Politics Buzz This chart tracks the four-week moving average of initial jobless claims, beginning in January of 2008. And while the economy isn't booming, it's a vivid illustration that the labor market has, on Obama's watch, been healing.
Politics Buzz First statements delayed by hasty rewrite in response to shockingly good jobs report.
Culture Buzz Hallmark is taking a cue from the unemployment rate. They are now offering condolence cards made especially for someone who just lost their job. (via redlasso.com)
Employment is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Employment.
Culture Buzz Fresh out of college, two young men search for answers… but not necessarily for jobs.
Unemployment is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Unemployment.
http://www.theroot.com/views/when-unemployment-runs-out-m...
Millions of jobless Americans are out in the cold after exhausting their unemployment insurance. Now what?
http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Lifestyle/Bouncing-Back...
Get a job, you bum (is not a very supportive thing to say)!
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/03/us/03unemployed.html?pa...
A tough job market is swelling the ranks of those who have exhausted the maximum 99 weeks of benefits.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/report-unemployment-high...
With unemployment at its highest level in decades, the U.S. Department of Labor issued a report Tuesday suggesting the crisis is primarily the result of millions of Americans just completely blowing their job interviews.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/28/business/global/28jobs....
European and American job seekers are hoping that Asia is a place where opportunities match their ambitions.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/26/business/economy/26earn...
After cutting deeply during the recession, employers are aiming to keep profit margins high without rushing into hiring again.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/19/business/19training.htm...
Hundreds of thousands of Americans have enrolled in federally financed programs, but remain out of work.
http://www.pheedcontent.com/click.phdo?i=f54e422b85f2186f...
I would love to hear a union leader (or supporter) explain this in a way that didn't involve downward-sloping demand curves for labor. Billy Raye, a 51-year-old unemployed bike courier, is looking for work. Carpenters is seeking paid demonstr
Less than 30% of Americans graduate from college. That means most of the workforce is trying to compete in a modern economy without a college education. Makes 10% unemployment seem low, doesn't it?
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
The unemployment rate jumped almost half a point to 9.7 percent in August, the highest since 1983, reflecting a poor job market that will make it hard for the economy to begin a sustained recovery.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
With the U.S. economy mired in recession, workers are finding themselves stuck in bad jobs with such annoyances as managers who berate employees and bosses who hold meetings in bed.
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
The number of people receiving unemployment benefits has set another record, a development likely to weigh on consumer spending and slow the economy's recovery.
Erin Hanson sums up your life (whether you realize it or not) with “The Circle of No Life.” People who can create awesome things like this shouldn't be unemployed. And that is all.