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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Job Hunting</title>
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		<title>Colorado&#8217;s unemployment rate declines slightly to 6.9 percent in October from prior month</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Colo. jobless rate dips to 6.9 percent in October

DENVER — A shrinking labor force and about 1,000 new jobs have helped put Colorado&#8217;s latest seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October at 6.9 percent, a slight decrease from the previous month, the state Department of Labor and Employment said Friday.
&#8220;The main reason our unemployment has been ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/colorados-unemployment-rate-declines-slightly-to-69-percent-in-october-from-prior-month-233674/" title="Colorado&#8217;s unemployment rate declines slightly to 6.9 percent in October from prior month">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>An action plan for the newly jobless: 6 important things to do when the pink slip arrives</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Carpenter</dc:creator>
		
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Be ready for the worst: What to do when laid off

CHICAGO — The shock of being laid off barely had time to set in before Jim Wessel began looking for another job.
Released as purchasing director for a resort one Friday this fall, Wessel started phoning business contacts from his car on the way home. He .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/an-action-plan-for-the-newly-jobless-6-important-things-to-do-when-the-pink-slip-arrives-227521/">An action plan for the newly jobless: 6 important things to do when the pink slip arrives</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Despite jobless rate, many don&#8217;t have resumes prepared for a job hunt; Surviving a promotion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Conroy</dc:creator>
		
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Job-hunt readiness, surviving a promotion
READY OR NOT?: With the nation&#8217;s jobless rate above 10 percent, many workers may expect the unexpected when it comes to their careers. But only one in five have updated their resumes in the last three months, while almost half haven&#8217;t made changes to the document in the past year, according ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/despite-jobless-rate-many-dont-have-resumes-prepared-for-a-job-hunt-surviving-a-promotion-224774/" title="Despite jobless rate, many don&#8217;t have resumes prepared for a job hunt; Surviving a promotion">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Congress extends jobless benefits up to 20 weeks, reaching record levels</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:41:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Abrams</dc:creator>
		
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Congress extends jobless benefits to record levels
WASHINGTON — Congress on Thursday decisively approved an extension of unemployment benefits for almost two million people out of work nearly a year or more as the U.S. continues to lose jobs.
The White House quickly announced that President Barack Obama on Friday morning would sign the bill .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/congress-extends-jobless-benefits-up-to-20-weeks-reaching-record-levels-219453/">Congress extends jobless benefits up to 20 weeks, reaching record levels</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Monster Worldwide survey of online recruitment finds mild hiring pickup has begun</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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Survey: Online recruitment up slightly in Oct.

NEW YORK — Online job recruitment rose modestly, indicating the start of a mild hiring pickup, online job search site Monster Worldwide said Thursday.
The Monster Employment Index edged up one point in October, to 120 from 119, the fourth increase since October 2008. However, the index is down 20 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/monster-worldwide-survey-of-online-recruitment-finds-mild-hiring-pickup-has-begun-219264/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Monster Worldwide survey of online recruitment finds mild hiring pickup has begun</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Layoffs appear to be slowing, but productivity gains dim hopes for new hiring, job seekers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martin Crutsinger</dc:creator>
		
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Productivity gains may be bad news for job seekers
WASHINGTON — Companies across the economy are finding ways to do more with fewer workers, dimming hopes that hiring will take off anytime soon.
Employers became leaner and more efficient in the third quarter. Wages, meantime, remain flat or falling. The result is that productivity — .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/layoffs-appear-to-be-slowing-but-productivity-gains-dim-hopes-for-new-hiring-job-seekers-219184/">Layoffs appear to be slowing, but productivity gains dim hopes for new hiring, job seekers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas clinic operator regrets telling Muslim doctor no-hat policy applied to her headscarf</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:01:32 +0000</pubDate>
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Texas clinic: Headscarf ban was misunderstanding

