Amid some promising signs — which are turning the heads of even some bears — structural unemployment continues to be painful as the ranks of the long-term jobless keep swelling. This is a distinction that should be far more c…
In another sign the auto industry is on a comeback, Ford Motor (F) reportedly will announce plans Monday to add 7,000 jobs to its U.S. workforce during the next two years in a variety of positions.
The plan includes the addition of 4,000 blue-collar j…
The uncertain economy, high unemployment and soaring gold prices are luring droves of dreamers to the gold fields. But while few prospectors will hit paydirt, the biggest beneficiaries of the new gold rush will be the merchant…
Up to now, they survived the downturn with minimal damage. But that’s changing, even as the economy rebounds. Unemployment among people under 25 with a bachelor’s degree is now 9.6% vs. 5% just two years ago.
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A novelist realizes that a book she wrote 20 years ago — now out of print — can be revived today as an e-book. Here’s the story of how she took that old print volume and turned it into an e-book, complete with new title, new …