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Actual Unemployment Rate Is 13.9 Percent, Merrill Lynch Says

Counting the ranks of ‘underemployed’ as a result of cutbacks on hours, the unofficial ...

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Millard Says PBGC Needs Premiums Based on Risk

Charles Millard, who stepped down as the agency’s director last month, says, ‘People ne...

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Mass Staff Cuts Dont Slam the Brakes on New Hires

Companies that bring on new workers while laying off others increase the risk of a disc...

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Aggressively Expands Headcount

In the early 2000s, the NRC knew it would have to continue its daily monitoring and saf...

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Survey One in Four Companies Has Frozen Salaries

The total may rise to one in three by the time 2009 budgets are done, according to a ne...

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Nissan to Slash Jobs, Production After Forecasting $2.9 Billion Loss

The 20,000 job cuts include 2,000 temporary jobs that have already been eliminated in J...

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Senate Negotiators Revamp COBRA Subsidy Plan

The federal government would pay 50 percent of COBRA health care premiums for up to 12 ...

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Senate Committee Cancels Vote on Labor Secretary Nomination

USA Today reported Thursday, February 5, that the California Democrat’s husband had not...