Though the national unemployment rate dropped a tiny bit in August, from 7.4 to 7.3 percent, the rate for African-Americans jumped up from 12.6 percent to 13.3 percent, according to figures released by the U.S. Labor Department. Overall, the economy added 169,000 jobs in August, which was lower than the 178,000 jobs that ADP estimated in its monthly […]
ATLANTA — Home Depot is preparing to fill 80,000 positions for the busy spring season. The Atlanta-based home improvement giant said Wednesday it plans to hire 10,000 more workers than in 2012. “Spring is always a special season for us, when we can offer employment opportunities for literally tens of thousands of Americans,” Tim Crow, […]
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Just when we were talking up the bright side of the U.S. economy, we had to go and get this news. The unemployment rate ticked up to 7.9 percent (from 7.8 percent previously), based on a survey of households in which more people reported being unemployed. BUT! There was lots of good news in this latest report, […]
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Lauren Maillian Bias started a vineyard and winery when she was 19 years old, launching her into a world of start-ups, investing, and technology. After starting her second company, Luxury Marketing Branding, and becoming active in the Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC), she was a founding partner at Gen Y Capital Partners, an early-stage venture firm supporting tech start-ups from Gen […]
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