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Ratio of job seekers to job openings slips below 3-to-1

October 24, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Even in the industries with the most favorable ratio of unemployed workers to job openings, there are still 30 percent more unemployed workers than job openings

The teacher gap: more students and fewer teachers

October 23, 2013 By Heidi Shierholz

Over the last 5 years, government employment has dropped by 657,000 as a result of the Great Recession's effects. It's worth considering how much of that drop has hit public K-12 schools.

Higher state minimum wage campaign gains steam in Minnesota

October 23, 2013 By Joe Getty And Larry Sillanpa

The drive to enact a higher state minimum wage in Minnesota has gained steam.

Report: 70 million born between 1980 and 2000 in big trouble

October 23, 2013 By Sean Savett

Millennials are facing double-digit unemployment rates, low wages, mounting college costs, and crippling student-loan debt.

Jobless rate drops slightly in September

October 22, 2013 By PAI

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percent from August to September, to 7.2 percent, the BLS said. The partial federal shutdown/lockout sent all of the BLS staff home in the first two weeks of October and...