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This Year Could Be Best for Hiring Since 1999
With the November jobs report in, America is poised to have its best year for job gains since 1999. Last month, 321,000 jobs were added, and the unemployment rate held steady at 5.8%. According to the Wall Street Journal , economists had expected just 230,000 jobs. More good... Go to Source Author: Evann Gastaldo
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Pope: Europe Is ‘Elderly and Haggard’
Pope Francis has been rather nice to gays and atheists , but Europe, look out. The Wall Street Journal reports that the pope took Europe to task today during a speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, calling the continent "elderly and haggard" and "no longer fertile and vibrant"—not... Go to Source Author: Neal Colgrass
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In Your 20s? Here’s How to Get a Fatter Salary at 40
A new study has a message for twentysomethings: To land a better-paying job that you love when you're older, it's healthy to job-hop now. It seems that frequent job-switchers boost their odds of having higher-paying, more satisfying jobs in their 30s and 40s, the Atlantic reports. While the cause isn't... Go to Source Author: Matt Cantor
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Unemployment Rate Lowest Since 2008
The unemployment rate ticked down from 5.9% to 5.8% last month, its lowest level since July 2008, the AP reports. And 214,000 jobs were added; 233,000 had been expected, per the Wall Street Journal 's forecast, with the unemployment rate expected to stick at 5.9%.... Go to Source Author: Evann Gastaldo
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Unemployment Rate Hits 6-Year Low: 5.9%
We saw what the AP terms a "burst of hiring" last month, with US employers adding 248,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level since July 2008—5.9%. Economists had expected 215,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate to hold at 6.1%, the... Go to Source Author: Evann Gastaldo
