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31 Jan 2012	Employment initiative for youth in developing countries In the current global economy many people are struggling to gain and maintain employment. This affects people regardless of industry, gender, region, or age. University Online reported on an important announcement that was recently made in Madrid, which will make…	Chen Song
09 Dec 2011	Washington plans to increase employment for disabled individuals The Obama administration has taken a lot of heat regarding employment in the United States. The country has still not recovered from the recession, and is facing high unemployment. Occupy demonstrations continue throughout the nation, highlighting the public`s frustration. However,…	Anna Bowerman
08 Dec 2011	Government to help disabled workers obtain employment According to the LA Times, the Obama administration plans to help disabled workers make up a bigger proportion of the labour force, proposing a requirement for federal contractors to aim to have disabled employees make up 7% or more of…	Maria Razumihina
07 Dec 2011	The rural role of the Canadian economy Many people today would favour the urban world over the rural when it comes to the struggling economy. Cities house amenities such as hospitals, grocery stores, and restaurants, and businesses are sprawled throughout. The Globe and Mail reported that although…	Casey Hamilton
06 Dec 2011	Expert says crowd sourced employment is viable future trend As reported in TechWorld, Australian futurist Ross Dawson believes that, even with the threat posed by outsourcing Australia`s jobs to people around the globe, crowd sourcing is very much the way of the future. The trend is growing and it…	Maria Razumihina
05 Dec 2011	Winter wallops employment There are many variables that can affect the job market. The economy and industry changes are the two most considerable forces, but another source that people may not be as familiar with is the weather. In northern regions where cold…	Phillip Hughes
02 Dec 2011	Employment report shows healthcare continues to add jobs According to the Wall Street Journal, the Bureau of Labor Statistics recently released its monthly employment report showing glowing results for the healthcare industry. In November, the unemployment rate dropped from 9.0% in October to 8.6% as calculated in a…	Maria Razumihina
01 Dec 2011	Nuclear plant employees fired for drug use Questions were raised regarding the safety of a nuclear plant and its surrounding area after employees were fired for drug use. The Pickering nuclear plant is located east of Toronto, Ontario, and houses six reactors and enough power to provide…	Sandra Buchanan
30 Nov 2011	Housing and employment in US more robust than expected In what appear to be strong and rather surprising positive indicators for the US economy, the rate of business hiring achieved better-than-predicted growth and the real estate market posted a surge in consumer-signed contracts for home purchases in October. The…	Maria Razumihina
29 Nov 2011	Hours and pay down, jobs up in November As reported in the Wall Street Journal, Intuit Inc. has recently released the results for its small business employment index, with the measure indicating the creation by small businesses of 55,000 new positions in November, confirming the continuing trend of…	Maria Razumihina