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Detroit Holds Ex-Cons-Only Jobs Fair

Detroit Holds Ex-Cons-Only Jobs Fair

The city of Detroit has high unemployment, and no one has a tougher time finding work than an ex-con.

Detroit Holds Ex-Cons-Only Jobs Fair
Employer Refuses To Hire Smokers, Cites Rising Care Costs
Employer Refuses To Hire Smokers, Cites Rising Care Costs
Currently there are some 14 million jobless Americans. And if you’re one of the thousands of North Texans looking for work, the competition is tough. Now, a new hiring limitation by one employer could make the job search even harder.
Disney factory in China faces probe into sweatshop suicide claims
Disney factory in China faces probe into sweatshop suicide claims
Disney's best-selling Cars toys are being made in a factory in China that uses child labour and forces staff to do three times the amount of overtime allowed by law, according to an investigation.
Job cuts at major banks intensify: IFR
Job cuts at major banks intensify: IFR
Hundreds of bankers will lose their jobs over coming weeks, victims of what senior bosses say is likely to be an industry-wide culling of staff in response to a sharp downturn in demand for trading and investment banking services.
Saudi King Bans Men From Selling Lingerie
Saudi King Bans Men From Selling Lingerie
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah decreed that only women would be allowed to work in the kingdom's lingerie shops, the official SPA news agency reported Monday.
U.S. sues Starbucks for firing dwarf from barista job
U.S. sues Starbucks for firing dwarf from barista job
The U.S. government is suing Starbucks Coffee Company for firing a barista in El Paso because she is a dwarf.
Apple's Chinese workers treated 'inhumanely, like machines'
Apple's Chinese workers treated 'inhumanely, like machines'
An investigation into the conditions of Chinese workers has revealed the shocking human cost of producing the must-have Apple iPhones and iPads that are now ubiquitous in the west.
Hillary Clinton pushes for jobs, reform in transitioning Tunisia
Hillary Clinton pushes for jobs, reform in transitioning Tunisia
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged Thursday to help Tunisia create jobs and undertake reforms to keep the momentum behind the revolution that overthrew its president two months ago.
Detroit Holds Ex-Cons-Only Jobs Fair
Detroit Holds Ex-Cons-Only Jobs Fair
The city of Detroit has high unemployment, and no one has a tougher time finding work than an ex-con.

Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in One Week, Topping Record Set in '07

Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in One Week, Topping Record Set in '07

Google Inc., the world’s biggest Internet-search service, received more than 75,000 job applications worldwide last w...

Google Gets 75,000 Job Applications in One Week, Topping Record Set in '07

iPhone-maker rallies workers after China suicides

iPhone-maker rallies workers after China suicides

Young workers who normally spend their days assembling iPhones and other high-tech gadgets packed a stadium at their ...

iPhone-maker rallies workers after China suicides

Boeing to Cut 800 Jobs from Long Beach Workforce

Boeing to Cut 800 Jobs from Long Beach Workforce

The Boeing Co. announced Monday it will move two defense programs to Oklahoma City over the next 18-months, resulting...

Boeing to Cut 800 Jobs from Long Beach Workforce

Cuba eyes more self-employment as massive layoffs loom

Cuba eyes more self-employment as massive layoffs loom

President Raul Castro expanded self-employment fields on Sunday, ahead of looming government plans to slash as many a...

Cuba eyes more self-employment as massive layoffs loom

American Apparel Has a 'Full Body Head to Toe' Employment Policy

American Apparel Has a 'Full Body Head to Toe' Employment Policy

Supersexual fashion brand American Apparel was accused last year of having a policy of firing employees that manageme...

American Apparel Has a 'Full Body Head to Toe' Employment Policy

US Teens Face Worst Summer Job Market in 41 Years

Young Americans are expected to face a tough summer job market.

The kickoff to the summer job season is not looking so hot for teens. Employment among 16-to 19-year olds in May grew...

US Teens Face Worst Summer Job Market in 41 Years

Landscapers find workers choosing jobless pay

Landscapers find workers choosing jobless pay

In a state with the nation's highest jobless rate, landscaping companies are finding some job applicants are rejectin...

Landscapers find workers choosing jobless pay

Vice President Biden sees up to 200,000 new US jobs next month

Vice President Joe Biden

Vice President Joe Biden predicted on Friday the U.S. economy would create 100,000 to 200,000 jobs next month, with a...

Vice President Biden sees up to 200,000 new US jobs next month

Microsoft Investigating Sweatshop Allegations in China

Microsoft Investigating Sweatshop Allegations in China

Following a recent report by the Pittsburgh-based National Labor Committee, Microsoft is investigating allegations of...

Microsoft Investigating Sweatshop Allegations in China

Apple admits employing 15-year-olds in factories

Apple admits employing 15-year-olds in factories

Apple has admitted that children were recruited at some of its factories that build its computers, iPods and mobile p...

Apple admits employing 15-year-olds in factories

Jobs That Pay $100,000 or More

A Newsweek column browses several job boards such as Indeed, Vault, and Yahoo! HotJobs to help you track the best job...

Jobs That Pay $100,000 or More

Stimulus saved or created up to 2 million jobs in 2009, White House says

Stimulus saved or created up to 2 million jobs in 2009, White House says

The Obama administration, offering evidence that its much-maligned efforts to spur economic recovery have begun to ta...

Stimulus saved or created up to 2 million jobs in 2009, White House says
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