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Obama, CEOs To Talk Job Creation Wednesday
121 324views Get Business Alerts Email Comments 1,680 WASHINGTON — The White House says President Barack Obama will discuss ideas for creating jobs and making the U.S. more competitive when he hosts about 20 CEOs on Wednesday. The White House isn’t saying yet who’s on the invitation list for the event at Blair House. White [...]
Lindsey Graham Gets It Wrong On The Stimulus: Blames Legislation For U.S. Job Losses.
Full story: Huffingtonpost.com A top issue on the Sunday morning talk shows was the Obama administration’s record on jobs, with Republicans hitting the stimulus and calling for an extension of the Bush tax cuts. To make, his case, however, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) completely distorted the effects of the stimulus, calling it a “disaster” and [...]
State panel again blocks effort to cut Passaic crossing guard jobs, benefits
PASSAIC — The state’s Public Employment Relations Commission rebuffed Mayor Alex Blanco — for the second time — in his attempt to strip 34 crossing guards of their jobs and health insurance, a move intended to save the city more than $500,000. The commission last week denied the city’s appeal of an “unfair practice charge” [...]
5 Ways to Beat Job-Hunting Pessimism in 2010.
Full Story:Yahoo.com Job satisfaction held steady for workers in 2009, but pessimism and desperation plague many job seekers who remain grim about prospects for the job market in 2010, according to a new survey. In an annual study of job satisfaction among U.S. workers, Yahoo! HotJobs found that 38.3% are “very satisfied” with their jobs [...]
N.J.’s unemployment numbers spike is surprise to economists.
Leslie Kwoh/The Star-Ledger First-time unemployment claims in New Jersey soared to the highest weekly level in nearly two decades — a sign recovery in the job market has stalled or, worse, reversed course, according to an economist. Initial claims, which are used to measure layoffs, rose 32 percent, to nearly 25,400 for the week ending [...]
