Unemployment Triples, Dozens of States Going Broke
NEW YORK/CHICAGO -- The government unemployment checks keeping Candy Czernicki afloat are fast running out and her prospects of getting a new job appear remote.
The lengthy recession has proved discouraging for the swelling ranks of unemployed
Digging Holes in Oregon
...The Governor's plan for the unemployed will deepen the pit.
Governor Kulongoski has a plan to save Oregon's sorry economy: raid the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund of a total of $90 million. Forty million dollars would further extend unemployment
Commissioner issues youth jobless warning
EU Employment and Social Affairs Commissioner Vladimír pidla yesterday (25 June) urged EU member states to do more to protect young people facing unemployment, and reiterated a number of proposals for battling the EU's jobs crisis.
The 2009 edition of
FP Marketing: GM Canada's ad strategy
Career advice, job search tips and more from regular contributors to the Financial Post's careers section, including Ray Williams, Crystal Campbell, Stephen Friedman, Marty Parker, and Cathy Graham.
Letters to the editor, intended for publication in
How college kids can get a job
"If I were a college graduate right now, it'd be enough to make me hide under the covers for the rest of my life, " Lindsey Pollak, a career columnist, told Kerri Miller on MPR's Midmorning this morning.
Got it. It's bad. But grads are getting jobs. We
Career Connection reprise set for Oct. 23
Out-of-work residents in the Lawrence area soon will get another chance to meet with potential employers, absorb job-searching advice and brush up their résumés and cover letters.
Community Career Connection is set for Oct. 23 at Pinnacle Career
Michigan Expects Surge in Welfare Applications
By Sara Murray Michigan's generous jobless benefits and strict eligibility rules have kept the welfare rolls down despite the state's 14.1% unemployment rate, the highest in the country. But a surge in jobless workers reaching the time limit for
First Annual Alumni And Employer Appreciation Breakfast
On Tuesday, May 12, Adelphi University hosted an inaugural appreciation breakfast to be held annually for alumni and employers who equip Adelphi students with necessary hands-on experience in their areas of interest. Nearly 20 alumni and employers
Another recession casualty: Recent college graduates
WASHINGTON ? The tough economy and tight labor market have tarnished the luster of a bachelor's degree for young college graduates seeking employment.
New monthly survey data from the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in
Recruiting: Enough to Make a Monster Tremble
Iannuzzi: While traffic at the site is up, revenue is down Shawn G. Henry
Corporate recruiter Elisa Bannon of US Cellular in Chicago used to spend up to $4 million a year to post jobs and screen résumés through the three heavyweights of online job
