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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.
New U.S. Commerce Department Report: Manufacturing Jobs Provide Higher Pay, More Benefits
Manufacturing jobs becoming more skilled and heavily reliant on science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Commerce Department's Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) today released "The Benefits of Manufacturing Jobs," an analysis of wages and benefits of manufacturing workers, which finds that total hourly compensation for manufacturing workers is 17 percent higher than for non-manufacturing workers. This includes premiums in both wages and employer-provided benefits, such as health insurance and retirement plans.
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Obama sharpens jobs element of energy pitch
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — President Barack Obama, turning briefly to his eclipsed domestic agenda, sharpened his sales pitch for clean energy technology Thursday by promising that the payoff would be a wave of jobs — the kind good enough to support families and long-term American prosperity.
Dupuy: U.S. government does create jobs
Did you know the government can't create jobs? Nearly two years ago on CNN, former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele said, "Not in the history of mankind has the government ever created jobs." And then, "Trust me."
Alarming report: Employers add no jobs
WASHINGTON -- Employers added no jobs in August -- an alarming setback for the economy that renewed fears of another recession and raised pressure on Washington to end the hiring standstill.
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.
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.
Illinois Hospitals Generate $78.7 Billion Annual Impact on State's Economy
A stable, recession-proof employer; generating more than 422,000 jobs
NAPERVILLE, Ill., Feb. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Illinois' 200 hospitals and health systems generate a total annual impact of $78.7 billion on the state's economy, according to a new report released today by the Illinois Hospital Association (IHA).
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