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121,000 new jobs: Is that all?
The Cincinnati Enquirer - Jul 08 2:40 AM
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a disappointing 121,000 jobs last month, wary of bulking up payrolls with the economy slowing and energy prices risingSave to My Web

Forest rangers' jobs grow hazardous
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jul 09 12:17 AM
For the nation's forest rangers, the serenity of the woods increasingly is giving way to confrontations with unruly visitors. Attacks, threats and lesser altercations involving Forest Service workers reached an all-time high last year, according to government documents obtained by a public employees advocacy group. Incidents ranged from gunshots to stalking and verbal abuse.Save to My Web

Towns Join Forces to Keep Jobs
WHO-TV Des Moines - Jul 07 4:28 PM
July 7 (AP)-- Five Iowa towns are joining forces to bring corporate jobs to their communities instead of overseas. Leaders in Algona, Harlan, Mount Pleasant, Oelwein and Osceola have started "Offshore Iowa." They say their towns can offer companies lower labor, land and operating costs.Save to My Web

Small towns struggle with police officer shortage
Boston Globe - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
Police departments around New Hampshire are losing officers to better-paying jobs. Keith Lohmann, director of the state Police Standards and Training Council, says the turnover rate in law enforcement statewide was 13 percent last year, the highest ever. He says public service jobs tend to be seen as safe employment, but when the economy is strong, people opt for higher-paying ...Save to My Web

Pipedreams along Chad's Pipeline
Los Angeles Times - Jul 09 12:14 AM
SHIFT CHANGE: Workers arrive by bus in Kome. Thousands of people have moved to the village in recent years, hoping for jobs and wealth created by the oil complex. But most remain unemployed, living in huts.Save to My Web

Towns joining forces to get jobs
Quad-City Times - Jul 08 11:22 PM
DES MOINES (AP) Five Iowa towns are making a pitch to bring corporate jobs to their communities rather than overseas.Save to My Web

Oakland's port brings jobs, money
Oakland Tribune - Jul 09 2:57 AM
OAKLAND The loud rumbling sounds containers and trucks make when they leave or enter the gates at the Port of Oakland should be replaced by a simple "cha-ching.Save to My Web

Nepal's PM urges rebels to disarm
AFP via Yahoo! News - Jul 09 3:03 AM
Nepal's prime minister urged Maoist rebels to give up their weapons as the next step towards peace and promised to create more jobs in the countryside where the insurgents are strongest.Save to My Web

US jobs growth mild as wages rise
BBC News - Jul 07 8:45 AM
The US economy created 75,000 jobs in June, below expectations, but hourly wages increased, the Labor Department says.Save to My Web