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More Young Women Want to Earn the Big Bucks
 More Young Women 
 Want to Earn the Big Bucks 
survey says
Apr 19, 2012 4:26 PM CDT

More Young Women Want to Earn the Big Bucks

Even more so than young men, says Pew survey

(Newser) - Among today's young people, more young women are eager to rake in cash than are their male counterparts. Some two-thirds of 18- to 34-year-old women say a successful, high-paying job is "one of the most important things" or "very important" to them, a Pew report finds, compared...

Smile: People Are Quitting Their Jobs

It's a sign of economic confidence

(Newser) - February saw 2 million Americans quit their jobs—the most since November of 2008. And that's a very good sign for the rest of us, the Wall Street Journal notes. Quitting points to confidence in the economy, analysts say: If people don't think they'll be hired elsewhere,...

10 Worst Jobs in USA
 10 Worst Jobs in USA 
Apr 11, 2012 5:26 PM CDT

10 Worst Jobs in USA

Lumberjacks, waitresses make the list

(Newser) - Hunting for a job? It may prove wise to avoid this list of toilsome occupations. Accounting for physical toughness, pay, stress, work environment, and hiring outlook, these are the 10 worst jobs in America, as deemed by career advice website CareerCast, and rounded up by the Huffington Post . Here's...

Unemployment Drops to 8.2%
 Unemployment Drops to 8.2% 
Apr 6, 2012 7:42 AM CDT

Unemployment Drops to 8.2%

But economy adds just 120K jobs

(Newser) - The unemployment rate dropped to 8.2% last month, but the economy only added 120,000 jobs, when 203,000 new jobs had been predicted, according to today's jobs report. Reaction on the Wall Street Journal's MarketBeat Blog was swift: "Woah!!! Bad number." The unemployment rate,...

3 out of 10 Young Adults Moving Home

'Boomerang kids' have trouble finding well-paying work

(Newser) - As many as three out of 10 young adults are moving back in with their parents—resulting in the highest share of 18- to 34-year-olds living with multiple generations since the 1950s—after finding themselves unable to find lucrative employment in this dismal economy. They're dubbed "boomerang kids"...

Unemployment Steady at 8.3%
 Unemployment Steady at 8.3% 
Mar 9, 2012 7:44 AM CST

Unemployment Steady at 8.3%

Economy adds 227K jobs in February, more than expected

(Newser) - The unemployment rate held steady at 8.3% in February as had been expected, today's jobs report shows. And good news: The economy added 227,000 jobs last month, when only 213,000 had been expected, the Wall Street Journal reports, noting that stock futures were up after the...

Wages of Young Workers Declining

They're down over the last decade, in contrast to overall numbers

(Newser) - The group getting hit the hardest by plummeting wages caused by high unemployment is the young. The hourly pay for male college graduates ages 23 to 29 fell 11% over the past decade to $21.68 while their female counterparts saw a dip of 7.6% to $18.80, reports...

Occupy Sympathizers Need Not Apply for This Job

Law firm specifies such in Craigslist ad

(Newser) - The Above the Law blog notices an unusual Craigslist ad posted by a Philadelphia law firm: The company needs a part-time "contract litigation associate," but there's a catch. Preferred candidates are "capitalists, believers in the Constitution, champions of free enterprise, and advocates of limited government."...

Apple Claims It Supports 514K US Jobs—Does It?

Experts question company's analysis

(Newser) - Apple has quantified its effect on the US economy in a new study. Its analysis says its products "create or support" 514,000 US jobs, ranging from the Kansas employees who manufacture glass for the iPhone to the UPS driver who brings that iPhone to your home—but that'...

10 Jobs That Pay Less Than You Think

Family therapists, models generally make under $50K: Forbes

(Newser) - Just because a job sounds interesting, complicated, or intriguing does not mean it pays a fortune. Forbes uses Bureau of Labor stats to round up what it views as the 10 "most surprisingly low-paying jobs," including:

10 Most Sleep-Depriving Careers

Home health aides, lawyers, and ... economists?

