Read more job stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/25872/job.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 13:40:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70987/many-jobs-are-gone-forever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe job market is likely to be grim for years to come—economists expect that even if job creation returned to the brisk pace of the ‘90s, unemployment wouldn’t return to 5% until 2017. And for many of the unemployed, the numbers belie the real problem: The positions they're trained...http://www.newser.com/story/70987/many-jobs-are-gone-forever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 05 Oct 2009 14:28:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69077/time-starved-working-parents-eat-poorly-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nature of low-income employment promotes unhealthy eating, Time reports. Over half of working parents in low-to-moderate income communities relied on dietary “coping” measures when their schedules couldn’t accommodate a full meal, according to a new Cornell University study. Those strategies included skipping breakfast or family meals, and ordering takeout...http://www.newser.com/story/69077/time-starved-working-parents-eat-poorly-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 14:59:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68539/women-gain-as-recession-batters-male-dominated-fields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US job market is closer than ever to gender equality because the recession has most heavily affected male-dominated industries, USA Today reports. Women held 49.83% of the nation’s jobs as of June. Since the recession began in December 2007, 74% of the 6.4 million jobs lost have...http://www.newser.com/story/68539/women-gain-as-recession-batters-male-dominated-fields.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 12:32:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68538/help-wanted-fed-govt-needs-600k-new-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe federal government must hire 600,000 people over the next 4 years to balance a wave of retirement and keep pace with President Obama’s ambitions, the Washington Post reports. Nearly half of those positions are considered absolutely essential for agencies to provide their services, a new report states, chiefly...http://www.newser.com/story/68538/help-wanted-fed-govt-needs-600k-new-workers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Sep 2009 11:30:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67859/americans-are-addicted-to-work-we-hate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWe job-obsessed Americans like to say we work like dogs, but over in Russia they call it "working like Americans," notes Stephen Marche in Esquire , where he probes the "insane" American addiction to work. It's a habit we may finally break, but only thanks to soaring unemployment. Americans work absurdly...http://www.newser.com/story/67859/americans-are-addicted-to-work-we-hate.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 6:06:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66383/jobs-lift-stocks-dow-up-114.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGood news about the labor market fueled a rally in stocks today, the Wall Street Journal reports. Slowing declines in payrolls and a 0.1% drop in unemployment—both figures beat expectations—elevated investor sentiment. AIG jumped 22.2% after reporting a $1.8 billion quarterly profit. The Dow gained...http://www.newser.com/story/66383/jobs-lift-stocks-dow-up-114.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 15:15:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66223/todays-sexy-job-statistician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagForget the nerdy image: In today’s digital world, statisticians are hot, the New York Times reports. Big firms like Google need number-crunchers to parse piles of data, and they’re willing to pay for it—a statistician with a PhD can rake in $125,000 in his or her first year...http://www.newser.com/story/66223/todays-sexy-job-statistician.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 10:12:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64853/recession-proof-job-is-a-myth-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf the downturn has you considering a “recession-proof” job like teaching or medicine, think again, Greg Burns writes in the Chicago Tribune . The recession has affected all sectors, from layoffs and lower enrollment at educational institutions to dwindling state budgets choking civil servants. “It’s a question of degree,” one expert...http://www.newser.com/story/64853/recession-proof-job-is-a-myth-experts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 20 Jul 2009 14:20:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64195/obama-time-to-rebuild-stronger-than-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFresh off a whirlwind world tour, President Obama is turning his attention once again to his domestic agenda. In a Washington Post editorial, Obama says his administration’s “swift and aggression action has helped pull our financial system and our economy back from the brink.” But the president looks to a...http://www.newser.com/story/64195/obama-time-to-rebuild-stronger-than-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 12 Jul 2009 11:05:00 CDT