DALLAS — A Texas health clinic operator said it regrets telling a Muslim doctor applying for a job that she couldn&#8217;t wear her traditional headscarf and will clarify its policy regarding religious accommodations for employees.
Dr. Hena Zaki has said she was shocked when CareNow officials told her last month in .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-clinic-operator-regrets-telling-muslim-doctor-no-hat-policy-applied-to-her-headscarf-215323/">Texas clinic operator regrets telling Muslim doctor no-hat policy applied to her headscarf</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s jobless rate in September down for second month to 5.3 percent; prices keep falling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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Japan jobless rate falls for second straight month

TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate fell for the second straight month as companies gained more confidence in the stimulus-fueled global recovery but prices continued to tumble, underscoring weak demand at home.
The jobless rate stood at a seasonally adjusted 5.3 percent in September, down from 5.5 percent the previous .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japans-jobless-rate-in-september-down-for-second-month-to-53-percent-prices-keep-falling-212065/">Original source &nbsp;: Japan&#8217;s jobless rate in September down for second month to 5.3 percent; prices keep falling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Metro jobless rates fall in September, but mostly reflects discouraged workers dropping out</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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Metro jobless rates fall as more workers drop out

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate fell in September in most metro areas for the second straight month, although that&#8217;s largely because more people gave up on job searches than found new work.
&#8220;The job market is not recovering at all yet,&#8221; said Jim Diffley, regional economist for IHS ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/metro-jobless-rates-fall-in-september-but-mostly-reflects-discouraged-workers-dropping-out-210141/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Metro jobless rates fall in September, but mostly reflects discouraged workers dropping out</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Review of Michigan employment program finds 72 percent who finish training get, keep jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:51:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Runk</dc:creator>
		
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Review finds Mich. retraining grads get, keep jobs

DETROIT — Most of those who completed job retraining during the first 18 months of Michigan&#8217;s No Worker Left Behind program either kept their jobs or gained new employment, according to a state review.
Of the nearly 34,360 people who finished training between August 2007 and February 2009, about .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/review-of-michigan-employment-program-finds-72-percent-who-finish-training-get-keep-jobs-207283/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Review of Michigan employment program finds 72 percent who finish training get, keep jobs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>As Obama weighs immigration overhaul, US and foreign workers agree: guest worker visas abused</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:40:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Moreno Gonzales</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE — Toribio Jimenez says an asbestos removal company used a guest worker program to trap him in virtual servitude, then fired him when he complained, forcing him to work illegally. Robert Martin believes the same company kept him unemployed by hiring foreigners like Jimenez.

The men have become surprising allies in a lawsuit that claims .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/as-obama-weighs-immigration-overhaul-us-and-foreign-workers-agree-guest-worker-visas-abused-202308/">Original article &nbsp;: As Obama weighs immigration overhaul, US and foreign workers agree: guest worker visas abused</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mass. police say victim finds man accused of stealing her wallet applying for job</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:34:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Police said a man accused of stealing a woman&#8217;s wallet was tracked down by his alleged victim after he made his getaway on a bus and later tried to fill out a job application. Springfield Capt. Lee Bennett said Thursday that Demot Weaver robbed the woman as she was pulling out money ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mass-police-say-victim-finds-man-accused-of-stealing-her-wallet-applying-for-job-198419/">Mass. police say victim finds man accused of stealing her wallet applying for job</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Texas unemployment rate jumps to 8.2 percent; state sees additional 44,700 jobs lost</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[AUSTIN, Texas — The state unemployment rate jumped to 8.2 percent in September and an additional 44,700 jobs were lost, the Texas Workforce Commission said Friday.

In August, the jobless rate hit 8 percent for the first time in 22 years. The state has lost jobs every month but one over the past year, and the ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/texas-unemployment-rate-jumps-to-82-percent-state-sees-additional-44700-jobs-lost-198205/">Texas unemployment rate jumps to 8.2 percent; state sees additional 44,700 jobs lost</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Critics cry nepotism in France as President Sarkozy&#8217;s 23-year-old son seeks powerful job</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angela Charlton</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PARIS — He&#8217;s 23 and has no college degree, and he&#8217;s angling for a plum job overseeing France&#8217;s premier business district. Jean Sarkozy, whose papa is the nation&#8217;s president, is likely to get what he wants.

