Industrial Guide Reports New Jersey Manufacturing Jobs Declined 2.1%
EVANSTON, Ill., March 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in New Jersey declined 2.1% over the past year according to the 2012 New Jersey Manufacturers Register®, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc.

Teens facing adult competition for jobs as unemployment soars
Employers are hiring more adults for jobs traditionally taken by teens as unemployment soars. “I would rather have a mature adult working in here than a teen any day of the week,” Dan Caras, training general manager with Panera Bread on Indianapolis’ north side, told The Indianapolis Star for a Saturday story.

Apple fans are prepared for a part-time Jobs
Five and a half months ago, word that Steve Jobs would only work part-time as he recovered from a liver transplant would have sent investors into a selling frenzy, so closely linked was Apple's charismatic co-founder and CEO to the company's success.

Freelancer.com Reveals The 50 Fastest Growing Online Jobs For Q1 2012
SYDNEY, April 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Freelancer.com, the world's largest outsourcing and crowdsourcing marketplace, today announced its 50 fastest growing online job categories for the first quarter of 2012 with the release of the Freelancer Fast 50. Chief Executive, Matt Barrie, said the Freelancer.com Fast 50 pulls data from over 3.3 million users and 1.5 million projects creating the most comprehensive insight into online job trends.

Jackson schools cutting jobs
Facing a $4 million deficit, the Jackson County Board of Education voted Wednesday to become one of the first school systems in Northeast Georgia to lay off teachers and other employees.

U.S. News & World Report Announces the Inaugural Best Jobs of 2012 Rankings
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. News released today the first-ever edition of Best Jobs of 2012 rankings. Occupations are ranked according to one of five industries: business, creative services, healthcare, science & technology, and social services.

Continued Job Growth for Women and Men in February
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to an Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) analysis of the March employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth improved in February with 227,000 jobs added to nonfarm payrolls.

Serving the Hardest to Serve
BALTIMORE, March 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Transitional Jobs Network (NTJN) is hosting its conference  2012 National Transitional Jobs Network Conference: Restoring the Promise of Work: Subsidized Employment and Transitional Jobs here in Baltimore on April 12-13, 2012 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel.  Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake is proud to be a premier sponsor of this national event to help showcase an innovative way to provide employment for men and women seeking to enter the labor market -- and a way for employers to meet critical labor needs.  Graduates of Goodwill training programs and other such programs nationally have found transitional jobs to be an entry point to successful work and stab ...