Be the CIA’s next $100,000 librarian

The CIA currently has a job opening for a librarian. You might not realize that there are actually a number of jobs at the CIA that don’t involve being a spy. Pay is excellent for the position. The listed range is from $50,864 to $118,069 a year which is well…

This group is thriving: Unemployment for veterans at lowest level in 7 years

The unemployment rate for veterans has dropped to its lowest level in seven years, thanks to an all-hands-on-deck push by government and corporate America to hire veterans. The most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), says that the jobless rate for veterans — a population of nearly…

Why unemployment is getting tricky

If you are not employed, you may be better off just holding out for a job that meets your qualifications. However the truth for 1,000’s of American’s is just the opposite. Why would you be better off staying unemployed until you can find a job as good as your previous one?…

Have we reached the new “norm” for unemployment?

If economists are right, it’s going to take a lot less progress in the job market to get the unemployment rate to keep falling. Many are saying we’ve hit a leveling out point and might not see much for change for a while. If you’ve been following the steady decline in…

Recent layoffs don’t necessarily spell trouble

For almost two months now, a slew of big American as well as foreign companies have been announcing major layoffs, which has been clouding the outlook for the employment in the United States. If you remember, it began in early September when Hewlett-Packard announced that its spinoff could mean up to 30,000 job…