Can Poor Credit Cost You a Job? A Recent Study Says Yes
For many of the most desperately unemployed, credit checks may be standing between them and a job, a new study shows.
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How to Recover from Long-Term Unemployment
Recovering financially after long-term unemployment isn't easy, but it's fairly straightforward: Pay off debts, rebuild savings, and adjust to your new income. Recovering emotionally is far more complicated -- it means retraining your brain and consciously shifting your perspective.
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Homeowners Get Extension to Apply for Mortgage Help
The deadline for distressed homeowners to apply for a government mortgage aid program has been extended through Wednesday. The Emergency Homeowner's Loan Program offers up to $50,000 in interest-free loans to qualified homeowners to help pay their mortgage for up to two years.
Rough Economic Times Bring Out the Scam Artists
Scams targeting cash-strapped and unemployed Americans are on the rise, and the con artists are getting even more creative. Here's how to avoid becoming a victim.
Mancession Offers Insight Into Male Shopping Trends
Men, who have endured slightly higher unemployment rates than women, have been taking on more of the household shopping, according to a recent report. The trend hasn't boded well for stores: On average, men spend less than women on each trip.
Unemployed Need Not Apply: Is It Illegal to Refuse to Consider Hiring the Jobless?
Hoping to switch jobs? Don't quit yet. Your job search may be even harder if you are already unemployed. Some employers won't even consider hiring you if you are currently out of work. Are they allowed to do that, or is it illegal job discrimination?
A New Year Surprise: Jobless Rate Plunges to 9%
The latest data from the government show that employers added 36,000 jobs January, sending the unemployment rate sharply lower to 9% -- the lowest level since April 2009. But the numbers already have some scratching their heads.
Why Jobs are Essential to the Economy
Americans who are unemployed or underemployed are three times as likely to fall behind on their bills as those who are fully employed, according to a Gallup Poll released Tuesday.
QE2 Continues: Fed Finds Some Economic Improvement
The U.S. economy has strengthened, but not enough for the government to pare down its bond-buying program, according to the latest Fed minutes. In late 2010, investments rose and the job market improved -- but the housing market remained depressed.
Where Are Jobs Going Now? Peru, Bulgaria, Bangladesh. . .
The U.S. is hardly alone in losing work to cheaper skilled labor in foreign countries. Australia, Canada and Israel, among others, have dropped off Gartner's list of the top 30 countries for outsourcing. Here's where IT and business-processing jobs are heading.
Holiday Hiring Takes a Hit, Despite a Brighter Economy
Retailers and shipping companies are adding fewer new jobs than they did a year ago. One reason: employers began shopping for seasonal workers earlier than usual, boosting hiring in October. But if holiday retail sales hold up, it could equal more hiring in December.
Millions of Americans Face Christmas Without Unemployment Benefits
Forget Christmas trees and fancy presents, what millions of Americans want this year is a job. As it is, nearly 2 million Americans are scheduled to lose unemployment benefits before Christmas. Unless Congress issues a last-minute reprieve, some of the jobless will get cut off from federal aid as early as Wednesday.