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Thrifty Thursday: June unemployment numbers suck more than expected.

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released June jobs numbers today and the news isn’t pretty.  Cnn.com reports that the “U.S reports economy shed 467,000 jobs in June, much higher than expected; unemployment rate ticks up to 9.5 percent.”
Last month,…

‘Hospitality’ Inhospitable for Jobs

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008

The Wallstreet Journal reported today that job losses are exceeding the severity of the recession of 2001.  Industries like tourism, hospitality, and business services are being hit in ways that we normally associate with manufacturing and construction.
According to Conor…