The Tampa area's unemployment rate hit 12.3 percent in November, giving it the highest jobless rate among Florida's big metropolitan areas. ...more

December 19, 2009

The economy is giving local charities a double dose of bad news this holiday season. Charity leaders say more people are seeking help with fewer people able to make donations. ...more

November 24, 2009

Heated e-mails were exchanged this weekend between the critics and author of a plan designed to boost Hernando County's economy. ...more

March 4, 2009

The struggling economy and tight job market has meant trouble for job seekers but could mean new opportunities for retirees. ...more

December 17, 2008

The struggling economy and tight job market has meant trouble for job seekers but could mean new opportunities for retirees. ...more

December 16, 2008

Amid the hits to families' budgets lately, many people are taking an added blow to something they value almost as much: Control over their time. ...more

October 19, 2008

Verizon Communications Inc. will end a pilot customer service program designed to give customers one person as a contact to help resolve billing or other issues, company officials confirmed Friday. ...more

September 27, 2008

Thomas Rumeau already had a bachelor's degree in economics but decided that a master's in public policy would make him more marketable. ...more

August 11, 2008

The number of Americans who have seen their full-time jobs chopped to part-time because of weak business has swelled to more than 3.7 million - the largest figure since the government began tracking such data more than half a century ago. ...more

August 3, 2008

Each one has a story. For some, their childhoods were marked by foster homes and food stamps. Others dodged the drugs and guns that permeated Miami's housing projects. Many were raised in one-parent households where their part-time work helped pay the bills. ...more

July 8, 2008