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More Jobs and Optimism Lift Consumer Sentiment in May

Consumer sentiment improved in May as job gains offset high gasoline prices and inflation expectations diminished, a survey released on Friday showed. Consumers were...
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First US Offshore Wind Farm Approval Ignites Green Jobs Future

Construction and operation plans have been approved for America's first offshore wind farm, which could create up to 1000 jobs at the Cape Wind...
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California Adds Nearly 100,000 Jobs in February as Hiring Accelerates

A hiring surge led by California's hallmark industries — high tech, movies and tourism — generated nearly 100,000 net new jobs in February and...
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More Economic Good News: As Manufacturing Demand Grows, So Do Jobs

A common misconception is repeated that factory jobs are slowly disappearing in the United States. But there have been steady gains recently: Just last...
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20 Industries Where Jobs Are Coming Back

In the US economy, the good news is finally starting to outweigh the bad. The private sector -- especially small and medium sized businesses...
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She Laid Herself Off to Save her Employees’ Jobs

Like countless small-business owners, Lola Gonzalez agonizingly resolved to trim her firm's nine-person staff when the economic recovery began to sputter last spring. Unlike other...
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Auto Bailout Saved 1.4 Million Jobs, and Other Good News for GM and Taxpayers

Fueled by strong investor demand, General Motors is setting a higher share price for Thursday's initial public stock offering. The increase boosts the automaker's...
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More Than 5,000 Small Business Loans Approved in First Month After Jobs Bill

Just one month after the President signed the Small Business Jobs Act, the U.S. Small Business Administration has supported nearly $3 billion in loans...
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How Obama’s Stimulus is Creating Green Jobs

President Obama's stimulus package is funding green technology around the nation - creating jobs, spurring innovation and quietly transforming the U.S. economy. A portion...
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Small-Business Jobs Bill Clears Senate Hurdle

The U.S. Senate launched new legislation aimed at jumpstarting the struggling economy and creating jobs by giving small businesses easier access to credit. The...
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MBA Grads who are Optimists Find Jobs Faster and With Less Effort

We've seen the studies that show optimistic people are less likely to get heart and lung disease or breast cancer, and are generally happier. A...
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Motivational Speaker Trades Talking for Finding Jobs for Homeless

"My stereotype of homeless people was so far from the truth," admitted Frank Kelly, who was invited to speak to them, presenting his motivational...
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Oyster Workers Lose Jobs, but Not Hope, Thanks to Strangers

More than 40 workers were laid off when the Ameripure Oyster Co. had to shut down operations because of the BP Gulf oil spill,...
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Stocks Climb on Good News for Retail and Jobs

U.S. stocks rose, with the S&P 500 capping its first three-day rally since April, as a drop in jobless claims and higher-than-forecast sales at...
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Subsidized Jobs: A Faint Echo of New Deal Success

In rural Winston County, Mississippi, Taylor Machine Works — best known for its Big Red forklifts — is the primary employer. After the recession...
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San Diego Vaults into Solar Energy and Green Jobs Future

Two of the world’s solar energy leaders have just announced major plans to bring new solar energy technology and green jobs to San Diego....
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Former Auto Workers Head Back to School for New Jobs in Solar and Wind Power

Auto manufacturing jobs may be drying up in Michigan, but alternative energy industries are starting to hire. By training former auto workers to make...
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Thousands of New Jobs in 4 States Put Unemployed Back to Work

This week we featured the report that Houston-area employers added 10,300 jobs from January to February. This piece of good news is not...
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A New Strategy For Getting Veterans Jobs

The U.S. Department of Labor is trying some new strategies to fight the 20 percent unemployment rate for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan. One...
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10,000 New Jobs Added in Houston in One Month

Local unemployment is down and job creation is better than usual for this time of year in Houston, Texas. Houston-area employers added...