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As promised, the federal government has released the March unemployment numbers and I’ve got them for you. The highlights (or should I say lowlights): 663,000 jobs were cut last month, according to the Labor Department The national unemployment rate rose 0.4 percentage points to 8.5 % The number of unemployed combined with the underemployed is […]
Here’s a fun little poll for this cold and snowy Tuesday afternoon. If Congress passes President Obama’s $825 billion Stimulus Plan, you will be getting a stimulus check in the mail for $500 ($1,000 for couples — income restrictions do apply.) So, what would you do with your check? Would you stimulate the economy by […]
Happy holidays to all the Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Winter Solstice, and Festivus (okay, just kidding about that one) celebrators among our readers. May your coming year be filled with joy, prosperity and hope. I hope all your dreams come true, especially your career ones! Peace.
On this national day of Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a few minutes to thank *you*, all of our readers, for coming here and making this new JobMonkey venture a big success. Maybe you’re coming here to take a break from the job hunting grind or perhaps you want to gather up some strength and […]
You’ve heard of white collar jobs and blue collar jobs. Now there is a third category: green collar jobs. This week, we’ll be taking an in-depth look at green collar jobs — what green collar means, how many green collar jobs are available, and what you need to know to land a green collar job. […]
Each Monday, the JobMonkey blog focuses on an emerging market – a hot job sector where you just might find your dream job. If there is a market you are interested in that we haven’t covered yet, please leave a comment so we can be sure to write about the areas that appeal to you! […]
If you’ve filled up your tank at the gas station lately, you know that the price of gas has never been higher. With demand threatening to outpace available supply and geopolitical stressors in major oil-producing regions of the world, oil refineries in the United States and Canada are constantly looking for ways to boost their […]
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