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Obama heads out on new jobs tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will travel on Thursday to Austin, Texas, the first stop in a new series of day...
Job market shows surprising strength
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment rose more than expected in April and hiring was much stronger than previously thought in th...
Analysis: Jobless youths could drag on recovery
LONDON (Reuters) - The global economy is recovering - although the younger you are and the longer you've been out of work...
Opponents mark Obamacare's third anniversary with lobbying surge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eight months before President Barack Obama's health care law goes prime time, a confederation of i...
Michigan governor names bankruptcy attorney to run Detroit
DETROIT (Reuters) - Michigan Governor Rick Snyder on Thursday named a lawyer with deep expertise in corporate bankruptcy as t...
Sturdy job gains offer bright sign for economy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers stepped up hiring in February, adding a greater-than-expected 236,000 workers to their ...
Shrinking labor unions see relief in marijuana industry
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The medical marijuana shop next to a tattoo parlor on a busy street in Los Angeles looks m...
Shrinking labor unions see relief in marijuana industry
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The medical marijuana shop next to a tattoo parlor on a busy street in Los Angeles looks m...
Jobless claims fall to five-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell to its lowest si...
Union membership falls to lowest percentage in 76 years
(Reuters) - The percentage of workers belonging to unions tumbled to 11.3 percent in 2012, the lowest percentage in 76 years,...
Job growth cools slightly, recovery grinds on
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers kept their pace of hiring virtually steady in December, falling short of the levels needed t...
NHL moves closer to canceling entire season
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League (NHL) moved closer to calling off the entire 2012-13 season after canceling all games ...
'Fiscal cliff' outcome still uncertain; talks continue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the pace of talks quickened to avert the "fiscal cliff" of steep tax hikes and spending c...
Jobless rate falls to 7.7 percent, lowest in 4 years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment grew faster than expected in November, but a drop in the unemployment rate to nearly a four...
Only three major cities see economic recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Retailers moving into old downtown buildings, an abundance of freshly planted greenspaces, and a strea...
Facebook not so fun with a click from boss or mom
LONDON (Reuters) - Posting pictures of yourself plastered at a party and talking trash online with your Facebook friends may ...
Jobless rate tumbles to near four-year low
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to a near four-year low of 7.8 percent in September, a potential bo...
Weak U.S. labor market looms ahead of elections
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fears of government austerity likely kept U.S. job gains modest and the unemployment rate elevated in ...
Lockout forces NHL to cancel entire preseason
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League's (NHL) lockout took its latest toll as the league said on Thursday the entire pre...
Celine Dion settles lawsuit with former employee
Celine Dion has settled a lawsuit with a disgruntled former employee who was seeking compensation for allegedly working overt...
America's hidden unemployed: too discouraged to count
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Daniel McCune graduated from college three years ago, he was optimistic his good grades would ear...
Labor dispute forces NHL to scrap first week of preseason
(Reuters) - The National Hockey League's (NHL) lockout claimed its first casualties as the league said on Wednesday it ca...
Annie Lennox deeply moved by family tree show
Annie Lennox was left reeling after tracing her ancestry on TV show Who Do You Think You Are? and discovering her family hist...
Jobs growth cools in August, seen forcing Fed's hand
By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jobs growth slowed sharply in August, setting the stage for the Federal Reserve to pu...
Voters see Medicare as a top election issue: poll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare has become a top healthcare issue in the U.S. presidential election, surpassing the controver...
Companies add more jobs, but manufacturing falters
By Leah SchnurrNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies hired more workers than expected in July, but continued weakness in the ma...
U.S. hiring stuck in low gear in June
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employers hired at a dismal pace in June, raising pressure on the Federal Reserve to do more to b...
Celine Dion sued by former employee
Celine Dion has been hit with a lawsuit from a former employee over allegations he is owed overtime pay from 2009.Keith Sturt...
Supreme Court upholds Obama's healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court upheld President Barack Obama's healthcare law on Thursday in an election-year t...
U2's Adam Clayton shocked over theft case
U2 rocker Adam Clayton has told how he was stunned when he discovered his personal assistant had allegedly stolen $3.8 mi...
Drive Thru Floating Cup
A magician pranks drive thru employees by making his cup "magically" float in the air.
State jobless rates drop, raise election stakes
By Lisa Lambert(Reuters) - Jobless rates in 49 out of the 50 U.S. states dropped in May from a year earlier, the Labor Depart...
Consumer prices drop, jobless claims rise
By Jason LangeWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer prices fell in May by the most in more than three years as households paid less...
Dads Worth Less than Moms Around House: Study
Fathers of America, you may consider yourselves indispensable, but a new survey says you're only worth about one-third as...
