Topic: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Top 10 states for clean tech
Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and advisory firm based in San Francisco and Portland, has ranked states for their leadership in clean tech. Here are its Top 10 picks:
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2012's 'good news' stories
2012 saw jobs returning to the US, health concerns improve in historic numbers, and more.
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Top 4 New Year's resolutions for your pocketbook
It’s resolution season, and with the continued economic recovery significant opportunity exists to improve your finances in the coming year. The question is how. Here are the four most important financial New Year’s resolutions that consumers can make:
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Gender pay gap: Top 5 best and worst states
The pay gap between men and women has steadily narrowed during the past few decades. Women earned 77 cents for every dollar men earned in 2011, compared with 59 cents in 1963. Here is a look at states with biggest and smallest gender pay gaps today.
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Top 10 metros for job growth
Some metropolitan areas have a booming jobs market, thanks to energy, manufacturing, or sometimes just the right mix of highly diversified industries. Here's a look at the 10 metros that have seen the largest percentage increase in jobs over the past 12 months:
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Decoder Wire Does Mitt Romney want to cut jobs for police, firefighters, and teachers?
A new ad from the Obama reelection campaign charges just that, while Mitt Romney calls the idea 'completely absurd.' They can't both be right.
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Cover Story Employment solutions: Can a town’s good deeds lower unemployment?
The dollars and cents of good deeds: Communities with high social capital tend to have lower unemployment. Some seeking employment solutions see this altruistic glue as something to study.
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Paper Economy Total unemployment increases slightly
In May, 'total unemployment,' including all marginally attached workers, increased to 14.8 percent, while the traditionally reported unemployment rate increased slightly to 8.2 percent.
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Robert Reich America's high wire act: The economic recovery stalls
According to today's jobs report, the nation is perilously close to falling into another recession as the unemployment rate rises for the first time in almost a year and the latest payroll survey shows minimal growth.
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Poor unemployment report points to troubled US economy
The US added 69,000 jobs in May, the Labor Department reported Friday – the third straight month of disappointing jobs numbers. The unemployment rate edged higher, to 8.2 percent.
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Donald Marron Two heavyweights of economic statistics released this week
The two heavyweights of economic statistics are released this week, but the with both the job market stats and numbers on economic growth, competing systems of data collection and presentation can sometimes create confusion.
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Unemployed veterans skilled in doing jobs, not in finding them
A Monster.com survey finds employers and veterans agree: Departing military personnel have civilian job skills. Language, however, is a problem. One hurdle is translating military jargon.
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Focus Next week's Wisconsin recall: a test drive of themes for Election 2012
Wisconsin recall election between Gov. Scott Walker (R) and Tom Barrett (D) enters its last furious week. It is a proving ground for the themes and players of the national election in November, analysts say.
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Cover Story Veterans' new fight: reviving inner-city America
How some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are helping turn around a drug-infested neighborhood of Baltimore – and themselves.
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The Circle Bastiat Let's leave the labor market alone
The US labor markets are enormously flexible and dynamic. So why regulate them?
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Focus Share of working moms nearing all-time high, but has it gotten any easier?
The percentage of mothers in the workforce is nearing record highs, leading to more societal acceptance and childcare options, but mothers still face a 'mommy wage gap' and other challenges.
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Opinion What Mitt Romney should be saying to women voters this Mother's Day
Polls show Mitt Romney trailing President Obama among women voters. This Mother's Day, to close the gender gap Romney will need to do more than flag Obama's failed economic record. He needs to push policies that appeal to women, like more workplace flexibility and better child care.
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Saving Money 23 ways to save money on clothes
Americans spend an average of $1,700 per year on clothing and accessories. But there are plenty of ways to trim the bill and still look good.
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Wisconsin recall election: Which Democrat will face Governor Walker?
Wisconsin holds a primary Tuesday to choose Gov. Scott Walker’s opponent in the recall election. It could come down to independent voters, but how they’ll vote could be complicated.
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Robert Reich Jobs report: The stall has arrived
Friday’s jobs report for April was even more disappointing than March. This is bad news for millions of Americans.
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With meager jobs growth, 'time running out' for Obama (+video)
The 2012 presidential election may hang on voters' perceptions about the economy, and Friday's report that just 115,000 jobs were created in April won't do much to help Obama. What's the outlook for the months ahead?
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Paper Economy Total unemployment goes flat
In April, 'total unemployment' including all marginally attached workers went flat at 14.5 percent while the traditionally reported unemployment rate declined slightly to 8.1 percent.
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Saving Money Why unemployment isn't a résumé buster
If you're trying to claw your way back into the job market after being unemployed or underemployed, there's finally some good news for you. Being unemployed doesn't carry the stigma that it used to.
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Opinion Ann Romney flap highlights two clichés about women
The Ann Romney-Hillary Rosen flap over working moms points to two clichés about women that are worth exploring in the presidential campaign. One is that most moms have no choice but to work full time. The other is the pay gap between women and men. Both are not what they seem.
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Wisconsin posts biggest US job loss, as Gov. Scott Walker fights for his job
Wisconsin lost 23,900 jobs between March 2011 and March 2012, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. It also lost more private-sector jobs than any other state.
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Why recall target Gov. Scott Walker is taking his message to Illinois
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is facing a recall, but he still found time to visit Springfield, Ill., Tuesday to take on one of his favorite targets: Illinois' $8 billion budget deficit.
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Decoder Wire Ann Romney flap: Will it help Mitt Romney score points with women?
Hilary Rosen's criticism of Ann Romney may rally stay-at-home-moms behind Mitt Romney. But it likely won't shrink the gender gap, which now gives President Obama a big edge.
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February jobs report brings some cheer for older workers
Older workers, the group hit hardest by the recession and slow recovery, landed the bulk of new jobs created by the improving economy, the February jobs report showed.
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Paper Economy Unemployment down, again.
in February “total unemployment” including all marginally attached workers declined to 14.9 percent from the prior month's level of 15.1 percent, while the traditionally reported unemployment rate went flat at 8.3 percent.
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Valentine's Day: cost of romance rising for flower delivery, 4 other things
When you arrange for flower delivery or take a special someone out for dinner this Valentine's Day, it'll cost more than it did a year ago. That's the cold hard fact about a warmhearted and festive day, according official US inflation data.But the rising cost may actually be a relatively small one: Those chocolate or flower prices haven't been rising at gas-pump-fast rates. Here's the official inflation tally of five common Valentine's Day activities, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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