Read more employment stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4162/employment.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:03:56 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73333/hey-blue-dogs-we-need-a-second-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ever-worsening employment situation demands a second stimulus, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich . Yes, the first stimulus is only half-spent, but the remaining programs won’t affect mounting job losses. Blue Dog Democrats, worried about the deficit and 2010 elections, will be hard-pressed to support a second round, but Obama...http://www.newser.com/story/73333/hey-blue-dogs-we-need-a-second-stimulus.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 17:51:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71009/obama-mulls-tax-cuts-spending-to-goose-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Obama administration is examining new ways to boost the economy amid troubling unemployment statistics. The White House and Democratic leaders in Congress are considering strategies that include new transportation spending and an extension of tax credits for first-time homebuyers and small businesses struggling with operating losses. A proposal to...http://www.newser.com/story/71009/obama-mulls-tax-cuts-spending-to-goose-economy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 06 Oct 2009 5:52:00 CDThttp://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/70862/dow-off-22-on-jobs-ends-worst-week-since-june.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks swung to losses after flirting briefly with gains late in today's session to close the worst week since mid-June. The news that unemployment grew to 9.8% in September depressed the markets, but analysts said so much disappointing data emerged this week that most traders had already unloaded shares....http://www.newser.com/story/70862/dow-off-22-on-jobs-ends-worst-week-since-june.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:21:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70769/dow-falls-203-ahead-of-jobs-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks suffered broad declines today after a manufacturing report that failed to meet expectations. That report, combined with worse-than-expected weekly jobless claims, have investors worried ahead of the government's nonfarm payroll report, due tomorrow. The Dow fell 203 points to close at 9,509. The Nasdaq lost 65 points, closing...http://www.newser.com/story/70769/dow-falls-203-ahead-of-jobs-report.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 15:09:20 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70675/dow-falls-30-to-end-best-quarter-in-10-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDisappointing economic data drove stocks lower today but couldn't dent strong gains for the third quarter. ADP reported bigger job losses than expected in September, and the Chicago Institute for Supply Management's business index dropped more than expected. The Dow fell 30 points to close at 9,718. The Nasdaq...http://www.newser.com/story/70675/dow-falls-30-to-end-best-quarter-in-10-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 15:27:10 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70577/dow-falls-34-ahead-of-jobs-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStocks fell today as traders lost some of yesterday’s confidence ahead of looming job reports. ADP will release its September survey tomorrow, with weekly data due Thursday and the government’s nonfarm payrolls report coming Friday. The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index, which analysts had been expecting to rise, fell in...http://www.newser.com/story/70577/dow-falls-34-ahead-of-jobs-data.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 15:16:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70519/forget-fetching-coffee-interns-work-from-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCompanies have long used internships to avoid paying young people, but increasingly they don't want to see their interns at all. "Virtual internships," where recent grads do research and sales or work with social media from home, has expanded from an unheard-of practice to "something almost every college student has...http://www.newser.com/story/70519/forget-fetching-coffee-interns-work-from-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 9:57:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70054/outlook-bleak-for-holiday-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetail jobs are expected to be in short supply even as the holiday shopping season approaches, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some 40% of retail chains surveyed say they plan to hire fewer workers this year than they did last year when the recession forced many to cut staffing levels....http://www.newser.com/story/70054/outlook-bleak-for-holiday-hiring.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 1:22:53 CDT