Economic View: Job Security, Too, May Have a Happy Medium
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American economists and policy makers are now deprived of their long-running contention that job security resulted in weak economic growth in Europe and Japan.
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Licking their wounds after stiff losses, jittery investors will be looking for relief this week in the form of reassurance that the U.S. economy will keep growing at a moderate pace.
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When the number of Americans out of work starts to rise sharply, a recession occurs. By that token, the latest figure for unemployed workers is, at the least, a danger sign.
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No, tell us how you really feel. This Labor Day, workers are saying their biggest work problems are mostly economic. Their pay is not keeping up with increasing health-care costs or other increases in living expenses. They are disgruntled enough to look for work on the job. Retirement "security"...
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Although economists have mixed opinions whether the economy has emerged, most believe it is in good enough shape for the Fed to boost rates.
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Rising paychecks and expected job gains could offset high heating bills and a potential credit crunch.
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WASHINGTON -- The economy rebounded with a good head of steam in the spring before a credit crisis raised new fears about longer-term business health.
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The fall can be an anxious time for employees, as companies hold their annual open enrollment periods and invite workers to choose benefits from a complex range of health insurance, disability coverage, and retirement savings alternatives.
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A few little changes in behavior can make you happier and richer.
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NEW YORK  - Moderately happy people are wealthier -- and maybe healthier -- than extremely happy individuals, according to a psychologist who has researched happiness for more than two decades and his associates.
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US economic growth is set to quicken as a healthy jobs market offsets weakness in the housing sector, a survey predicts.
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Monthly measurement of techie optimism marks another slight hike, less worker worry.
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U.S. unemployment dropped slightly last month and hourly wages rose, evidence of a still-healthy labor market that eased many investors' concerns about a possible economic slowdown.
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Bullish economic outlooks encourage investors.
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Survey shows workers less optimistic about job market, with fewer saying personal finances are getting better.
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Hereâs a paradox for you: The latest government stats indicate that the IT job market is positively sizzling right now. Unemployment hovers at a nearly imperceptible 3 percent, and employers everywhere report difficulties finding qualified workers to fill open spots. Yet every week I receive e-mails from frustrated, even angry, IT folks whose jobs were either eliminated or shipped overseas. Although they keep plugging away, they simply cannot find work. And these folks are not just a bunch of cranks; theyâre IT pros with real skills and experience to match.
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The job market looked much like the economy as a whole last month: subdued but strong enough.