As companies hire extra workers for the holidays, some of these seasonal employees are already wondering: How do I turn this temporary position into something permanent? And, in this economy, can I?R

Inquiring minds are interested in figuring out how long it might take to get back to "full employment" defined as 5%.John Mauldin touched upon this theme in Unemployment: Welcome to the New

In case you needed more evidence that an economic recovery is far from imminent, it’s here.Consumers, buffeted by unemployment or fear of job loss and a tightening of credit, aren’t yet r

The Federal Reserve warns that unemployment will remain high for the next few years because the economic recovery won’t be strong enough to support significant hiring of full-time workers.The n

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Even though we brace for the worst, when the unemployment numbers are announced each month, it’s hard not to be shocked. With the news on Friday that the unemployment rate is now at 10.2%, no o

Rewind the movie to before the stock market lows of March 9: stocks down, corporate bonds down, commodities and gold down, emerging-market currencies down, safe havens in fashion, including the US do

A recent ad for “Male Greeters” at a Gilly Hicks store, an Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) brand, stated that applicants “must have that great Abercrombie look!”But what exactly

Unemployment remains high but there are signs the economy is starting to expand again. Are we in a jobless recovery?Economists are undecided. Columbia University economics professor Edmund Phelps rec

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