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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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...

Study – Veterans Struggling to Transition to Civilian Work Force

30 August 2012

Over six out of ten veterans report their post-unemployed veterandischarge transition to civilian life as “difficult,” according to the Veterans Employment Challenge Survey. This study, conducted ...

Making Yourself More Employable: Finishing High Schoo

24 May 2012

Dropping out of high school seemed like a good idea at the time. You weren’t doing so well, or perhaps had family obligations, GED, finishing high schoolso off you went to join the ranks of the empl...

Looking for Work When You Have Small Children

03 April 2012

Unemployment and job searching are hard enough. Adding small children to the mix makes things even more stressful. But the problem is getting increasingly common. According to the Economic Policy Inst...