Current Employment News Today
Street turns cautious ahead of employment report (AP via Yahoo! News)
A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report.
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:10:08 GMT
Investors brace for November employment report (The Star-Ledger)
Wall Street was on edge this morning as investors waited to learn how many jobs were lost as employers slashed their payrolls in November. Stock index futures were trading moderately lower. The Labor Department's monthly employment report is expected to...
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:27:44 GMT
Canada Employment Plunged 70.6K, Most Since 1982 (Daily FX)
Canadian employment fell 71k in November, a larger drop than expected (median -10.0k) following a 10k gain. Declines were broad based as service sector jobs fell 38k while goods sector jobs fell 33k. Manufacturing employment dropped 38k. Full time jobs shrank 32k while part time employment fell 38k.
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:14:04 GMT
Employment cloud sends stocks lower (The Washington Times)
NEW YORK | A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety about the government's November employment report.
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:05:11 GMT
A new GI Bill is helping boost employment in Buffalo. (WKBW-TV Buffalo)
The Buffalo Veterans Affairs (VA) regional office at 130 South Elmwood Ave. is adding 95 claims examiners in its education division to process veterans benefits related to the new post 9/11 GI Bill. The new jobs will more than double employment in the division.
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:19:07 GMT
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