Outraged critics are crying nepotism, and say the brash bid by President Nicolas Sarkozy&#8217;s son is an affront to France&#8217;s ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/critics-cry-nepotism-in-france-as-president-sarkozys-23-year-old-son-seeks-powerful-job-193794/">Critics cry nepotism in France as President Sarkozy&#8217;s 23-year-old son seeks powerful job</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Iraqis struggle to find jobs, build new lives in America _ and long for better days</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2009 21:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sharon Cohen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Her mansion in Iraq was bombed, her medical career and future in her beloved country dashed the day she found a white envelope on her car windshield. Inside was a single bullet. Wassan Yassin was marked for death.

She knew she had to flee. She eventually landed in America, far from where her life was threatened, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/iraqis-struggle-to-find-jobs-build-new-lives-in-america-_-and-long-for-better-days-192802/">Source article &nbsp;: Iraqis struggle to find jobs, build new lives in America _ and long for better days</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Competition for jobs at highest level since recession began, 6 unemployed pursue each opening</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:03:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The number of job seekers competing for each opening has reached the highest point since the recession began, according to government data released Friday.

The employment crisis is expected to worsen as companies stay reluctant to hire. Many economists expect a jobless recovery, putting pressure on President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats to stimulate .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/competition-for-jobs-at-highest-level-since-recession-began-6-unemployed-pursue-each-opening-192001/">Competition for jobs at highest level since recession began, 6 unemployed pursue each opening</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of fitful recovery emerge in some areas, AP stress map shows, but gains may be fleeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Signs of a slow and fitful recovery emerged in August in some communities across the country where unemployment dropped and foreclosures stabilized, according to The Associated Press&#8217; monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties.

The average county stress score fell slightly, and fewer counties qualified as economically distressed.
But those glimmers ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/signs-of-fitful-recovery-emerge-in-some-areas-ap-stress-map-shows-but-gains-may-be-fleeting-187100/" title="Signs of fitful recovery emerge in some areas, AP stress map shows, but gains may be fleeting">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate at 5.5 percent in August, down from record high</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s jobless rate fell and household spending climbed in August — a double dose of good news for the world&#8217;s No. 2 economy though it may not last.

The unemployment rate unexpectedly declined to 5.5 percent in August after reaching a record high of 5.7 percent a month earlier, the government said Friday. Analysts ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japans-unemployment-rate-at-55-percent-in-august-down-from-record-high-184884/">Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate at 5.5 percent in August, down from record high</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>STIMULUS WATCH: Youth unemployment high despite US program; critic says &#8216;too little, too late&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Garance Burke</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FRESNO, Calif. — The Obama administration&#8217;s economic stimulus program to find jobs for thousands of teenagers this summer couldn&#8217;t overcome one of the bleakest job markets in more than 60 years that had desperate adults competing for the same kind of work.

Almost one-quarter of the 297,169 youths in the $1.2 billion jobs program didn&#8217;t get .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/stimulus-watch-youth-unemployment-high-despite-us-program-critic-says-too-little-too-late-176366/">Source &nbsp;: STIMULUS WATCH: Youth unemployment high despite US program; critic says &#8216;too little, too late&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recession&#8217;s impact: Census data show longer commutes, delayed marriage, fewer immigrants</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:19:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — A broad survey of Americans has provided striking measures of the recession&#8217;s effect on life at home and at work: People are now stuck in traffic longer, less apt to move away and more inclined to put off marriage and buying a house.

The U.S. census data, released Monday, also show a dip in .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recessions-impact-census-data-show-longer-commutes-delayed-marriage-fewer-immigrants-174696/">Recession&#8217;s impact: Census data show longer commutes, delayed marriage, fewer immigrants</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Young foreigners travel to China to hunt for jobs as home markets battered by crisis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bonnie Cao</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEIJING — When the best job Mikala Reasbeck could find after college in Boston was counting pills part-time in a drugstore for $7 an hour, she took the drastic step of jumping on a plane to Beijing in February to look for work.

