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 The Associated Press | Summers, Hubbard Clash on Economic Outlook Following Jobs Report Bloomberg In December 2007, at the start of the recession, 66.0 percent of the population held jobs or were actively seeking employment. 'Unambiguously Good' Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics Inc. in West Chester, Pennsylvania, called the January ... Summers Says US Economy on 'Right Road' With Employment Job surge lifts Dow to highest since 2008 Are new unemployment figures a boost for Obama? |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Employment agency rorts investigated Sydney Morning Herald Above, Minister for Employment Participation, Kate Ellis. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen The federal government has started an investigation into 14 employment agencies suspected of rorting its multibillion-dollar job assistance scheme, as evidence mounts of ... Probe into 14 job agencies over suspected false claims |
 USA TODAY | Manufacturing jobs start year with strong gains USA TODAY By Paul Davidson and Tim Mullaney, USA TODAY Last week's surprisingly strong jobs report spotlighted healthy employment gains in manufacturing — an industry that was expected to be hampered by Europe's economic downturn this year. Manufacturing gains brighten U.S. jobs picture |
Reconciliation Action Plan boosts Indigenous workforce ABC Online ELEANOR HALL: Reconciliation Australia says a national employment scheme has worked to move more Indigenous people into jobs. The Reconciliation Action Plan was launched five years ago and its results are now being analysed. More than 13000 positions ... |
 NEWS.com.au | Poor Christmas, but job ads jump The Canberra Times BY CHRIS ZAPPONE Job advertisements recorded their biggest increase in almost two years in a hopeful sign for a much-needed pick-up in hiring, but there was confirmation that shops had a poor Christmas period, with retail sales falling in December. Australia job advertisements jump 6 pct in Jan More jobs up for grabs, says ANZ survey Australia ANZ Jan Job Ads Post Best Monthly Gain Since Feb10 |
Aust bonds weaker after US jobs data Sydney Morning Herald On Friday night, Australian time, the US commerce department released employment data that showed the unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month, to 8.3 per cent. The report also showed that 243000 jobs were created in January, ... |
 Sydney Morning Herald (blog) | Job losses bode poorly for uni graduates Sydney Morning Herald (blog) Less considered is the deteriorating outlook for graduate employment and the long-term economic damage from having thousands of under-utilised university students taking low-paid service jobs to pay the bills. About 76 per cent of new bachelor degree ... |
 BusinessDay.com.au | Markets Live: Stocks rally on US jobs jump Sydney Morning Herald Less considered is the deteriorating outlook for graduate employment, writes small business blogger Tony Featherstone. He says Australia should be helping potential young entrepreneurs to create their own jobs. 1.51pm: Leaders of Greece's ruling ... RBA Poised to Cut Rate on Worst Jobs Since '92: Australia Credit |
Australia Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fell in December as Job Market Weakens Bloomberg Australian retail sales unexpectedly declined in December, the first drop in six months, as consumers spent less at grocers and on dining out in an economy where employment growth stalled last year. Sales (AURSCHNG) slipped 0.1 percent from a month ... |
From relief to despair: Varying views of jobs data Ocala Even where hiring has picked up, scars from the Great Recession remain. In Fort Madison, Iowa, Pinnacle Foods Group is expanding a canned-meat plant and adding 65 jobs. Yet that same work used to be done at a company plant in Tacoma, Wash., ... |