JOBS

At Issue: U.S. Job Market

U.S. Economy Added 117,000 Jobs in July: Better Than Expected

The U.S. economy unexpectedly added 117,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1 percent, the U.S. Labor Department announced Thursday. Equally significant, the private sector added 154,000 jobs. The report was a pleasant surprise, but the nation is still in a deep hole job-wise -- short about 14 million jobs.
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Online jobs index dips in July, gains from year ago

A gauge of online labor demand in the United States grew in July compared to a year earlier, but dipped on a monthly basis as the need for employees slowed in the summer months, a private research group said on Friday.
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U.S. President Barack Obama orders an hamburger and fries at the Good Stuff Eatery on Capitol Hill in Washington, August 3, 2011.

Obama to head out on "listening" bus tour for jobs

President Barack Obama will take a three-day campaign-style bus tour through the American Midwest this month, as he tries to refocus attention on jobs seen as vital to his chances of winning re-election in 2012.
Richard "Dickie" George, technical director of NSA's Information Assurance Directorate, is pictured in his NSA office

Hey Hackers, Uncle Sam Needs Your Help

Hackers attending this year's DEF CON conference in Las Vegas, an annual gathering of the hacking community, can add a possible activity to attending speeches, browsing new technology and meeting other hackers: being recuited for a government job.
An HSBC bank logo is highlighted by the sun in London

Foxconn, HSBC Join Global Trend: Technology Reducing Labor Costs

Technology is increasingly displacing the need for workers worldwide. Foxconn, making of Apple's iPhones and iPads, plans to add one million robots to factories in the next three years. HSBC is cutting out "unnecessary bureaucracy" in eliminating 30,000 jobs.
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Merck to slash jobs in cost-savings drive

Merck & Co Inc plans to cut another 12,000 to 13,000 jobs by late 2015 to wring out additional annual cost savings of up to $1.5 billion that can be plowed back into research and deal making.

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