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RETAIL jobs could be next in the firing line, after new figures released by the ABS showed retail spending fell over the Christmas period.

Kimberly-Clark is closing its Everett production facility, which means 750 good family wage jobs gone. Employees tell us the machines -- and jobs -- are going to Argentina.

MP John Mann suggests eight government departments should move out of Whitehall and relocate to the North, Midlands and South West of England.

Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers said the January jobs report shows the economy is “on the right road” while Glenn Hubbard, an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, said he’s skeptical about the meaning of the latest numbers.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) calls for a new body to be set up to protect workers from abuse and exploitation by bosses.

January’s jobs report released Friday morning showed that unemployment fell to 8.3 percent as employers added 243,000 jobs, but there are concerns the numbers may be as good as it gets. There is still a long way to go before the country’s labor situation returns to...

Some days there seems to be more Steve Jobs news than ever before, with memories and marketing schemes continuing to influence Apple and others.

THE federal government has started an investigation into 14 employment agencies suspected of rorting its multibillion-dollar job assistance scheme, as evidence mounts of the long-running program being routinely abused.

Veterans jobs initiative, proposed by President Obama, would create 20,000 veterans jobs in public conservation work and cost $1 billion over five years.

US businesses shifted into hiring gear in January, creating jobs at the fastest clip in nine months, official data showed amid signs the recovery from deep recession is gaining traction.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An unexpectedly strong jobs report on Friday boosted President Barack Obama's re-election prospects, but the trend must last to deny his opponents the biggest cudgel they have to bash him before the November election. The U.S. economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January, and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 8.3 percent, its lowest level ...

January's jobs report on Friday showed widespread employment growth in the private sector, a trend that's consistent with improved revenue and profit trends that financial information company Sageworks Inc. has seen among private companies over the past 18 months. The Labor Department said U.S. unemployment fell to 8.3 percent in January from 8.5 percent in ...

NEW YORK, Feb. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Recording its biggest climb since the survey's inception, the Randstad Employee Confidence Index was 52.4 in January 2012 from 47.4 in December 2011. According to ...

Over the past six months, employment as measured by the household survey has increased by 1.98 million, the biggest increase in more than six years, reports Rex Nutting.

The January CBIZ Small Business Employment Index , a barometer for hiring trends among companies with 300 or fewer employees, decreased by 2.75 percent during the past month,

LONDON (Reuters) - Employment minister Ed Davey was appointed Friday as Energy and Climate Change Secretary to replace Chris Huhne who has resigned following news he is to be charged over allegations he tried to cover up a speeding offence. Prime Minister David Cameron's office confirmed the appointment of Davey, 46, the Liberal Democrat MP for Kingston and Surbiton in southwest London. Made ...

Monster Worldwide, Inc. :

ROSELAND, NJ-- - Private-sector employment increased by 170,000 from December to January on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to the latest ADP National Employment Report® released today. The ADP ...

Employment expenses in the U.S. barely accelerated in the fourth quarter from the previous period’s record low, showing workers have little bargaining power in seeking higher wages.