(Newser) - Who is getting the least sleep? The Economix blog at the New York Times takes note of a list from the National Health Interview Survey:

Job Creation in Green Energy Overstated

 Job Creation 
 in Green Energy
 Overstated 
analysis
Feb 24, 2012 11:12 AM CST

Job Creation in Green Energy Overstated

Wall Street Journal thinks 100K figure is way off

(Newser) - The Obama administration says a $10 billion portion of its 2009 stimulus directly prompted the creation of 100,000 jobs in alternative energy, but the claim is difficult to measure. Trouble is, such assessments are based on mathematical formulas and reports, not straightforward counts. Indeed, the Congressional Research Service urged...

CEOs Get Paid Big Bucks to Sit in Meetings, Eat Lunch
CEOs Get Paid Big Bucks to Sit in Meetings, Eat Lunch
study says
Feb 14, 2012 11:58 AM CST

CEOs Get Paid Big Bucks to Sit in Meetings, Eat Lunch

Study finds they spend a third of their time in meetings

(Newser) - It's no big secret that CEOs can make completely ridiculous amounts of money; what is less obvious to some is what they do that's so darn valuable. A group of London School of Economics and Harvard Business School scholars decided to dig into one aspect of CEOs' work...

Apple Can Bring Those Jobs Back
 Apple Can 
 Bring Those 
 Jobs Back 
opinion
Feb 13, 2012 5:59 PM CST

Apple Can Bring Those Jobs Back

Like BMW and Boeing, Apple can afford to have US manufacturing jobs

(Newser) - Apple's claim that it can't bring manufacturing jobs back to America rings false to Dan Lyons at The Daily Beast . "Apple says no, but of course it can: American workers build BMWs and Boeings, and they certainly could build all of an iPad’s components," Lyons...

10 US Cities Bursting With Jobs

Columbus, Indiana, and Casper, Wyoming top employment list

(Newser) - Recession—that's a big-city thing, right? Several mid-size cities around the US are making an argument for their economic superiority, boasting job growth higher than the 1.5% national average in 2011. You may not know these cities well, but the Christian Science Monitor recommends them:
  1. Columbus, Indiana: No,
...

10 Careers That Are Dwindling Away

Farmers, postal processors, switchboard operators face job loss

(Newser) - Unemployment may be easing , but certain jobs seem to be sliding into the dustbin of history. The Huffington Post lists 10 on the skids, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
  1. Farmers and ranchers: expected to lose 96,100 jobs by 2020. Mechanized farming is taking over.

In Surprise, Unemployment Falls to 8.3%

243K jobs were added in January: jobs report

(Newser) - The unemployment rate had been expected to hold steady at 8.5%, with just 125,000 jobs added—instead, unemployment fell to 8.3% and 243,000 jobs were added last month, according to January's better-than-expected jobs report. The report has Wall Street Journal bloggers particularly effusive: "America'...

Unemployment Falls to 8.5%
 Unemployment Falls to 8.5% 
Jan 6, 2012 7:49 AM CST

Unemployment Falls to 8.5%

200K jobs added in December: jobs report

(Newser) - A better-than-expected jobs report shows that 2011 ended with a bang: The unemployment rate fell to 8.5% last month, the lowest since February 2009, and 200,000 new jobs were added, the Wall Street Journal reports. The jobs report was expected to be solid, but not this solid: Unemployment...

Unemployment Rate Drops to 8.6%; Economy Adds 120K Jobs
 Unemployment Drops to 8.6% 
Dec 2, 2011 7:51 AM CST

Unemployment Drops to 8.6%

Economy added 120K jobs in November

(Newser) - Today's jobs report brings good cheer to the holiday season: The unemployment rate has dropped to 8.6%, the lowest it has been since March 2009, the AP reports. The rate had been expected to hold steady at 9%, the Wall Street Journal adds. The economy added 120,000...

How to Create 1.5M Jobs: Bump Up Recycling
How to Create 1.5M Jobs: Bump Up Recycling
new report
Nov 15, 2011 11:58 AM CST

How to Create 1.5M Jobs: Bump Up Recycling

Increasing recycling could boost economy and reduce pollution

(Newser) - Help the planet and create jobs, all at the same time? According to a new report, it might be that easy: If the US increases its recycling rate from 33% to 75% by 2030, an additional 1.5 million jobs will be created, according to the Tellus Institute. Why such...

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