<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Job Growth: News &amp; Videos about Job Growth - CNN.com</title><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Job_Growth</link><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Job Growth from CNN.com.</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Cable News Network LP, LLLP.</copyright><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:23:27 GMT</pubDate><ttl>5</ttl><image><title>Job Growth: News &amp; Videos about Job Growth - CNN.com</title><url>http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gif</url><link>http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Job_Growth</link><width>144</width><height>33</height><description>Find stories, videos, and photos about Job Growth from CNN.com.</description></image><item><title>Congress' next trick: Pull jobs out of a hat</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/economy/jobs_stimulus_bill/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/25/news/economy/jobs_stimulus_bill/index.htm</guid><description>The economy is not out of the woods, and Congress is feeling pressure to do something about it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Why stimulus jobs aren't here to stay</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/stimulus_jobs_dtv/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/11/02/news/economy/stimulus_jobs_dtv/index.htm</guid><description>Stimulus may have created or saved 640,000 jobs so far, but many of those positions were never intended to last.</description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:54:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Stimulus creates 640,000 jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/30/news/economy/Stimulus_jobs_created/index.htm</guid><description>The largest stimulus program in the nation's history has created or saved just over 640,000 jobs, the Obama administration said Friday.</description><pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:18:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Big business blitz: It's all about jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/chamber_campaign/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/chamber_campaign/index.htm</guid><description>The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in an effort sure to rankle Democrats, is launching a multi-million dollar media blitz to promote job growth and raise alarm bells at what it sees as dangerous economic policies.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:52:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stimulus: Creating jobs or not?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/10/13/news/economy/stimulus_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>Is the largest one-time economic recovery effort in U.S. history creating jobs?</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:32:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Commentary: Make every job a green job</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/13/shapiro.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/13/shapiro.green.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In a recent CNN commentary entitled "Green jobs: hope or hype?" Samuel Sherraden argues that green job creation will be insufficient to bring America out of recession. But Sherraden narrowly defines green as a "sector," and fails to see its potential as a strategy for the revitalization of the entire economy.</description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Seven emerging jobs poised for growth</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/08/04/cb.7.emerging.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/08/04/cb.7.emerging.jobs/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>In today's uncertain job market, even the jobs once marked as "recession-proof" are not as safe as we thought. So where should you focus your job search?</description><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:55:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Your job: Washington's solution</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/economy/jobs_road_to_rescue/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/03/16/news/economy/jobs_road_to_rescue/index.htm</guid><description>The economy continues to hemorrhage jobs at an alarming rate.</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small companies, giant job losses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/smallbusiness/smallbiz_job_cuts.smb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/09/smallbusiness/smallbiz_job_cuts.smb/index.htm</guid><description>The small businesses sector in December suffered its largest one-month jobs decline in at least a decade, according to an employment report by payroll processor ADP, which estimates that small companies shed 281,000 jobs last month.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Boosting wages: Obama vs. McCain</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/01/news/economy/wages_candidates/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/08/01/news/economy/wages_candidates/index.htm</guid><description>When it comes to stagnating wages, Barack Obama and John McCain agree on one thing: Americans are suffering. And that's about all they agree on.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2008 15:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Survey: Most new jobs come from small businesses</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/30/smallbusiness/job_creation.fsb/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/07/30/smallbusiness/job_creation.fsb/index.htm</guid><description>Small businesses drove much of the employment growth in July, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll manager Automatic Data Processing. Firms with fewer than 50 workers added 50,000 new non-farm jobs to the private sector this month, which offset the 41,000 jobs dropped at medium and large companies.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Candidates tout plans to fix economy</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/07/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/07/07/campaign.wrap/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama are focusing on the economy Monday and telling voters that they offer the better solution when it comes to creating jobs.</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:43:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Caution: Job losses ahead</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/03/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/03/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>The labor market is expected to end 2007 with a whimper, but even that modest forecast could be seen as "the good old days," since monthly job losses may become common in the year ahead, according to economists.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 09:50:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Caution: Sluggish job growth ahead</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/11/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Economists aren't worried about job losses any longer, but sluggish growth looks like it's here to stay.