Can You Make Money Programming Mobile Apps?

25 October 2012

A century ago, some idiot said “everything that can be invented has been invented. That was before the Airplane and the atom bomb....

Reality-Checking the Jobs Report

18 October 2012

The October jobs report was a doozy: The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that the economy actually added some 114,000 nonfarm payroll jobs. Which actually isn’t much. But somehow, it was enough ...

Obesity Discrimination Becoming a Fact of Life

26 September 2012

Someone once wrote a joke news story headlined “Unemployment Rating Among Young, Hot Women Holding at Zero Percent.”
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Hurricane Isaac Hits the Unemployment Rate

19 September 2012

When Hurricane Isaac grazed the Gulf Coast states and hit Louisiana, unemployment also took a hit; unemployment numbers were at the highest point in two months. Nine states were affected by Isaac, and...

Partisan Wrangling Veterans Jobs Program

14 September 2012

The Veterans Job Corps Act (S. 3457), is a bill sponsored by Bill Nelson, a Democratic Senator from Florida. It is currently being considered in the Senate, though has yet to pass the House. The bill ...

Will Smoking Cost You Your Job?

07 September 2012

It’s simple economics. It costs employers more to keep a smoker on board than a non-smoker. And ObamaCare doesn’t change that. Indeed, it may make it even easier for employers to calculate what em...