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North Dakota topped Gallup's list of best places to find jobs last year, followed by other states rich in natural resources, such as South Dakota and Alaska. Meanwhile, Nevada, New Jersey and California were the worst states for job hunters.

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.

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.

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.

Americans who have been jobless for long periods are keenly awaiting congressional action on the latest extension of benefits. With a midnight deadline looming, some 2 million people face losing their only source of income.

U.S. unemployment fell during the last half of October, indicating that the government-measured unemployment rate over the next month may drop to its lowest levels in more than a year.

Two consecutive months of sales gains among the nation's retailers may provide just enough confidence to trigger increased seasonal hiring this year. Even so, pre-recession hiring levels aren't likely.

There's been some jumping on the bandwagon by more people who now believe that by giving the unemployed up to 99 weeks of unemployment checks, we have fostered a climate where they have no incentive to get a job. The argument goes that if we just stopped giving these freeloaders money, they'd go...

After falling for three straight months, unemployment rates rose in most U.S. metropolitan areas in June. Is this growing joblessness more evidence of a double-dip recession?

At one time, James Brown was the hardest working man in America. But since the death of Soul Brother Number One in December 2006, the world has been at a loss to find the hardest working person. Now in steps Mitchum, the antiperspirant known for the Mitchum Man. It's having a contest to find the...