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What layoffs in the mortgage industry say about our economy
It’s been a year of transition for Wells Fargo after a series of scandals in its consumer banking business. The company’s paid billions of dollars in penalties and just announced it’s cutting 900 jobs in its mortgage division. The job cuts are part of a big restructuring plan the bank announced back in September, with […]
How do hurricanes affect the jobs picture?
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The number of people without jobs in the United States is expected to remain largely unchanged when the Labor Department reports the official unemployment rate Friday. One thing that could affect those numbers: a pair of hurricanes, Florence and Michael, that hit the Eastern Seaboard back to back.
Silver is the new gold
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People over 50 have most of the disposable income, but marketers mostly see them as sick and fearful.
Silver is the new gold
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People over 50 have most of the disposable income, but marketers mostly see them as sick and fearful.
Labor Department figures show robust jobs market
The Labor Department reported this morning record high job openings for the month of August, the highest since the Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey was created almost 20 years ago. A large number of open jobs has ramifications for many different sectors of the economy. We looked at one sector with a lot of “now […]
Labor Department figures show robust jobs market
The Labor Department reported this morning record high job openings for the month of August, the highest since the Job Opening and Labor Turnover Survey was created almost 20 years ago. A large number of open jobs has ramifications for many different sectors of the economy. We looked at one sector with a lot of “now […]
Even the Bureau of Labor Statistics is confused about your employment situation
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The gig economy is shrinking. Wait, what exactly is the gig economy?
Japan expands use of foreign "interns" to address labor shortage
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The unemployment rate is just 2.4 percent in Japan; the country is filling the job gaps with a controversial program for foreign interns.
The high economic toll of mental illness
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Costs are often indirect, such as not being able to work.
Ask a Manager: Should we talk politics at work?
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Getting through Thanksgiving dinner is hard enough, do we have to dodge politics in the 9-to-5 now too?

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