Advocates say helping ex-felons get jobs is a key to safer communities, economic growthCHICAGO — George Outland had just one requirement when applying for a job: It had to be at a business that didn’t check his criminal background, or didn’t care. Show loyalty to staffers in down times, they’ll be more likely to stay when business is betterNEW YORK — Many employees of small businesses are grateful to have a job, even as salaries are frozen or cut and they’re asked to take on more responsibility. Company owners shouldn’t take those good attitudes for granted — they need to show workers some loyalty so staffers don’t jump ship when the economy gets stronger. Unlicensed contractors draw more scrutiny from legitimate builders, officials in slow economyJACKSONVILLE, Fla. — When custom homebuilder Bob Liddell started seeing the decline in the housing market more than three years ago, he decided to supplement his business with home remodeling. But he ran into a different problem — competing with unlicensed contractors. Economists: Latest wage hike arrives at tough time for businesses, could prolong recessionATLANTA — A federal minimum wage increase that takes effect Friday could prolong the recession, some economists say, by forcing small businesses to lay off the same workers that the pay hike passed in better times was meant to help. Text of Obama’s opening remarks at news conferenceText of President Barack Obama’s opening remarks at a news conference at the White House on Wednesday, as prepared for delivery and provided by the White House: Starting a home-based business after a layoff means making some personal adjustmentsNEW YORK — First, they had to deal with being laid off. Then the challenge became figuring out how to run a business from a spare bedroom while the kids are fighting and the dog is barking. AP IMPACT: Afghanistan no country for old translators; others don’t even speak the languageNAWA, Afghanistan — Josh Habib lay in a dirt field, gasping for air. Two days of hiking with Marines through southern Afghanistan’s 115-degree heat had exhausted him. This was not what he signed up for. US soldier captured in Afghanistan was on search for meaning, thought he’d find it in ArmyHAILEY, Idaho — To the rest of the world, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl is the frightened soldier who appeared in a Taliban propaganda video after he was captured in Afghanistan. The history of credit and ‘cannibal consumption;’ married job seekers carry more stressBUY NOW, PAY LATER: Financial institutions helped develop consumer credit in the 1920s, as postwar prosperity raised the standard of living and old ideas about the burdens of debt quickly disappeared. Americans became so enamored of credit and layaways that many couldn’t survive without them. Moms and politics: For women politicians, struggle between work, family plays out in publicCHICAGO — Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, a rising star in the Democratic Party, resisted interest reaching all the way to the White House for her to run for higher office next year. One of the reasons: A campaign for U.S. Senate or governor would have been a burden on her young family. Career guidance handbook from a 40-year vet, a portrait of the entrepreneurCAREER COACH: The “Job-Hunter’s Survival Guide” is a slim paperback manual of little more than 100 pages, chock-a-block with bullet points and tips, wrapped in a road-sign shade of yellow. Survey finds more than half of potential homebuyers still skittish as layoffs mountWASHINGTON — More than half of potential homebuyers say they’re still not prepared to jump into the market, and fear of losing their jobs is the No. 1 reason, a new poll shows. Traffic congestion dips in many metros as Americans alter driving habits in economic downturnWASHINGTON — Drivers are spending less time stuck in rush-hour traffic for a second straight year, the first-ever two-year decline in congestion as high gas prices and the economic downturn force many Americans to change how they commute. Unemployed seek solace, guidance from God in church-based unemployment support groupsBEVERLY, Mass. — Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk. Older job seekers seek to overcome age barriers as 55-plus jobless rate hits recordWASHINGTON — Like many unemployed older workers, 64-year old Allan Kellum fears his age has made it harder to find a new job. At a recent job fair, Kellum expressed interest in a supervisory role coordinating an international health assistance program. A recruiter set him straight: “The people applying for that are young.” Commodities suffer as worse-than-expected jobs report sends investors in search of safetyNEW YORK — Commodity prices fell sharply Thursday as a worse-than-expected jobs report sent investors in search of less risky assets. US layoffs still too high, too many families worried, Obama says in AP interviewWASHINGTON — With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was “deeply concerned” about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about “whether they will be next” to suffer economically. Too many jobs still being lost, too many families worried, Obama says in AP interviewWASHINGTON — With joblessness rising, President Barack Obama said Thursday he was “deeply concerned” about unemployment and conceded that too many families are worried about “whether they will be next” to suffer economically. Midwest economy: a state-by-state glance for JuneThe Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. Highlights of Supreme Court decisions made during the 2008-09 termSome of the significant cases the Supreme Court decided in its 2008-09 term: Downturn gives bullies more power to torture, MBAs adapting to recession-struck economyBULLY WATCH: The recession is creating a “blank check” for office bullies, said one employee advocate. Japan’s jobless rate rises to 5 1/2-year high while household spending edges upTOKYO — Japan’s jobless rate rose to a five-and-a-half year high in May, the government said Tuesday, possibly delaying a recovery for the world’s second-largest economy even as manufacturers enjoy a nascent rebound. Japan unemployment rises to 5.2 percent in May while stimulus boosts household spendingTOKYO — Japanese companies may be starting to boost production, but they certainly aren’t hiring yet. AP source: National Guard to seek volunteers to bolster counter-drug efforts on Mexican borderWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is developing plans to seek up to 1,500 National Guard volunteers to step up the military’s counter-drug efforts along the Mexican border, senior administration officials said Monday. Loopholes in San Francisco’s immigrant policies threaten state office chances for mayor, DASAN FRANCISCO — Recent uproar over San Francisco’s liberal-leaning policies toward illegal immigrants is threatening to derail two top city officials’ bids for statewide office as they work to appeal to more conservative voters. LinkedIn founder steps aside as CEO for second time to make way for hand-picked successorMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman is stepping aside as the company’s CEO for the second time in a little over two years to turn the job over to his hand-picked successor. Meltdown 101: With renewable energy push and promised federal funding, where are the jobs?Everywhere you turn there is talk of a shift to renewable energy, of building wind farms and solar plants, of making buildings more efficient, of developing biofuels. And of billions in federal funding to help make it all happen. When even fast-food restaurants aren’t hiring, unemployed teens finding summer stimulus jobsCOMMERCE CITY, Colo. — You know the economy’s bad when teens can’t get summer jobs at fast-food restaurants or movie theaters. Makeovers bringing confidence to job seekers frustrated by long, fruitless search for workHARRISBURG, Pa. — Shalimar Pabon didn’t see the pink slip coming. She didn’t expect a yearlong search for another steady, full-time job that forced her to seek welfare benefits for her five children and herself. Thousands of job-seekers line up for gig cleaning nuclear waste at old SC weapons complexBARNWELL, S.C. — Thousands of people from some of South Carolina’s most depressed counties are flocking to information sessions for new jobs cleaning up an old nuclear weapons complex. |
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