea of employees working from home. Hated it. Glared at me every time I suggested we let a few of our team work at home at least a couple of days a week. That team mostly comprised editors and, with an Internet hook-up, they could...
Labor Survey: Third of Young Workers Move Home to Save Money
Filed under: Economy, Health Care, Woman Up, Culture
With Labor Day coming up this Monday, a survey of workers under 35 by the AFL-CIO released Tuesday shows young workers have very little to celebrate.Ten years ago -- the last time workers younger than...
It’s Crunch Time on Jobs, and Time for Obama to Make His Move
Filed under: Economy, Health Care
There's no way to spin your way out of the highest unemployment rate in 26 years. There's probably no way to blame it on your predecessor, either. The only way for President Obama to fix this political problem is to fix...David Obey Slams Obama Administration for Errors in Reporting Stimulus Job Gains
Filed under: House, Democrats, Economy
The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee slammed the Obama administration Tuesday for "outrageous" errors in data that led to inflated job-creation numbers on recovery.org, the Web site that reports on the president's stimulus program. The Hill reports that, due to "unrealistic" reports...Job Market Shows Major Improvement in November
Filed under: Economy
The U.S. economy shed only 11,000 jobs in November, less than 10 percent of the predicted number, CNN Money reports. By comparison, job losses numbered 139,000 in September and 111,000 in October after initial numbers were revised for accuracy. The overall unemployment rate dropped from 10.2 percent to 10.0...
Obama’s ‘Main Street’ Tour Rolling to Heartland, Selling Econ Rebound
Filed under: Barack Obama, Economy, Obama Administration, Wall Street, Unemployment, Jobs
President Obama heads to Illinois, Iowa and Missouri next week to talk about the economy face-to-face with citizens.
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