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New York national guardsmen meet a state police recruiter at the Hiring Our Heroes job fair. Credit: Getty

Citywide career fairs offer more than 5,000 jobs

Job fairs are being held in all five boroughs on Thursday, June 6 and Thursday, June 13.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged andrew cuomo, career, careers, department of labor, employers, events, job fairs, jobs, NYC, unemployment, work | Reply
small business

Report: Philly is fourth worst US city for small business workers

Philadelphia is the fourth worst city in the country for those who work for small businesses, according to a report from finance website CardHub.com.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged business, card hub, cost of living, hours worked, money, ranking, report, small businesses, stress, study, unemployment, wages | Reply
Bon Jovi

Bon Jovi cuts price of Spanish tickets for cash-strapped fans

Bon Jovi has waived its fee for a concert in recession-hit Spain so that cash-strapped fans can afford tickets.

Posted in Entertainment, Music
Tagged "Because We Can: The Tour", Bon Jovi, cash-strapped, concert, cut, Jon Bon Jovi, prices, recession, slashed, Spain, ticket, unemployment
Firefighters extinguish a burning car, following riots in the Stockholm suburb of Kista late May 21, 2013, in this picture provided by Scanpix. Sweden's capital has been hit by some of its worst riots

Worst riots in years challenge Sweden’s immigration model

Hundreds of youths have set fire to cars and attacked police and rescue workers in poor immigrant suburbs over three [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged failure ghetto, immigrants, immigration, inequality, riots, stockholm, Sweden, Swedish model, unemployment, youth unemployment
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London woman blames unemployment on good looks

Unemployment is difficult. For one London woman, it’s even harder to find a job due to her good looks.

Posted in International, News
Tagged #beautiful, good looks, International, job, job searching, London, PhD, resigned, unemployment, working | Reply
KidsMentalHealth

Treating mental illness in childhood can make all the difference

So why should you care about the mental health of your child or adolescent?

Posted in Wellbeing
Tagged adolescent, children, health, medication, mental health, mental illness, treatment, unemployment, wellbeing | Reply
The World Trade Center is one of an increasing number of construction jobs in the city. (Credit: Reuters)

Construction inches up in New York City

A new report slows construction inching up.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged building, construction, jobs, new york building congress, unemployment, work | Reply
Italy is suffering a shortage of pizza makers

Italy suffers shortage of pizza makers

The economic recession in Italy has produced an unforeseen side-effect: a severe national shortage of pizza makers. With money too [...]

Posted in International, News
Tagged immigrants, italy, makers, Naples, pizza, pizzaioli, shortage, unemployment | Reply
New York national guardsmen meet a state police recruiter at the Hiring Our Heroes job fair. Credit: Getty

More New Yorkers working in low-wage jobs

Nearly half of employed people in the Bronx are in low-wage jobs.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged Bronx, center for an urban future, jobs, living wage, minimum wage, Queens, unemployment, working | Reply
Mayor Michael Bloomberg

City announces fleet of new job-placement programs

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a fleet of new job-placement programs.

Posted in Local, News
Tagged career planning, careers, job placement, Michael Bloomberg, unemployment | Reply
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