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18 Dec 2009 15:30

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Biz, U.S.: Most states say their unemployment numbers are going down

  • 36 states – and D.C. – say that things are getting better source
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05 Sep 2009 19:18

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Biz, U.S.: All those jobs lost? They may not be back for a while

  • 2014 when employment could level out again source
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24 Jul 2009 10:15

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Biz, U.S.: Today, the national minimum wage gets a kick in the pants

  • $7.25 the new ground floor of the minimum wage source
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02 Jul 2009 21:26

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Biz: Unemployment sucked last month = stocks sucked today

  • -223 point decline of the Dow Jones Industrial today, due to crappy employment numbers
  • -2.6% percentage decrease of Dow; the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell just as badly, if not worse source
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08 Jun 2009 10:05

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Biz, U.S.: The big words for Obama’s bold new plan for jobs

  • We will not grow complacent or rest. Surely and steadily, we will turn this economy around.
  • President Barack Obama • On giving a kick-start to the economy via his new jobs initiative; he’s fighting against a 9.6% unemployment level, by the way. • source
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04 Jun 2009 10:25

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Biz: Wal-Mart: Our new jobs will help the economy

  • During this difficult economic time, we’re proud to be able to create quality jobs for thousands of Americans this year.
  • Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro-Wright • On the company’s desire to create more jobs; many states will get boosts of 1,000 new jobs each. Sounds great, doesn’t it? • source
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04 Jun 2009 10:11

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Biz: Eventually, we’re all going to work at Wal-Mart

  • 22,000+ new jobs being created by the ultra-massive big box retailer this year
  • 33,800 jobs were created by both Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club last year source
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21 Apr 2009 20:21

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Biz: Yahoo’s employees aren’t saying “Yahooooo!!!” about layoffs

  • 5% of its employees are getting escorted off the premises source
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18 Apr 2009 13:26

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Biz: Newsrooms are looking like ghost towns nowadays

  • -5,900 number of newsroom jobs that disappeared in 2008; 46,700 staffers managed to avoid losing their jobs in the process
  • -11.3% the percentage decline in newsroom jobs; newsrooms are back to staffing levels they last saw in the early 1980s. source
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01 Apr 2009 10:47

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Biz, U.S.: No April Fool’s joke here: Layoffs are still going up.

  • 742,000 private-sector jobs went kaput in March; that’s a record
  • 706,000 private-sector jobs went away in revised February numbers source
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