WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate bolted to 8.1 percent in February, the highest since late 1983, as cost-cutting employers slashed 651,000 jobs amid a deepening recession. ...more

March 6, 2009

Stores, factories and businesses large and small showed workers the door last month, sending unemployment to its highest rate in four years and adding to the evidence an economic recovery remains far off. ...more

August 2, 2008

The receptionist's job can be an excellent steppingstone, entry-level job leading up the organizational ladder. The career gurus don't tell you that thousands of successful people started out as receptionists. ...more

December 16, 2007

The Labor Department reported Friday that companies are still adding to their ranks - albeit at a slower pace - even with deepening troubles in the housing and credit markets.

Employers added a net 94,000 new jobs to their payrolls last month. That was down from a surprisingly strong gain of 170,000 jobs in October but was still sufficient to prevent the unemployment rate from rising. The jobless rate has held steady at 4.7 percent for three months in a row. ...more

December 7, 2007

Employers added twice as many new jobs to their ranks than expected in October, an encouraging sign that the nation's employment climate is not cracking under the stress of a deepening housing slump. ...more

November 2, 2007