A week after she started looking, the 23-year-old from Wheeling, West Virginia, had ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/young-foreigners-travel-to-china-to-hunt-for-jobs-as-home-markets-battered-by-crisis-173747/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Young foreigners travel to China to hunt for jobs as home markets battered by crisis</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Recognizing mutual economic peril, Atlantic City casinos and unions seek to prevent strike</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wayne Parry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — The contract between most of Atlantic City&#8217;s 11 casinos and the workers who keep them clean and stocked with food and drink expired Tuesday, but both sides plan to continue talks.

Both Atlantic City&#8217;s unions and its gambling halls are struggling to prevent a strike, knowing a walkout by thousands of workers .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recognizing-mutual-economic-peril-atlantic-city-casinos-and-unions-seek-to-prevent-strike-169220/">Recognizing mutual economic peril, Atlantic City casinos and unions seek to prevent strike</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ex-Bush Chief of Staff Andrew Card says he is considering running for Kennedy&#8217;s Senate seat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Leblanc</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWTON, Mass. — Former Bush White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card says he is &#8220;thinking very seriously&#8221; about running for the late Sen. Edward Kennedy&#8217;s vacant Senate seat.

Card said Wednesday that he will announce his final decision in the next three to four days.
Card served in the White House under George W. Bush, as .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ex-bush-chief-of-staff-andrew-card-says-he-is-considering-running-for-kennedys-senate-seat-164111/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Ex-Bush Chief of Staff Andrew Card says he is considering running for Kennedy&#8217;s Senate seat</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Australian jobless rate steady as unemployed abandon job search, shrinking labor force</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:43:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rod Mcguirk</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CANBERRA, Australia — Australia&#8217;s jobless rate remained steady at 5.8 percent for a third month in August despite a continuing shift from full-time to part-time employment due to the near-stagnant economy, figures showed Thursday.

The jobless rate was better than most economists had expected but Employment Minister Julia Gillard said the data contained &#8220;some troubling aspects&#8221;  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/australian-jobless-rate-steady-as-unemployed-abandon-job-search-shrinking-labor-force-163978/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US government finds job openings at lowest level in 9 years, though pockets of hiring exist</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 04:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Job openings fell to the lowest level in nine years in July, according to a Labor Department report Wednesday, as businesses remain reluctant to hire despite signs the economy is improving.

The department&#8217;s Job Openings and Labor Turnover survey, or JOLTS report, found that businesses and government advertised 2.4 million open positions on the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-government-finds-job-openings-at-lowest-level-in-9-years-though-pockets-of-hiring-exist-163953/">Source article &nbsp;: US government finds job openings at lowest level in 9 years, though pockets of hiring exist</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP: Those losing their first jobs or nearing retirement face extra challenges after layoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:58:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Schneider</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ORLANDO, Fla. — Marcus Wells and Shirley Walker view their economic prospects from opposite ends of the age spectrum.

Wells, 25, was initially optimistic about his prospects for finding a new job after he was laid off as a systems analyst in January in San Jose, Calif. Now unemployment has begun to wear on the him, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-those-losing-their-first-jobs-or-nearing-retirement-face-extra-challenges-after-layoffs-161221/">Source article &nbsp;: AP: Those losing their first jobs or nearing retirement face extra challenges after layoffs</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Meltdown 101, by the numbers: Labor market collapse has reshaped the US work force</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:24:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When Labor Day arrives Monday, it will be celebrated by a work force that has changed radically since the same holiday in 2008.

Over the past year, the labor market has suffered its most wrenching changes in a generation, shedding millions of jobs and changing the profile of the more than 131 million people who head .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/meltdown-101-by-the-numbers-labor-market-collapse-has-reshaped-the-us-work-force-158983/">Meltdown 101, by the numbers: Labor market collapse has reshaped the US work force</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Study finds rapidly graying US work force as older Americans hold onto jobs during recession</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 04:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hope Yen</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Older Americans will make up virtually all of the growth in the U.S. work force in the coming years as a nearly unprecedented number hold onto jobs and younger people decide to stay in school.