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 18:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The green job boom</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/04/news/economy/green_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>To hear environmentalists tell it, investing in renewable energy won't just provide a clean source of power, it will create an explosion of new jobs.</description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jobs: Brace for more weakness</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/04/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/10/04/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>The big and unexpected job loss in August shook economists and investors, and while the September report due Friday is expected to show a hiring rebound, job seekers should still be nervous.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Prospects good for job hunters</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/07/05/job.forecast/index.html#cnnSTCText</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/07/05/job.forecast/index.html#cnnSTCText</guid><description>Amidst a sub-par economic performance and slowing in productivity, employers remain cautious, but optimistic, in their recruitment plans for the third quarter.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2007 01:22:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>America's best jobs in the hottest markets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0704/gallery.jobs_markets.biz2/index.html</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0704/gallery.jobs_markets.biz2/index.html</guid><description>The great American hiring boom is slowing down--but as labor cools with the rest of the economy, a few choice regions will stay red-hot. You just have to know where to look.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2007 16:02:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hottest spots for knowledge workers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0704/gallery.jobs_knowledge_workers.biz2/index.html</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0704/gallery.jobs_knowledge_workers.biz2/index.html</guid><description>Business 2.0 Magazine highlights the cities with the highest job-growth rates for college-educated tech and business professionals.</description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2007 22:38:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The best jobs in the hottest markets</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/25/magazines/business2/hottest_markets_intro.biz2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/04/25/magazines/business2/hottest_markets_intro.biz2/index.htm</guid><description>Robert Youngjohns has a problem that most CEOs would envy. His company, San Jose-based Callidus Software, is expanding so fast he can't find enough workers to fill all the job openings.</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:19:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth weakest in 2 years but ...</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/09/news/economy/jobs_february/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/03/09/news/economy/jobs_february/index.htm</guid><description>Payroll growth was the weakest in two years in February but a lower unemployment rate and a revision higher for January job growth hinted at surprising resilience in the nation's labor market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 13:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Found! 1 million jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>The question of why the economy hasn't added more jobs since the 2001 recession ended may get this answer Friday morning: It probably did.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 17:38:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>A surprise leap in jobs, wages</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/05/news/economy/jobs_december_report/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/05/news/economy/jobs_december_report/index.htm</guid><description>Recent concerns about a weakening U.S. economy took a step back Friday morning as the closely watched December employment report showed much stronger job and wage growth than had been expected.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2007 15:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Skilled worker shortage hurts U.S.</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/04/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2007/01/04/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>The biggest problem with job growth right now isn't too few new jobs. It's too few skilled workers.</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2007 17:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush overlooks slowing job growth</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/06/news/economy/bush_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/06/news/economy/bush_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>President Bush touted lower than expected jobless numbers issued today for September but ignored lackluster job creation during the same month by citing longer-term numbers showing net job growth.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 16:46:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth slows</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/06/news/economy/jobs_september/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/10/06/news/economy/jobs_september/index.htm</guid><description>Job growth in September slumped to levels not seen since the post-Hurricane Katrina period, as the government's latest reading on the job market set off alarms in the stock market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:11:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech firms post strong job growth</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/technology/jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/26/technology/jobs/index.htm</guid><description>The nation's tech industry posted the strongest job growth of any six-month period since 2001 during the first half of this year, according to a trade association.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Sep 2006 13:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth: 'Just right'</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/01/news/economy/jobs_august/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/09/01/news/economy/jobs_august/index.htm</guid><description>The latest government job report met both economists' forecasts and Wall Street's best hopes, showing an economy strong enough to add jobs but not so hot as to spark more inflation - and more rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>The job numbers you really need to know</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/technology/nextbigjobs0822.biz2/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/22/technology/nextbigjobs0822.biz2/index.htm</guid><description>From a casual look at the jobs numbers, the labor market is just in the summer doldrums. The last four monthly job reports have reported the economy adding less than 150,000 jobs a month - the bare minimum we need to keep up with population growth.