unemployment
Talking About Poverty and Unemployment
What if you were suddenly unemployed? --diagnosed with a serious illness that insurance didn’t cover? --or unexpectedly became a single parent? Where would you go? What would you do?
Bruce’s Malaysia junket yields pandan essence, bizarre sex scandal
Not long ago, I went to a "career planning" seminar in which I learned that human resources departments make two piles of job applications: one for people under 40, and one for people over 40. If they absolutely can’t find anyone to hire in the under-40 pile, they reluctantly look in the over-40 pile. This is even more astonishing if you know the full name of the seminar: “Career and Life Planning for People over 45.”MORE »
FREE SPEECH ZONE | "We Are Impressed With Your Experience and Qualifications…"
I navigate away from the usual crochet forums, the free pattern sites, the crafty type tutorials, the multitude of crochet ideas online, just long enough to check my email. There, in my inbox is a note from a potential employer!
"We are impressed with your experience and qualifications, but have decided to pursue other candidates."MORE »
No bonding bucks without economic justice
Minnesota lawmakers already passed a state bonding bill this year that DFL lawmakers say will put people back to work on construction projects around the state.
But how many of the hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are being spent hiring people from communities with disproportionately high-unemployment rates and other disadvantaged groups?MORE »
State support for jobless on the rise
Unemployment workshop
Teens and young adults face bleak employment outlook
In general, the workforce participation rate (the percentage of a population that is either working or actively seeking work), for teens aged 16-19 has been declining steadily for the past decade.MORE »
State’s employers cut payrolls to weather recession
International Paper, like many of Minnesota’s employers, is looking to survive the global economic downturn by cutting labor costs.MORE »
Governor's tax cuts = unemployment
January jump in Minnesota unemployment rate largest ever
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