The study by the Pew Research Center, an independent research group, highlights a rapidly graying labor market due to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/study-finds-rapidly-graying-us-work-force-as-older-americans-hold-onto-jobs-during-recession-158082/">Study finds rapidly graying US work force as older Americans hold onto jobs during recession</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese factories face labor crunch but experts say it&#8217;s not necessarily sign of full recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William Foreman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[XINTANG, China — During the first half of this year, Yang Zongfu&#8217;s blue jean factory had few customers. Now, as his business picks up, he can&#8217;t find enough workers.

Clutching a chalkboard with a long list of job openings, Yang joined about 30 other factory owners who have been spending their mornings at a street employment .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/chinese-factories-face-labor-crunch-but-experts-say-its-not-necessarily-sign-of-full-recovery-155455/">Chinese factories face labor crunch but experts say it&#8217;s not necessarily sign of full recovery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>State fairs: Butter sculptures, animal barns, food on sticks _ and for many, badly needed jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:46:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nomaan Merchant</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — A year&#8217;s worth of failed job leads prepared Richard Briggs for anything, including night shifts as a Minnesota State Fair custodian.

For $8.50 an hour, the out-of-work financial analyst vacuums and cleans bathrooms in fairground buildings. Briggs, 38, said he&#8217;s &#8220;something of a curiosity&#8221; among his co-workers.
&#8220;You know, they don&#8217;t hire financial .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/state-fairs-butter-sculptures-animal-barns-food-on-sticks-_-and-for-many-badly-needed-jobs-154514/" title="State fairs: Butter sculptures, animal barns, food on sticks _ and for many, badly needed jobs">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate hits record high of 5.7 percent in July</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate rose to an all-time high in July, deflation intensified and families cut spending — a triple dose of bad news for Prime Minister Taro Aso as his party heads for almost certain defeat in Sunday&#8217;s parliamentary elections.

The jobless rate hit a seasonally adjusted 5.7 percent, the highest level in Japan&#8217;s .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japans-unemployment-rate-hits-record-high-of-57-percent-in-july-151899/">Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate hits record high of 5.7 percent in July</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Gentlemen, start your interviews: Thousands attend job fair at New Hampshire Motor Speedway</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Ramer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUDON, N.H. — Job interviews as quick as a pit stop replaced the usual blur of race cars at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Thursday when thousands of people turned out for a job fair.

Garages on the track&#8217;s infield were packed with representatives from more than 170 companies, agencies and organizations. Some job seekers ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/gentlemen-start-your-interviews-thousands-attend-job-fair-at-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-151606/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Gentlemen, start your interviews: Thousands attend job fair at New Hampshire Motor Speedway</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Thousands attend job fair at New Hampshire Motor Speedway</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Holly Ramer</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOUDON, N.H. — Speedy job interviews replaced the usual blur of race cars at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where thousands of people turned out for a job fair.

Garages on the track&#8217;s infield were packed Thursday, with more than 170 companies, agencies and organizations represented.
Some job seekers hunched over mechanics&#8217; benches to fill out applications, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/thousands-attend-job-fair-at-new-hampshire-motor-speedway-151447/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Thousands attend job fair at New Hampshire Motor Speedway</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Hoag</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES — The Rev. Greg Boyle has walked through gunfire to quell gang violence, gotten sworn enemies to work peacefully together and redeemed hardcore criminals. But he never thought money would be the downfall of the nation&#8217;s largest anti-gang program.

After Friday, however, all bets are off at Homeboy Industries. The Roman Catholic priest&#8217;s 21-year-old ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/recession-hurts-la-anti-gang-program-founding-father-considers-closing-homeboy-industries-138776/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Recession hurts LA anti-gang program; founding father considers closing Homeboy Industries</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer job losses, along with gains in pay and hours, could lift confidence and spawn recovery</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — It&#8217;s the clearest sign yet the recession is finally ending: Employers laid off far fewer workers in July, the jobless rate dipped for the first time in 15 months and workers&#8217; hours and pay edged upward.

Those are the kind of figures that could give Americans the psychological boost necessary for recovery to take ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fewer-job-losses-along-with-gains-in-pay-and-hours-could-lift-confidence-and-spawn-recovery-133983/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Fewer job losses, along with gains in pay and hours, could lift confidence and spawn recovery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In this job market, even slaughterhouses and sewage plants look good to long-term unemployed</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2009 03:21:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Leonard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the dirtiest, smelliest, most dangerous jobs are suddenly looking a lot more appealing in this economy.

