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A day after President Barack Obama nixed up to 20,000 high-wage Keystone XL pipeline construction jobs, he flew down to Florida to tout his support for low-wage tourism jobs. (more)

HANOVER, N.H. — In an intimate briefing attended by fewer than 20 reporters Tuesday afternoon, Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz attacked Republican front-runner Mitt Romney and his newest supporter, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, for their job-creation records. But federal government numbers could make the Florida congresswoman rethink her talking points. (more)

Want the most up-to-date statistics on how many jobs the U.S. economy has shed this month? There’s an app for that. (more)

The economy produced no additional new jobs in August, as an extra 17,000 private sector jobs were offset by a decline in government jobs. (more)

“Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 244,000 in April, and the unemployment rate edged up to 9.0 percent. Job gains occurred in several service-providing industries, manufacturing, and mining,” according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (more)

New government statistics show that men are outpacing women in the nation’s economic recovery. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, of 1.3 million jobs created in the last year, just 10 percent (149,000) went to women. (more)

The new Republican majority in the House of Representatives possesses a short window to maintain the support and good will of both independent voters and the grassroots Tea Party movement. In fact, they have one budget cycle — from now until autumn — to act. (more)

Union membership dropped to a record low last year, dropping by 612,000 workers in 2010 alone, a new analysis from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows. (more)

In 2008, young adults in America experienced a collective political awakening when, inspired by the Gospel of Hope and Change, they turned out in record numbers to “Rock the Vote” for Barack Obama. (more)

While not so much a vote of confidence for the GOP as it was an overwhelming public rebuke of Democrats’ misguided economic policies, it is clear that a Republican tide swept the nation in this year’s midterm elections. And perhaps nowhere was the result more consequential than in the Tar Heel State, where Republicans took control of the North Carolina legislature for the first time in over 100 years. (more)

When I first became involved as an attorney and public advocate for the for-profit career colleges who are the target of the Department of Education’s “gainful employment” (GE) regulations, I believed — as a liberal Democrat — that there was a basis for reasonable regulation of excessive student debt and abuses. (more)

Her Party may be facing slaughter at the polls on Nov. 2, and the jarring unemployment rate may be driving economic malaise across the country. But neither will stop Pelosi from the time-honored practice of betting on sports. (more)

California Congressman Brad Sherman (D) has introduced legislation to repeal right-to-work laws in the twenty-two states that have them, including Kansas. Right-to-work laws were created in 1947 as part of the Taft-Hartley Act, which amended the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. “Right-to-work” refers to the right of states to prohibit closed shops, a workplace that requires a worker to be a member of a labor union and to pay dues to that union. (more)

The final employment report released prior to the midterm election shows that the economy shed 95,000 jobs in September, providing no relief to congressional Democrats hoping to hold on to their seats. (more)

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Gone are the days of golf and gardening into the golden years. Many older workers are working well into retirement and it’s not just because they have to, it’s because they want to. (more)

Jobless claims are again on the rise, returning last week to levels not seen since November 2009. Meanwhile, the national unemployment rate remains at a historically high 9.5%, and analysts foresee more layoffs as the economic recovery stalls. Many job seekers are desperate for the secret to beating out competition and landing those now-rare positions. The answer may be as simple as the old saying: location, location, location. (more)

Rising job losses and “unusual uncertainty” within the economy have prompted the Federal Reserve and other major financial institutions to slash growth projections for the rest of 2010, leaving Americans worried about the possibility of a dreaded “double-dip” recession. But it’s another “D” word that currently has investors spooked—deflation. (more)

Eighteen months ago, Democrats in Congress voted for $816 billion in new spending and tax provisions the Democrats claimed would “create and save 3 to 4 million jobs, jump-start our economy and begin the process of transforming it for the 21st century.” The only thing bipartisan about this legislation was its opposition, but even still, the Democrats forced this irresponsible spending package through with no Republican support.  (more)

Republicans reminded Vice President Biden of the prediction he made that the stimulus would fix the economy in 18 months. (more)

While the American economy staggers out of recession, a new report shows that there’s at least one boomtown where people are raking in the dough and living large: Washington, D.C. (more)