WCBS 880 Special Series: Where The Jobs Are – Part 4 - Second Careers
Sometimes getting downsized can have an upside, WCBS 880's Wayne Cabot reported.
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Sometimes getting downsized can have an upside, WCBS 880's Wayne Cabot reported.
A career without college? Some say it's the way of the future, WCBS 880's Wayne Cabot reported.
The tech industry is growing faster in New York than any other place in America, with almost 500 new companies having sprouted up since 2007, WCBS 880's Alex Silverman reported.
The jobs situation actually is getting better, if you know where to look, reported WCBS 880's Wayne Cabot.
New Jersey's unemployment rate held at 9 percent in February, according to state labor department numbers. That's the third month in a row.
For many in this economy, the fact that they are unemployed isn't their fault. But some people are being denied a new job because they currently are without one.
On Friday, we'll get the January unemployment figures from the Labor Department, but today a job fair was being held in Nassau County.
The December unemployment numbers may have been good news, but people in the Tri-State Area still need jobs.
The state Labor Department says preliminary estimates indicate total nonfarm wage and salary employment grew to 3,881,000.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged to combat high unemployment rates for young minorities throughout the state.
The Democrat says there are thousands of unemployed veterans in counties across New York state.
You know the saying "insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results?" That's what "The Rehirement Coach" Rafe Gomez believes when it comes to getting hired.
With a high unemployment rate nationwide, returning veterans face a huge challenge joining the workforce.
"You have a lot of kids graduating college, can't find jobs, that's what happened in Cairo. That's what happened in Madrid. You don't want those kind of riots here," Bloomberg said.
Stocks plunged Friday and ended an otherwise positive trading week on a sour note after a dismal jobs report renewed fears of another recession.
The Dow Jones industrial average at one point was down more than 500 points. It's now down 436 at 10,973.
With New Jersey's unemployment rate outpacing the nation, Gov. Chris Christie visited Port Newark on Wednesday to tout a $500 million deal that could lead to 800 new jobs.
As college students celebrate graduation, many now know the harsh reality of joining the long lines of job-seekers. At Rutgers University, students were back on campus trying to find work at a job fair.
A bill co-sponsored by Republicans and Democrats would spread the $300 per employee tax increase over several years rather than require full payment starting in July. It would reduce this year's tax increase to $130 per employee.
In New York City, where roughly 10 percent of revenue comes from Washington, thousands of locally-based federal workers would be furloughed.
Legislation that would extend the amount of time that jobless residents in New Jersey could receive unemployment benefits has been sent to Gov. Chris Christie's desk.
There was positive economic news announced Friday. The unemployment rate has taken an unexpected drop, falling to a two-year low of 8.8 percent.
The list was compiled by comparing one-year job change numbers of the cities with the national employment average increase of 0.8 percent.
New evidence on Friday morning revealed that the economy added 192,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.9 percent—the lowest in almost two years.
The job market is really tough right now, and it's expected to stay that way for a long time. In Westchester, though, a workshop was held to give those who lost their job in the recession some hope of reinvention.
