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Hallmark creates unemployment cards to send to laid-off workers
Posted on October 3, 2011 | No CommentsWhat do you say to a friend who’s just been laid off? Try sending a greeting card instead. With national unemployment sticking around 9%, Hallmark — long in the business […] -
Deep Recession Sharply Altered U.S. Jobless Map
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsNYTimes breaks it down: When the unemployment rate rose in most states last month, it underscored the extent to which the deep recession, the anemic recovery and the lingering crisis of […] -
The Limbo Generation: Recent College Graduates Wait for Their Real Careers to Begin
Posted on September 5, 2011 | No Comments“We did everything we were supposed to.” NYTimes notes: Recent College Graduates Wait for Their Real Careers to Begin The Limbo Generation, college graduates who entered the job market after […] -
Chart of the Day: THE SCARIEST JOBS CHART EVER
Posted on September 4, 2011 | No CommentsBusinessInsinder (via Calculated Risk) notes: the trajectory of job losses and gains during the great recession, compared to previous recessions. So as you can see, the depth of the decline […] -
Zero Job Growth Latest Bleak Sign for U.S. Economy
Posted on September 3, 2011 | No CommentsNYTimes notes: August brought no increase in the number of jobs in the United States, a signal that the economy has stalled and that inaction by policy makers carries substantial […] -
The Freelance Surge Is the Industrial Revolution of Our Time
Posted on September 2, 2011 | No CommentsWelcome to the Gig Life. The boom in independent work is changing the way we think about jobs and careers. Atlantic notes: It’s been called the Gig Economy, Freelance Nation, the Rise […]