Jobless rate tops 10% for first time since '83

October's rate hits 10.2% as employers cut 190,000 jobs, although the pace of job losses continues to slow.

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Glass blower Photo

If you are into visual art and have a healthy pair of lungs, you may want to consider becoming a glass blower. Glass blowing is a craft that has been around for centuries. more
Brewmaster

For some people, hitting the pub is a great way to relax after a long day of work. For others, it is work. What is this elusive job? Brewmaster. more
Food Scientist - Toppings

Imagine a job where your main responsibility is to make food taste awesome. more
Blogger

Blogging has given companies and individuals the power to share information and news in a way once reserved for national newspaper. The popularity of blogs has continued to rise since the inception of blogs on the Web. Now, companies are seeking out individuals who can run the company blog and share... more
Bartender

Once thought to be a getting-nowhere-fast job, bartending got a big one-up from Tom Cruise in the 80's flick Cocktail No longer seen as a dead-end job but a way to make an honest, albeit fun, living, the technical description on CareerBuilder.com includes tasks like mixing and serving alcoholic... more

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Job losses, early retirements hurt Social Security

WASHINGTON (AP) — Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that's happened since the 1980s. more
New software provides more real-life planning

I keep the family financial records current and organized. Still, it took me nearly two hours to find and enter the copious and detailed information requested by the financial planning software I tried. more
Oddest employee complaints about co-workers Photo

What's your biggest beef about co-workers? CareerBuilder.com, which is partially owned by Tribune Co., recently asked 2,667 hiring managers and human resources workers to cite some of the oddest complaints they received from employees. more
How to get a great rental rate Photo

Travelers have been able to score decent deals on hotel rooms and airfares over the last year. But car rental prices have increased dramatically despite the weak economy. more
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Simple (and savvy) tips from a career coach, no charge. more
Weekly unemployment claims down Video

New jobless claims dropped to the lowest level since January and the prices of many household goods stayed low last month, positive signs of stability for the fledgling U.S. economic recovery. more
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Tales of the Funemployed Photo

Michael Van Gorkom was laid off by Yahoo in late April. He didn't panic. He didn't rush off to a therapist. Instead, the 33-year-old Santa Monica resident discovered that being jobless "kind of settled nicely." more
Obama's stimulus job plan: Help is here Photos

President Barack Obama announced on June 15 his plan to create and save at least 600,000 jobs nationwide - a goal reached by speeding up a select group of projects funded by the $787 billion economic stimulus package recently passed by Congress. Projects... more
First jobs are hard to find for many college grads Photo

As students graduate from local universities this year, they enter one of the worst entry-level job markets since the dot-com bust at the start of the decade. more