The Great Recession has taken its toll on working Americans in all age groups, but has hit the young especially hard. Instead of heading out into a world full of job opportunities and promise, young people are finding themselves in a category that sports the highest unemployment rate in the country. Job opportunities decrease for the youngest workers You ...

SHAFAQNA (International Shia News Association) New survey data show unemployment, near-poverty, or reliance on welfare is a problem for 80 percent of American adults for at least parts of their lives. Data exclusive to the Associated Press indicate that a growing gap between rich and poor in the US and lack of well-paid manufacturing jobs are two ...

Those looking for work face some of the worst odds in the past 13 years, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers released Tuesday. The bureau's monthly survey tracking job openings and labor turnover was a little less robust than the agency's better-known unemployment report that was released on Friday. According to the new report, there are ...