People who have been out of work for months are lining up for jobs at places they once considered unthinkable: slaughterhouses, sewage plants, prisons.
&#8220;I have to just shut my mouth because I can&#8217;t do anything about it,&#8221; said .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-this-job-market-even-slaughterhouses-and-sewage-plants-look-good-to-long-term-unemployed-133914/">In this job market, even slaughterhouses and sewage plants look good to long-term unemployed</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Employers cut just 247,000 jobs in July; jobless rate dips, strong signal recession ending</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeannine Aversa</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — Employers sharply scaled back layoffs in July, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time in 15 months, sending a strong signal that the worst recession since World War II is finally ending.

A net total of 247,000 jobs were lost last month, the fewest in a year. That compares with 443,000 jobs ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/employers-cut-just-247000-jobs-in-july-jobless-rate-dips-strong-signal-recession-ending-133536/">Employers cut just 247,000 jobs in July; jobless rate dips, strong signal recession ending</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Petitions for employment-based US green cards down sharply in poor economy, job market</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anabelle Garay</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[DALLAS — The number of petitions from employers trying to bring foreigners to work permanently in the U.S. has declined dramatically over the last two years, an Associated Press review of government data has found.

With the nation facing a deep recession and high unemployment, the government has received about half the number of employer-sponsored applications ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/petitions-for-employment-based-us-green-cards-down-sharply-in-poor-economy-job-market-132352/">Petitions for employment-based US green cards down sharply in poor economy, job market</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Residents, businesses fear day-labor centers&#8217; struggles will send jobseekers back to streets</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 02:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jonathan J. Cooper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PHOENIX — Until a day-labor center opened nearby, jobseekers in Keenan Strand&#8217;s north Phoenix neighborhood used to drink from people&#8217;s hoses, urinate on walls and duck behind bushes to escape triple-digit heat while waiting for work.

But the economic downturn is threatening the 6-year-old day-labor center and others like it around the country, leaving some advocates .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/residents-businesses-fear-day-labor-centers-struggles-will-send-jobseekers-back-to-streets-128412/">Residents, businesses fear day-labor centers&#8217; struggles will send jobseekers back to streets</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:13:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko A. Hosaka</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate hit a six-year high in June as mounting job losses and sharply falling prices threaten to stall a recovery in the world&#8217;s second-biggest economy.

The unemployment rate worsened to 5.4 percent from 5.2 percent in May, the government said Friday.
The total number of jobless in June jumped 31 percent from a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-unemployment-rate-rises-to-6-year-high-and-prices-fall-threatening-recovery-126240/">Source &nbsp;: Japan unemployment rate rises to 6-year high and prices fall, threatening recovery</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Japan unemployment rate rises to 6-year high, prices fall sharply</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:12:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TOKYO — Japan&#8217;s unemployment rate rose to a six-year high and prices fell at a record pace in June, the government said Friday.

The jobless rate in the world&#8217;s second-biggest economy worsened to 5.4 percent from 5.2 percent in May, suggesting that an emerging recovery for companies has yet to filter down to workers and families.
The .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/japan-unemployment-rate-rises-to-6-year-high-prices-fall-sharply-126101/">Japan unemployment rate rises to 6-year high, prices fall sharply</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates say helping ex-felons get jobs is a key to safer communities, economic growth</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tammy Webber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CHICAGO — George Outland had just one requirement when applying for a job: It had to be at a business that didn&#8217;t check his criminal background, or didn&#8217;t care.

After Outland served three years in prison for burglary, he could land only short-term work moving furniture or delivering food.
It&#8217;s difficult for ex-felons to find steady jobs ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/advocates-say-helping-ex-felons-get-jobs-is-a-key-to-safer-communities-economic-growth-124554/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Advocates say helping ex-felons get jobs is a key to safer communities, economic growth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP IMPACT: Afghanistan no country for old translators; others don&#8217;t even speak the language</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Straziuso</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NAWA, Afghanistan — Josh Habib lay in a dirt field, gasping for air. Two days of hiking with Marines through southern Afghanistan&#8217;s 115-degree heat had exhausted him. This was not what he signed up for.