Obama, Romney advisers trade blame on job creation
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Advisers to President Barack Obama and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney squared...
Job growth stumbles, boosting pressure on Fed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Job growth in May was the weakest in a year and employers added far fewer jobs in the prior two months...
Older Americans learn new trades in tough jobs market
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When Joe Burklund of Des Moines, Iowa, lost his job at the depths of recession in 2009 after 30 years ...
Healthcare costs to rise 7.5 percent in 2013
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The cost of healthcare services is expected to rise 7.5 percent in 2013, more than three times the pro...
Fired for being 'too hot,' New Jersey woman claims
(Reuters) - A New Jersey woman said on Monday that she was dismissed from a temporary job at a New York lingerie warehouse be...
U.S. sets deadline for proposals on state healthcare exchanges
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration forged ahead with healthcare reforms on Wednesday, announcing a November 16 d...
Over 55 and jobless, Americans face tough hunt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jean Coyle, 67, has a new kind of ministry.The former professor had just begun a career as a Presbyter...
U.S. hiring slows, raising worries on recovery
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employers cut back on hiring in April and more people stopped looking for work, dimming hopes the econ...
Amnesty says veil bans rob Muslims of jobs, education
LONDON (Reuters) - Bans on full-face veils in France and Belgium and a failure by other European countries to stop employers ...
One in four Americans without health coverage: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court ponders the fate of healthcare reform in the current election year, a study ...
Obama's 'green jobs' have been slow to sprout
(Reuters) - Three weeks ago, President Barack Obama stood in front of a sea of gleaming solar panels in Boulder City, Nevada,...
Cost of aging rising faster than expected
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People worldwide are living three years longer than expected on average, pushing up the costs of aging...
Healthcare law could sharply worsen U.S. deficits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's healthcare law could sharply exceed its cost-savings targets and add up t...
Facebook takes stand against employers seeking passwords
Facebook is prepared to take action to protect its users' privacy and security, the company's Chief Privacy Officer E...
UAW steps up bid to organize VW U.S. plant
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn./DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers union is soliciting signatures of support from workers at Volk...
Health care among top jobs for young people
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Young people looking for a job with good pay, flexible hours and job security should consider working in...
Florida workers face random drug tests under new law
(Reuters) - Florida Governor Rick Scott has signed a law allowing state employees to be randomly tested for drugs, a measure ...
Educated women quit work as spouses earn more
(Reuters) - Susanna Mancini cherishes a photo of herself at 27: a smiling face behind a pair of dark sunglasses. On it, she s...
Republicans see 'jobs bills' as election winner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tucked in his left breast-coat pocket where he can pull it out to wave before TV cameras is ammunition...
Rocker Tommy Lee settles lawsuit with ex-assistant
Rocker Tommy Lee has agreed to pay a former assistant $400,000 and issue a public apology to settle a dispute over unpaid...
Senate passes payroll tax cut extension
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate on Friday passed legislation extending a tax cut for 160 million workers and long-term jobl...
Bishops look to expand of birth-control battle
(Reuters) - Catholic bishops, energized by a battle over contraception funding, are planning an aggressive campaign to rally ...
GE to hire 5,000 U.S. veterans, investing in plants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co plans to hire 5,000 U.S. military veterans over the next five years and to invest ...
Obama shift seeks to defuse birth-control fight
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama, in an abrupt policy shift aimed at quelling an election-year firestorm, announced on Frid...
WH to try to placate Catholics on contraceptives
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will announce a move to accommodate religious organizations on its rule for health ins...
Job Growth Surges, Jobless Rate Drops to 8.3 Percent
By Lucia MutikaniWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unempl...
Indiana becomes 23rd 'right-to-work' state
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana became the 23rd state to pass anti-union "right-to-work" legislation on Wednesday ...
Kenny G and wife separate
Celebrated saxophonist Kenny G's wife has filed for a legal separation.The easy listening superstar and Lyndie Benson-Gorelic...
Hostess returns to bankruptcy over pensions
(Reuters) - Twinkies and Wonder Bread maker Hostess Brands Inc filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in less th...
U.S. health spending barely rose in 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. healthcare spending barely rose in 2010 from record-low recession levels, as high unemployment an...
Detroit seeks salvation during Big 3's victory dance
Detroit (Reuters) - Bill Perkins, a Detroit-area car dealer, has ample reason to raise a glass in the early days of January.P...
Payroll jobs up, jobless rate falls to 8.5 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment grew solidly last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percen...
VW Gives Workers a Rest From BlackBerry Messages
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen has agreed to grant workers in Germany a rest from e-mails relentlessly filling the inboxes ...
