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Job Openings Reach 14-Year High

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics says the number of job openings in the United States in April, 5.4 million, is the most on record since they began tracking the…

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Jun 2015

Want to be a Cop? Or a Dietician? Take the Exam!

If you’ve time and a modest application fee and it’s a day other than Sunday, you can probably drop in today to take a civil service test.

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

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May 2015

In Depth Video

Video: What’s an Employer Looking for at a Job Fair?

Having energy and doing your homework about the firms you’ll meet are more important than your resume, two recruiters tell is in video interviews.

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May 2015

In Depth Video

Video Report: Barriers to Getting Work After Prison Remain

It’s an era of criminal justice reform and a growing consensus that we’ve put too many people behind bars. But two experts say that hasn’t made it any easier for…

ByMarc Bussanich 0Comments

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ByJarrett Murphy 4Comments

City Hunts for Hiring Discrimination on Shoestring Budget

The city’s Human Rights Commission has just been authorized to conduct undercover tests for employment discrimination. But the commission’s headcount is a fraction of what it once was. Learn what…

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ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

New York Posts Fourth-Largest Job Growth in U.S.

California, Texas and Florida ranked higher.

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ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

Advocates Hail NYC Credit-Check Ban as Strongest in the U.S.

The measure, which received Council approval this week, was amended to exempt some jobs—but not nearly as many as the business sector wanted.

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Job Market is in Neutral, Federal Stats Suggest

There was almost no change in February in the number of people who got, lost, quit or posted jobs, suggesting the American labor market is not exactly burning up the…

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Mar 2015

Economy In Depth

31 Million Americans Said ‘I Quit!’ in 2014

The number of job openings, hirings, firings, layoffs and quits can hint at how employers and workers are feeling about the economy. And those sentiments can, in turn, shape consumer…