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Search ends for buried Utah minersupdated: Sat Sep 01 2007 22:01:00

There is "no remaining hope" of finding six men trapped for almost a month in a Utah coal mine alive, a federal official said Saturday.

'Disappointment' in Utah miner search as robot camera blockedupdated: Thu Aug 30 2007 23:16:00

A video camera that was lowered down a seventh hole Thursday in search of six coal miners trapped inside a mountain found only a few feet of clear space and piles of rubble and mud, federal officials said.

CNNMoney: Katrina job network createdupdated: Mon Sep 12 2005 09:59:00

In an effort to aid individuals who have become suddenly unemployed due to Hurricane Katrina , the Department of Labor announced the creation of a new job resource on Monday.

CNNMoney: Social Security fund may run out soonerupdated: Wed Mar 23 2005 10:20:00

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Social Security trustees, in their 2005 report released Wednesday, offered an earlier date for trust fund exhaustion and revised upward estimates of the shortfalls facing the system over the next 75 years.

Fortune: GOD AND MAN AT HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOLupdated: Mon Nov 01 2004 00:01:00

THE HARVARD BUSINESS School class of '79, which gathered recently for its 25th reunion and invited FORTUNE along, is as star-studded as B-school classes come. It has eBay's Meg Whitman, Enron's Jef...

CNNMoney: Retirement savingupdated: Wed Sep 15 2004 12:25:00

Traditionally, pensions have been the gold standard of retirement plans. Let's face it, if you have the option of funding your own retirement or having someone else do it for you, you'd take the free ride, right?

New jobs report fodder for campaigns updated: Fri Aug 06 2004 11:03:00

The latest jobs report, showing far less growth for July than expected, emerged as a flash point on the campaign trail Friday with President Bush's stewardship of the economy long a target of criticism by Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry.

CNNMoney: A hiring shockupdated: Fri Aug 06 2004 08:10:00

Hiring by U.S. employers slowed significantly in July, according to a government report Friday, as the number of new jobs added to payrolls came in far below Wall Street expectations.

CNNMoney: Job growth rocks againupdated: Fri May 07 2004 07:28:00

Employers added jobs at a surprisingly rapid clip for the second straight month in April and the unemployment rate fell, a government report showed Friday, as the nation's labor market finally showed signs of sustained improvement.

CNNMoney: Bush revising overtime pay rulesupdated: Tue Apr 20 2004 10:25:00

Under fire for its plan to overhaul rules for overtime pay, the Bush administration has revised its proposal to protect overtime for police, firefighters and some white-collar employees earning up to $100,000 a year.

CNNMoney: Payroll growth below forecastupdated: Fri Feb 06 2004 08:07:00

U.S. payroll employment continued to slowly improve in January, the government said Friday, in a report that disappointed Wall Street's hopes for a more vigorous recovery.

FSB: A Kinder, Gentler Labor Departmentupdated: Sat Jun 01 2002 00:01:00

Summer is here, but it's not too late for some spring cleaning. Just ask Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, who this month will announce plans to clarify her department's byzantine regulations. Her pr...

Fortune: A Real Pain in the Workplaceupdated: Mon Feb 19 2001 00:01:00

Hold on to your Aeron chairs and ergonomically correct keyboards. Employees who yearn for a more comfortable workplace may be in for a bumpy political transition. A controversial set of ergonomic s...

Money Magazine: WANT A CAPITALIST JOB? TRY GOING TO RUSSIAupdated: Fri May 01 1992 00:01:00

The dissolution of the Soviet Union has sparked a surge of interest in the Peace Corps. Yes, the Peace Corps, the volunteer federal agency created 31 years ago partly to help blunt the spread of Co...

Fortune: PEOPLE TO WATCHupdated: Mon May 26 1986 00:01:00

David A. Neuman Neuman was one of those kids who always knew what he wanted to be. ''I used to wake up so early to watch TV,'' he recalls, ''that I stared at the dots before the test pattern came o...

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