Jobless rates drop in almost all states in Nov.
(Reuters) - Unemployment rates in almost all U.S. states dropped in November, and 45 states had jobless rates lower than the ...
Britney Spears sued over security bill
Britney Spears is facing a legal battle over allegations she failed to settle a bill for her security detail.The "Toxic&...
Long-term jobless eye bleak future as benefits end
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - George Parks has been out of work for 21 months and his unemployment benefits will run out at the end ...
Forget Christmas parties, employees want cash
(Reuters) - Companies planning to spend thousands of dollars for staff Christmas parties, even with open bars, shouldn't both...
American Airlines file for bankruptcy
(Reuters) - American Airlines and its parent company filed for bankruptcy protection on Tuesday after failing to win a deal w...
Labor dispute talks to continue on Thursday
(Reuters) - National Basketball Association (NBA) owners and players will resume labor dispute talks Thursday after 12 hours ...
Detroit in 'extremely serious' fiscal shape: mayor
(Reuters) - Detroit is in "extremely serious financial condition," as it is projected to run out of cash next year ...
Job growth could hint at some improvement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth was likely too weak in October to pull down the nation's lofty jobless rate, th...
Parishioners asked to attend church unarmed
MILWAUKEE (Reuters)- Roman Catholic bishops in Wisconsin are urging their parishioners not to bring weapons to church now tha...
DMX takes on cleaning duties at diner
Rapper DMX stunned workers at a diner in South Carolina this week by taking over their cleaning duties.The hip-hop star, real...
Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
(Reuters) - Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iow...
Social Security benefits to rise 3.6 percent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Social Security retirement benefits for about 55 million people will go up by 3.6 percent next year, t...
Rise of the machines: America's jobs challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For decades, American workers and their machines advanced in tandem. As companies invested in technolo...
Ford, UAW pact moves toward ratification
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers' tentative contract with Ford Motor Co looked assured of ratification on Sunday n...
Hiring seen as dismally weak in September
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Employment likely grew only modestly in September, with hiring too weak to pull down a lofty jobless r...
CA governor vetoes child-care unionization
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown, saying "no" to the organized labor groups that ...
Insurance broker launches pizza parlor policy
(Reuters) - In the specialized world of insurance, this one takes the cake -- or perhaps the pie -- a new policy called "...
UAW talks with Ford shifting into higher gear
DETROIT (Reuters) - United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Co officials set a framework for the final stages of the negotiations ...
GM labor deal heads toward UAW vote
DETROIT (Reuters) - About 48,500 General Motors Co workers at U.S. factories will begin considering the details of a proposed...
Clinton's philanthropic summit to push for jobs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former President Bill Clinton will push corporations and non-profit groups at his philanthropic summit t...
GM, Chrysler extend UAW contracts after talks slow
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors Co and Chrysler Group LLC agreed to extend labor contracts with the United Auto Workers on...
Number of poor hit record 46 million in 2010
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of Americans living below the poverty line rose to a record 46 million last year, the gover...
UAW expects GM contract deal after 'much progress'
DETROIT (Reuters) - The United Auto Workers (UAW) union has made "much progress" toward reaching a new contract wit...
Obama pushes $447 billion jobs plan in speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, seeking to rescue the troubled U.S. economy and his own prospects for re-elect...
Factory, jobs data temper recession fears
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Manufacturing unexpectedly grew in August and fewer Americans filed new claims for jobless aid last we...
Job growth grinds to halt
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment growth ground to a halt in August as sagging confidence discouraged already skittish b...
AT&T to bring back 5,000 jobs if merger approved
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Telecommunications giant AT&T Inc, whose proposed buy of T-Mobile USA is under scrutiny by U.S. regul...
Contours of Obama jobs package coming into focus
VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama is finalizing a jobs package that could include a program to...
USA becomes Food Stamp Nation but is it sustainable?
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Genna Saucedo supervises cashiers at a Wal-Mart in Pico Rivera, California, but her wages aren't enough ...
Employees beware: Higher healthcare costs ahead
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large employers expect big increases in healthcare costs in 2012, and say they'll pass more and more of ...
Colorado, Massachusetts, Ohio towns best: poll
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Towns in Colorado, Massachusetts and Ohio, which have low crime rates, good schools and plenty of cultur...
Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled Friday that President Barack Obama's healthcare law requiring Americans to buy ...
Verizon unions strike after contract talks fail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost half the workers in Verizon Communications' wireline telecommunications business went on strike o...
Service sector growth slowest since 2010
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in the services sector ticked down unexpectedly in July to the lowest level since Feb...
NBA sues players' union over labor dispute
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Basketball Association filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the players' union seeking a ruli...


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