Construction inches up in New York City
A new report slows construction inching up.
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 [...]
More New Yorkers working in low-wage jobs
Nearly half of employed people in the Bronx are in low-wage jobs.
City announces fleet of new job-placement programs
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a fleet of new job-placement programs.
Mass. unemployment rate drops
The Massachusetts unemployment rate is down and the state’s job market is back above pre-recession levels, state officials announced Thursday.
An electrician in Iraq, but not in Queens
Veterans return from the battlefield to find their training doesn’t count in NYC.
Council meets to help veterans land jobs
The Council meets today to discuss helping veterans land jobs.
Surviving a post-grad unemployment slump
Bonnie Kerrigan Snyder graduated from Harvard in 1987 and was thrown into a sinking economy — and a job market [...]
Jobless rate seen rising, offering Obama no relief
The U.S. unemployment rate probably rose in October as employers stepped
up hiring only slightly, underscoring President Barack Obama’s
vulnerability in next week’s presidential election.
Obama faces another hurdle: Friday’s jobless report
After a subpar performance Wednesday night against a sharp Romney in their first presidential debate, Obama suddenly seems vulnerable to any bad news.