Jobs - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/jobs/?source=rss&aim=jobs en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST The great jobs-stocks disconnect By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/18/stock_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/18/stock_market/index.html?source=rss The stock market is getting stronger because unemployment is getting worse Obama's zugzwang economy By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/the_zugzwang_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/18/the_zugzwang_economy/index.html?source=rss The president talks up debt reduction, while the House pushes a new jobs bill. Can't do both, can't do neither My commute is killing me and driving me insane By Cary Tennis Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/10/commuting/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/11/10/commuting/index.html?source=rss I basically got a ticket for not driving like a crazy person! Healthcare matters, but unemployment matters more By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/healthcare_jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/02/healthcare_jobs/index.html?source=rss Maybe Obama can turn on a dime from healthcare to jobs, but if not, there will be trouble That sound you hear is the social fabric about to snap By Michael Lind Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/19/jobs/index.html?source=rss The real unemployment rate is almost 20 percent. Here's what the federal government can do about the jobs crisis Obama, China and wishful thinking on jobs By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/17/china/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/11/17/china/index.html?source=rss The U.S. and China can both produce more than their consumers can buy, and both want to keep it that way Bad news: Obama wants to "get serious" on deficit By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/02/getting_serious_on_the_deficit/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/11/02/getting_serious_on_the_deficit/index.html?source=rss Is the president listening too much to the pollsters? Now is not the time to be thinking about debt reduction The economy is finally growing again. So? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/29/finally_a_growing_economy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/29/finally_a_growing_economy/index.html?source=rss Third quarter GDP growth is pegged at 3.5 percent -- the first rise in a year. But where are the jobs? Why George Will shouldn't be mocking the stimulus By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/19/george_will_and_the_stimulus/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/19/george_will_and_the_stimulus/index.html?source=rss Economic growth could be on a serious rebound. If so, new hiring will follow Can't find a job? Try China By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/09/the_china_job_market/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/09/the_china_job_market/index.html?source=rss A pharma firm slashes jobs in the West but boosts its Chinese workforce. Also, it helps if you are a top scientist Obama's jobs plan: In weakness there is strength By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/strengths_of_a_weak_dollar/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/10/07/strengths_of_a_weak_dollar/index.html?source=rss Stop worrying about the mighty greenback, says Simon Johnson. A puny dollar will help U.S. exports, and Democrats From Blockbuster to blockbusted By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/16/blockbusted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/09/16/blockbusted/index.html?source=rss The video rental chain's woes continue as store closures accelerate. To mock, or not to mock? Can I help the handyman who sleeps on a cot? By Cary Tennis Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/20/handyman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/08/20/handyman/index.html?source=rss This guy in our neighborhood has it rough, but I need to maintain clear boundaries Things are worsening more slowly By Robert Reich Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/07/reich_unemployment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/08/07/reich_unemployment/index.html?source=rss Unemployment is still rising -- but not as fast Do I hear 15 percent unemployment? By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/state_unemployment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/17/state_unemployment/index.html?source=rss New state jobless numbers fuel GOP criticism of the stimulus. Michigan leads the pack in labor market woe America gets laid off, Goldman Sachs employees get a raise By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/02/good_times_bad_times/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/07/02/good_times_bad_times/index.html?source=rss The June jobs report is a serious bummer, but "the good times continue to roll" on Wall Street The Great He-cession By Amanda Fortini Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/26/death_macho/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/26/death_macho/index.html?source=rss With huge numbers of men pushed out of the workplace, are we experiencing the death of macho? Unemployment gets a status change By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/17/from_lagging_to_leading/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/17/from_lagging_to_leading/index.html?source=rss When laggards become leaders -- what we can predict from job loss data may be changing Why are you working so hard? By Heather Havrilesky Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/11/debotton/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/06/11/debotton/index.html?source=rss Alain de Botton's riveting book examines jobs from painting to rocket science and wonders what it all adds up to. Obama's summer of jobs By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/08/jobs_jobs_jobs/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/08/jobs_jobs_jobs/index.html?source=rss Get ready for some real stimulus action, promises the White House. But should we believe in the numbers? Labor market surprise: Much less horrible than usual By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/05/unemployment_improvement/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/06/05/unemployment_improvement/index.html?source=rss The economy shed "only" 345,000 jobs in May. Even with the unemployment rate rising to 9.4 percent, it's good news Economic "green shoots" turn brown By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/13/withering_green_shoots/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/13/withering_green_shoots/index.html?source=rss Monthly foreclosures break another record, and retail spending drops again. What's the connection? Jobs, jobs, jobs. Obama on unemployment: Let's end "senseless rules" By Andrew Leonard Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/08/obama_and_unemployment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2009/05/08/obama_and_unemployment/index.html?source=rss The president vows to remove restrictions that make it difficult for the newly unemployed to seek job training and education. I got caught stealing money from work By Cary Tennis Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/29/forgiveness/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2009/04/29/forgiveness/index.html?source=rss I was fired and I'm making restitution, but I'm dying of shame. They shoot real estate agents, don't they? By Erica Ferencik Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/11/real_estate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2009/04/11/real_estate/index.html?source=rss All I wanted was a good job I couldn't lose. I didn't realize I'd end up bringing down the global economy.