May 3: The ranks of the long-term unemployed are thinning, but it's not known whether they are getting jobs or just dropping out of the labor force. More
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Layoffs are back at pre-recession lows, but new hiring still remains weak.
Unemployment remains high for young college grads. For those who have found jobs, a majority work in positions that don't even require a college degree.
Wages hit a speed bump in the first quarter, according to PayScale, but pay was still up 3.5% year over year. These 5 professions saw even bigger raises than that.
In the search for the ideal job, these millennials job-hopped often in their teens and early twenties.
The average 25-year-old has already worked at least 6 jobs, not much more than the baby boomers, who worked an average of 5.5 jobs by that age.
U.S. employers added only 88,000 jobs in March, but the unemployment rate dipped to 7.6%.
Unemployment rate falls because a half-million people fell out of the labor force in March, either because they lost jobs or stopped looking.
Retail jobs decline by 24,000. Analysts blame cold weather, tax hikes and government spending cuts.
The U.S. Postal Service continues to shrink its labor force, mostly through retirements.
There are 2 million health care aides in the United States. And jobs in this industry are expected to increase 70% over the next decade. But the average worker earns just $9.70 an hour.
Home health aides are not protected by federal minimum wage and overtime laws. Worker advocates -- and the White House -- are fighting to change that.
Construction jobs were key to a strong February jobs report, as the housing recovery drives overall improvement in job market.
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