</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2006 20:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth unexpectedly slows</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/04/news/economy/jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/08/04/news/economy/jobs/index.htm</guid><description>Job growth came in weak for the fourth straight month in July while the unemployment rate rose, according to a government report Friday that could give the Federal Reserve reason to pause in its two-year-old campaign to raise interest rates.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:47:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth weak again</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/07/news/economy/jobs_june/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/07/news/economy/jobs_june/index.htm</guid><description>The labor market posted weak job growth for the third straight month, according to a government report Friday, although a jump in wages could keep the Federal Reserve on its course of raising interest rates.</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth: Weakest since Katrina</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/05/news/economy/jobs_april/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/05/news/economy/jobs_april/index.htm</guid><description>Payroll growth in April was the weakest since shortly after last summer's hurricanes, the government said Friday, but there were signs of a tighter labor market in the report as well.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2006 12:04:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Working on the housing boom</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/02/news/economy/housing_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/05/02/news/economy/housing_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>Those looking to glimpse the future of the housing market may want to 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12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hoping for the worst on jobs?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/05/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2006/01/05/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Many on Wall Street are probably hoping for the worst when the government's December job report is released Friday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2006 17:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jobs back on track</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/02/news/economy/jobs_november/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/02/news/economy/jobs_november/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. payroll growth kicked back into gear in November, the government said Friday, in a report showing the labor market recovering from its post-Katrina weakness.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2005 12:52:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Real estate, imports to cost jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>The economy has been humming along at a surprisingly strong clip but that's still tough to see in the nation's job market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2005 12:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The $25 Trillion Land Grab</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362817/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/11/01/8362817/index.htm</guid><description>There has been an impressive amount of construction in the United States over the last three centuries: All told, we've built more than 300 billion square feet of homes, offices, factories, and oth...</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Tech recovers, but where are the 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jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/05/news/economy/jobs_july/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/05/news/economy/jobs_july/index.htm</guid><description>In a robust sign for the nation's economy, employers added more jobs to U.S. payrolls in July than expected, the government reported Friday.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2005 12:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unemployment rate near 4-year low</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/08/news/economy/jobs_june/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/08/news/economy/jobs_june/index.htm</guid><description>The nation's unemployment rate in June fell to the lowest level in nearly four years even as job growth came in weaker than most economists' forecasts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2005 11:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Are you making more money?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/06/news/economy/jobs_wages/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/07/06/news/economy/jobs_wages/index.htm</guid><description>When the June jobs report comes out Friday, the first number traders and investors will react to is the payroll number: how many jobs the economy generated last month.</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:36:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jobs growth weak</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/03/news/economy/jobs_may/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/03/news/economy/jobs_may/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. employers added the fewest jobs to payrolls in nearly two years in May, according to a government report Friday that showed the nation's labor market to be far weaker than Wall Street predicted.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 12:16:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Slowdown may not slow Fed</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/01/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>A weak reading on manufacturing jolted financial markets Wednesday, but economists are holding to their view of a relatively strong employment report, due to be released Friday.</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2005 15:50:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Better times for better pay</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/10/news/economy/jobs_quality/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/10/news/economy/jobs_quality/index.htm</guid><description>Growth in the job market isn't just Wal-Mart greeters or burger flippers any more.</description><pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2005 16:24:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jobs: Boom or blip?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/06/news/economy/jobs_april/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/06/news/economy/jobs_april/index.htm</guid><description>Job growth took off in April and was stronger than originally thought in February and March, the government said Friday in a report that flew in the face of recent fears of a slowing U.S. economy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2005 12:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hiring strength amid weakness?