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In South Jersey, manufacturing inches up, but jobs still falling

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In South Jersey, manufacturing inches up, but jobs still falling Manufacturing activity at South Jersey firms expanded in October after five straight months of contraction, though employment in the industry fell to its lowest point in three years, an economist said. The latest Business Outlook [...]
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Anemic Job Growth Continues

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Anemic Job Growth Continues Amy PayneOctober 5, 2012 at 9:40 am http://tinyurl.com/9a6wege Job growth continues to sputter—this morning’s jobs report shows that 12.1 million Americans are still out of work. Going against other economic indicators, the unemployment rate dropped to 7.8 percent. [...]
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Simulating the Economic Effects of Romney’s Tax Plan

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  Simulating the Economic Effects of Romney’s Tax Plan Tax Foundation Runs the Numbers on Proposed Tax Reform Package Washington, D.C., October 3, 2012—A new analysis of Mitt Romney’s tax reform package by the Tax Foundation has revealed that, given realistic assumptions about its long-term impact, [...]
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Trenton Stuck on Stupid : Doggie seat belts loom in N.J. as budget challenges grow

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Trenton Stuck on Stupid : Doggie seat belts loom in N.J. as budget challenges grow New Jersey’s unemployment rate is the highest in more than three decades. Revenue trails Governor Chris Christie’s projections by $100 million. And its assembly is considering making the state the first in the U.S. [...]
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Why is the NJ unemployment rate rising while the state gains jobs?

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Why is the NJ unemployment rate rising while the state gains jobs? Another increase in New Jersey’s unemployment rate — this time to 9.9 percent — prompted the Christie administration Thursday to wonder aloud if there was something wrong with the survey itself. Charles Steindel, chief economist [...]
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Young College Grads: Real Earnings Fell in 2011

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Young College Grads: Real Earnings Fell in 2011 09/20/2012 By Diana G Carew The latest Census figures show real earnings for young college grads fell again in 2011. This makes the sixth straight year of declining real earnings for young college grads, defined as full-time workers aged 25-34 with a [...]
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N.J. economic experts say hiring on hold until economy rebounds

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N.J. economic experts say hiring on hold until economy rebounds Many midsize New Jersey businesses have been resilient in the face of a slow recovery and the fiscal and political dysfunction in Washington, and they are looking for more consistent positive signals from the economy before making the [...]
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Labor reports another weak month of job growth

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Labor reports another weak month of job growth U.S. nonfarm private-sector employers maintained a sluggish hiring pace in August by adding 103,000 jobs, though the national unemployment rate nudged down to 8.1 percent as more people stopped looking for work, according to the U.S. Department of [...]
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FACT CHECK: Have 4.5 Million New Jobs Been Created Under Obama?

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FACT CHECK: Have 4.5 Million New Jobs Been Created Under Obama? Lachlan MarkaySeptember 6, 2012 at 2:31 pm It’s no secret that employment is the top concern for Americans. It stands to reason, then, that politicians will be hyping their proposals for job creation, and touting their respective [...]
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N.J. Senate passes job initiative

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Banker and Investor JP Morgan N.J. Senate passes job initiative Lawmakers who had mixed feelings about a job-creation bill in 2011 unanimously backed the plan Monday, as they search urgently for ways to address New Jersey’s historically high unemployment. Angel investors in technology start-ups [...]
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New Jersey launches jobs website Jobs4Jersey.com

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New Jersey launches jobs website Jobs4Jersey.com Can New Jersey pair its many job-seeking residents with open job slots? State and industry leaders Tuesday unveiled a matchmaking website created by the state to pair job seekers and employers by skill sets — a cost-free service for users that took [...]
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N.J. trailing U.S. in job growth, but recent gain an encouraging sign, economist says

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N.J. trailing U.S. in job growth, but recent gain an encouraging sign, economist says New Jersey lagged behind its neighbors throughout the economic recovery in regaining private-sector jobs lost from the recession, but its recent employment growth has begun to outpace other states, according to a [...]
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New Jersey a long way from recovery, report shows

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\New Jersey a long way from recovery, report shows The jump in New Jersey’s unemployment rate last month to 9.6 percent — the farthest the state has been above the national average in 30 years — is just the latest in a series of sobering statistics on the state’s economy and budget. The 0.4 [...]
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N.J. unemployment rose in June

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N.J. unemployment rose in June The state’s unemployment rate jumped slightly in June, according to the latest data from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Unemployment in June rose to 9.6 percent from May’s 9.2 percent, according to the agency’s release, which boasted [...]
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Jobs: Stagnation Nation

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Chart : http://www.aei-ideas.org/2012/07/june-jobs-swoon-americas-labor-market-depression-continues/ Jobs: Stagnation Nation http://conservativeintel.com/ The Labor Department said the U.S. economy created just 80,000 jobs in June, less than the 90,000 economists had been forecasting. And [...]
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Manufacturers blame unemployment woes on uncertainty over ‘fiscal cliff’

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Manufacturers blame unemployment woes on uncertainty over ‘fiscal cliff’ By Vicki Needham – 07/08/12 06:00 AM ET U.S. manufacturers say uncertainty about the “fiscal cliff” of impending tax increases and spending cuts is standing in the way of the robust job growth that is needed to lower the [...]
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New Jersey has biggest monthly jobs gain in seven years

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New Jersey has biggest monthly jobs gain in seven years New Jersey added 17,600 jobs in May, its biggest employment gain in more than seven years, as governments filled seasonal positions and a new casino opened. The unemployment rate rose to 9.2 percent, one percentage point above the U.S. level, [...]
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