Habib is not a Marine. He is a 53-year-old engineer from California hired by a contracting company as a military translator. ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-impact-afghanistan-no-country-for-old-translators-others-dont-even-speak-the-language-117606/" title="AP IMPACT: Afghanistan no country for old translators; others don&#8217;t even speak the language">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US soldier captured in Afghanistan was on search for meaning, thought he&#8217;d find it in Army</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Miller</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[HAILEY, 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 people of this Idaho mountain town have a more complete portrait of Bergdahl — that of a hard-working, mild-mannered, adventurous young man who rode his bicycle ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-soldier-captured-in-afghanistan-was-on-search-for-meaning-thought-hed-find-it-in-army-116431/">Read : US soldier captured in Afghanistan was on search for meaning, thought he&#8217;d find it in Army</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>The history of credit and &#8216;cannibal consumption;&#8217; married job seekers carry more stress</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-history-of-credit-and-cannibal-consumption-married-job-seekers-carry-more-stress-116254/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erin Conroy</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BUY 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&#8217;t survive without them.

Of course, the Great Depression eventually changed that.
Sound familiar?
&#8220;There&#8217;s a very .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/the-history-of-credit-and-cannibal-consumption-married-job-seekers-carry-more-stress-116254/">Source article &nbsp;: The history of credit and &#8216;cannibal consumption;&#8217; married job seekers carry more stress</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Career guidance handbook from a 40-year vet, a portrait of the entrepreneur</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:16:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tali Arbel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[CAREER COACH: The &#8220;Job-Hunter&#8217;s Survival Guide&#8221; 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.

The author, Richard Nelson Bolles, 82, wrote the best-selling &#8220;What Color is Your Parachute?&#8221; guide to job searching — now running at over 400 pages in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/career-guidance-handbook-from-a-40-year-vet-a-portrait-of-the-entrepreneur-109218/">Read more : Career guidance handbook from a 40-year vet, a portrait of the entrepreneur</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Survey finds more than half of potential homebuyers still skittish as layoffs mount</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alan Zibel</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — More than half of potential homebuyers say they&#8217;re still not prepared to jump into the market, and fear of losing their jobs is the No. 1 reason, a new poll shows.

With unemployment at a 26-year-high and rising, nearly 53 percent of consumers who said they were planning to buy a home in the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/survey-finds-more-than-half-of-potential-homebuyers-still-skittish-as-layoffs-mount-103732/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Survey finds more than half of potential homebuyers still skittish as layoffs mount</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployed seek solace, guidance from God in church-based unemployment support groups</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BEVERLY, 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.

Every member of the unemployment support group meeting has their own story .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/unemployed-seek-solace-guidance-from-god-in-church-based-unemployment-support-groups-98969/">Original article &nbsp;: Unemployed seek solace, guidance from God in church-based unemployment support groups</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Older job seekers seek to overcome age barriers as 55-plus jobless rate hits record</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/older-job-seekers-seek-to-overcome-age-barriers-as-55-plus-jobless-rate-hits-record-98312/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:12:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher S. Rugaber</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — 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: &#8220;The people applying for that are young.&#8221;

So now Kellum, ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/older-job-seekers-seek-to-overcome-age-barriers-as-55-plus-jobless-rate-hits-record-98312/" title="Older job seekers seek to overcome age barriers as 55-plus jobless rate hits record">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Commodities suffer as worse-than-expected jobs report sends investors in search of safety</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sara Lepro</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW YORK — Commodity prices fell sharply Thursday as a worse-than-expected jobs report sent investors in search of less risky assets.

The Labor Department rattled the market when it said employers slashed 467,000 jobs in June, far more than the 363,000 economists had expected. The unemployment rate jumped to a 26-year high of 9.5 percent.
The report, ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/commodities-suffer-as-worse-than-expected-jobs-report-sends-investors-in-search-of-safety-98181/">Commodities suffer as worse-than-expected jobs report sends investors in search of safety</a>.]]></description>
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