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/05/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/05/05/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Hiring has been surprising weak during some of the strongest periods of economic growth in recent years.</description><pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2005 15:57:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth disappoints</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/01/news/economy/jobs_march/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/01/news/economy/jobs_march/index.htm</guid><description>Employers added far fewer jobs in March than the previous month, as a much anticipated government report Friday came in well below Wall Street forecasts.</description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 13:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Keep An Eye On...</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/04/01/8254947/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2005/04/01/8254947/index.htm</guid><description>What: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary </description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jobs growth: Boom or blip?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/31/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/31/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Economists are looking to the March employment report, due Friday morning, to decide if an improving labor market is a trend they can bank on.</description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2005 14:43:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Solid job growth, finally</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/04/news/economy/jobs_february/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/03/04/news/economy/jobs_february/index.htm</guid><description>The monthly job report gave investors and policy-makers reason to celebrate rather than worry for a change Friday as the pace of hiring finally showed signs of picking up.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:05:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>7 Tract Homes That Attract</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253094/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/03/01/8253094/index.htm</guid><description>The Strategy: Buy New in a Job-Rich Region Minimum Investment: $200,000 </description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2005 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Job growth -- is this it?</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/14/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Waiting for the job market to bust out? 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Be honest. We might tell our bosses that we love our work. We'll even tell ourselves—sometimes we have to just to get psyched up for...</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>September job growth weaker</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/08/news/economy/jobless_september/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/08/news/economy/jobless_september/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. employers added 96,000 jobs in September while the unemployment rate stayed unchanged, according to a government report Friday that came in weaker than Wall Street expectations.</description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2004 11:26:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job-cutting jumped in September</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/05/news/economy/challenger/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/10/05/news/economy/challenger/index.htm</guid><description>The number of job cuts planned by U.S. employers jumped in September to the highest level in eight months while hiring announcements fell sharply, a job search firm said Tuesday.</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2004 13:23:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>New jobs more important than tax cuts</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/28/news/economy/icr_april_gen/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/28/news/economy/icr_april_gen/index.htm</guid><description>(MONEY/ICR Poll, April 20) - The MONEY/ICR Poll has found that three-quarters of Americans say that if they had had a choice between enacting the 2003 tax cuts or spending additional money to create new jobs, they would have picked job creation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2004 17:29:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Voters fret decline of American jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/03/news/economy/survey_job_quality/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/03/news/economy/survey_job_quality/index.htm</guid><description>While job growth picked up in August, growth isn't what worries Americans most about the labor market.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2004 15:54:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Unemployment rate drops</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/03/news/economy/jobless_august/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/03/news/economy/jobless_august/index.htm</guid><description>Job growth rebounded in the United States last month and the unemployment rate dropped unexpectedly, the government reported Friday, in one of the last big employment reports before the November election.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2004 12:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Labor pains for tech</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/02/technology/techinvestor/lamonica/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/02/technology/techinvestor/lamonica/index.htm</guid><description>Can tech stocks take off on one of those magical year-end rallies like the ones enjoyed in 1998, 1999 and for the past three years?</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2004 15:56:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job numbers key to campaigns</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/02/news/economy/election_jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/02/news/economy/election_jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>The monthly jobs report will be especially important to George Bush and John Kerry when the Labor Department releases its numbers for August on Friday.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2004 14:42:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>By The Numbers</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/23/379381/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/08/23/379381/index.htm</guid><description>When job growth disappointed yet again in July, many economists blamed record-high oil prices, ever-rising health-care costs, and uncertainty about the future. 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The question now for economists and job seekers is how much longer the current hiring boom can last.