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Day before monthly employment report, signs of hiring mount

Day before monthly employment report, signs of hiring mount

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell further last week, and a measure of private-sector hiring indicated December’s job growth may have been twice as strong as expected, as signs that businesses are adding staff mount before Friday’s offical report on employment. On Friday, the Labor Department is scheduled to report on employment conditions [...]

Stocks up after new home contracts rise and unemployment claims suggest hiring could pick up

Stocks up after new home contracts rise and unemployment claims suggest hiring could pick up

Better news on home sales and improved prospects for job growth sent stocks higher on Wall Street Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 135 points, nearly making up its 140-point loss from the day before. The S&P 500 edged back into the black for 2011, with just one more day of trading left in [...]

Instead of Work, Younger Women Head to School

Instead of Work, Younger Women Head to School

Workers are dropping out of the labor force in droves, and they are mostly women. In fact, many are young women. But they are not dropping out forever; instead, these young women seem to be postponing their working lives to get more education. There are now — for the first time in three decades — [...]