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unemployment

A "Now Hiring" sign is displayed on a shopfront as a woman faces sideways in the window.
Nov 4

October Unemployment Rose to Its Highest Level in Eight Months as More Companies Laid Off Workers

While the U.S. added more jobs than expected last month, hiring declined in sectors like warehousing and real estate.
By Courtney Vinopal
A "We Are Hiring" sign is posted in front of a restaurant in Los Angeles.
Oct 7

The Great Resignation Is Far From Over, as Unemployed Americans Who Quit Their Jobs Reaches 30 Year High

The share of unemployed Americans who quit or voluntarily left their jobs rose to nearly 16 percent in September, a level not seen since 1990.
By Courtney Vinopal
Sep 6

“Technology Is the Only Thing That Can Potentially Save Us”: A Conversation with Brad DeLong

The economist and historian J. Bradford DeLong discusses the development of technology, globalization, and climate change.
By James Ledbetter
New Jersey's unemployment is now at 4.2 percent.
Apr 20

NJ Shed 17,500 Jobs in March, But Jobless Rate Falls Again

By Alyana Alfaro
Albert Dorado (C), who served in the Marines, looks over forms while attending the first Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) Job Fair for Veterans in Los Angeles, California on September 14, 2016.
Oct 7

5 Things You Need to Know About the Jobs Report

By Harin J. Contractor and Sonalee Rau
The enterns.
Sep 22

This ‘Bootcamp’ for Women Over 40 Is Helping Them Steal Jobs Back From Millennials

By Sage Lazzaro
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks during an event hosted by the Small Business Administration at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC.
Jul 8

5 Things You Need to Know About the June Jobs Report

By Harin J. Contractor and Sonalee Rau
NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Health care reform supporters participate in a sit-in inside the lobby of a building where Aetna insurance offices are located. The protesters were eventually arrested by NYPD.
Jun 14

Let People Over 50 Buy Medicare to Boost the Economy

By Gerald Friedman
The latest Jobs Report reveals these five important things.
Jun 3

5 Things You Need to Know About the May Jobs Report

By Harin J. Contractor and Charles Carson
Total nonfarm employment, over-the-month change
May 6

5 Things You Need to Know About the Jobs Report

By Harin J. Contractor and Charles Carson
Potential Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Apr 30

Baltimore Riots Cloud O’Malley’s Future

By Liz Mair
Mayor Michael Bloomberg.(Photo: Getty)
Mar 8

Mayor Bloomberg Explains Why the Unemployment Rate Is ‘Relatively Meaningless

By Colin Campbell
Speaker Quinn.
Jan 23

New York City Employers Can No Longer Ask If You’re Unemployed

By Jane Gayduk
Job fair lines in Midtown from 2009 (Photo: wsws.org)
Aug 6

New York Techie Doesn’t Understand Why Everyone’s Upset About Unemployment

By Nitasha Tiku
Adjunct professor burn
Aug 3

Reactions to Thought Catalog Writer’s Fake Craigslist Job ‘Experiment’

By Drew Grant
Mitt Romney on the campaign trail. (Photo: Getty)
Jun 11

Romney Campaign Asks ‘Has There Ever Been A President So Out Of Touch With The Middle Class?’

By Hunter Walker
President Obama (Photo: Getty)
May 4

Romney Campaign Accuses Obama of Prematurely Patting Himself on the Back

By Hunter Walker
Rep. Nan Hayworth (Photo: Getty)
Jan 7

Rep. Nan Hayworth Criticizes 'Democratic Run Senate' For Not Acting on House Jobs Bills [Video]

By Hunter Walker
Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (Photo: Getty)
Nov 4

Michele Bachmann: ‘President Obama Joined With the Occupy Wall Street Protestors’

By Hunter Walker
Not so funny t-shirts
Nov 3

Do Startups Create Jobs or Destroy Them?

By Ben Popper
Nov 2

Roundup: We Are The 44%

By Hunter Walker
Oct 31

Ad-Tech Feels the Talent Crunch In Silicon Alley

By Ben Popper
Sep 8

The Good and the Bad News About Jobs and the Office Market

By Tom Acitelli
A winter of discontent coming?
Sep 8

Taking Economic Stock at Summer’s End

By Sam Chandan
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