</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:45:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kerry vows to halt economic 'squeeze'</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/16/kerry.speech/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/16/kerry.speech/index.html</guid><description>Sen. John Kerry on Tuesday promised to end the "middle-class squeeze" he blamed on President Bush's economic policies, telling union members they deserve a government that shares their values of "hard work, service and caring for one another."</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2004 15:44:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Strong jobs growth could trim profits</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/04/news/economy/jobless_may/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/04/news/economy/jobless_may/index.htm</guid><description>Employers are adding jobs at the fastest pace in four years, a government report showed Friday, which is great for workers but could worry investors if it slows recent white-hot gains in corporate earnings.</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2004 11:41:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oil vs. jobs</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/03/markets/oil_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/03/markets/oil_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. stock markets have been obsessed with oil prices lately, almost completely ignoring the 500-pound gorilla of a job report coming on Friday, which could be far more important to the long-run health of the market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:08:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Job seekers aren't cheering yet</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/03/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/03/news/economy/jobs_outlook/index.htm</guid><description>Despite Friday's strong May employment report, the third straight month of big job gains, it will probably be late summer -- at the earliest -- before the general public embraces the idea of a strong labor market.</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2004 14:39:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bonds fall, dollar mixed</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/02/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/02/markets/bondcenter/bonds/index.htm</guid><description>U.S. Treasury prices slid Wednesday as lower oil prices boosted equity markets, making safe haven investments less attractive, while fears over a strong payrolls report and better-than-expected auto sales pressured bonds.</description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2004 13:17:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Setting an Economic Agenda Sen. John Kerry on his             plans to cut corporate taxes, create higher-wage jobs and         </title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/06/01/369661/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/06/01/369661/index.htm</guid><description>Sen. John Kerry's supporters point out that his initials are J.F.K., his economic policies reminiscent of Bill Clinton's and his strong military record much like John McCain's. 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Friday's April employment report will go a long way to answering that question.</description><pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2004 17:03:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>A Billionaire on a Mission Financier and             philanthropist George Soros says the U.S. is on a perilous             path</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/05/01/367312/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/2004/05/01/367312/index.htm</guid><description>Until recently, if you heard the name George Soros you'd have thought of the man who made a killing "breaking the Bank of England" in 1992 with a bet against the British pound--and reaped billions ...</description><pubDate>Sat, 01 May 2004 04:01:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush proposes job-training overhaul</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/05/bush.jobs/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/04/05/bush.jobs/index.html</guid><description>Riding a wave of increased optimism from a government report on job growth, President Bush announced Monday a proposal to overhaul the nation's federal job training programs, saying it would help meet the needs of Americans in a changing economy.</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2004 11:27:00 EDT</pubDate></item><item><title>U.S. job growth booms in March</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/04/02/job.report/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/04/02/job.report/index.html</guid><description>Spring is here and the long winter of labor market discontent may be over.</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2004 21:56:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Here we go again</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/news/economy/jobs_walkup/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/04/01/news/economy/jobs_walkup/index.htm</guid><description>In the movie Groundhog Day, Bill Murray played Phil Connors, a TV weatherman stuck in a time loop, repeating the same day over and over again. 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But now they're worried about job losses and the deficit--and they could</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/03/22/365095/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/03/22/365095/index.htm</guid><description>Art Schaupeter is the type of voter President George W. Bush shouldn't have to worry about come November. The 61-year-old CEO of Ronart Industries, a tool and die shop in Detroit that makes car bod...</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2004 05:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Bush, Democrats spar over jobs</title><link>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/13/radio.bush.dems/index.html</link><guid>http://edition.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/03/13/radio.bush.dems/index.html</guid><description>President Bush touted his administration's policies for strengthening the economy in his weekly pretaped radio address Saturday, while the Democratic response advised against trusting the president's rosy picture.</description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2004 18:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>It's still the economy</title><link>http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/10/news/economy/bush_jobs/index.htm</link><guid>http://money.cnn.com/2004/03/10/news/economy/bush_jobs/index.htm</guid><description>As if President Bush didn't have enough headaches in his bid for re-election -- the troubles in Iraq, a stubbornly sluggish job market and persistent Democratic criticism of his policies -- he's now taking flak from some of his own supporters about his economic message.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2004 19:03:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>