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New requirements for long-term unemployment benefits to kick in
As part of new federal requirements, about 500,000 Californians receiving long-term unemployment benefits will soon have to appear in person at local job centers to show they are actively looking for work. The requirements are the result of the...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Career and Workplace, Employment, Barack Obama, Unemployment Benefits
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Making jobless go cold turkey isn't the answer [Video]
It's a mark of a civilized society that we look after the unfortunate during hard times. On that score, the United States is about to (once again) come up short. Hundreds of thousands of long-term jobless Americans are now receiving their final...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Democratic Party, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment
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Former Romney rivals backtrack in Sunday interviews
The awkwardness of presidential politics was on full display Sunday morning as three former rivals of Mitt Romney were grilled over their past criticisms of the now-presumed Republican presidential nominee. Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, Arizona...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Rudy Giuliani, Companies and Corporations, Newt Gingrich
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Weekly jobless aid applications slip to 370,000
The number of new applicants for unemployment benefits changed little last week, signaling modest job growth. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly applications for benefits slipped by 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 370,000. Applications have...
Tags: Homes, Employment Opportunities, Companies and Corporations, Layoffs and Downsizing, Labor Markets
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Unemployment rate is a numbers game in presidential race
It was kind of a buzz-kill moment. Earlier this month, at a town hall meeting in Township, Pa., Mitt Romney mentioned that the jobless rate had dropped a bit, from 8.2% to 8.1%. The audience started to applaud, but Romney stopped them. "Normally,...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Employment, Mitt Romney
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Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility closing soon; layoffs seen
Google's acquisition of Motorola Mobility will close in the next two business days, according to a form filed by Motorola Mobility over the weekend. The $12.5-billion takeover, which was announced in August, cleared its final hurdle last week when the...
Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Job Layoffs, Media Industry
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Jobless claims barely change; durable goods orders plunge
After jobless claims reached a five-month high in April, last week’s tiny dip came as a relief. But a heavy slide in orders for long-lasting goods is less soothing. Applications for unemployment benefits shrank by 2,000 last week to a seasonally...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, General Mills Incorporated, Career and Workplace, Employment
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7.5% unemployment by end of 2013: economists
By the end of next year, the unemployment rate will be at 7.5%. Consumer spending will be up, as will housing starts. But first, the economic recovery needs to slog its way through the remainder of 2012, economists said. Monthly non-farm job growth...
Tags: Employment Opportunities, Labor Markets, Career and Workplace, Vehicles, Employment
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Yes on the SAFE California Act
Carlos DeLuna was, in all likelihood, murdered by the state of Texas on Dec. 7, 1989. It's hard to come to any other conclusion after reading an exhaustive analysis of his case published online by a Columbia law school professor and his students. And...
Tags: Politics, Laws, Law Enforcement, Career and Workplace, Death Penalty
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L.A. City Council OKs $7.2-billion budget
The Los Angeles City Council passed a $7.2-billion budget Monday, voting to cut 400 unfilled city staff positions but putting off difficult decisions on layoffs, park funding and Fire Department resources. On a 15-0 vote, council members agreed to wait...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Layoffs and Downsizing, Career and Workplace, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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HP to cut 27,000 jobs
Hewlett-Packard Co., battered by declining profits and tech rivals with flashier hand-held devices, is slashing 27,000 jobs, or 8% of its workforce.
The Silicon Valley tech firm, one of the world's largest computer makers with nearly 325,000 employees,...Tags: Morningstar Incorporated, Companies and Corporations, Layoffs and Downsizing, Apple Inc., Career and Workplace
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On the Spot: The welcome mat's out to foreign workers in London
Question: My wife and I recently returned from a nine-day trip to London, and we noticed that all the hotel staff was from non-British European countries and a few from countries in Africa. We also noticed that all the staff at the restaurants and some of...
Tags: Dining and Drinking, United Kingdom, Politics, International Organizations, Chinese Restaurants
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