Economy

America's employers added a robust 517,000 jobs in January, a surprisingly strong gain in the face of the Federal Reserve's aggressive drive to slow growth and tame inflation with higher interest rates. The unemployment rate dipped to…
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday the government would have to agree to IMF bailout conditions that are "beyond imagination." An International Monetary Fund delegation landed in Pakistan on Tuesday for last-ditch talks…
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Is the cost of living in your city prohibitively high for aspiring entrepreneurs? Or have you already gotten your business off the ground, only to feel discouraged by a lack of support for local business owners? You’re thinking about…
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By Linda Chase. How to start a local small business Are you scouring JobbingHood for the perfect job but not finding your calling? Maybe job descriptions feel too limiting or you cringe at the thought of a 9-to-5. Or perhaps you…
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By Ted James. The average tax refund in the United States totals about $3,000. That's a good chunk of change, so it's no wonder that Americans are eager to take advantage of this financial boost. While many people spend their refunds…
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It is true that the topic of being your own boss brings with it a myriad of benefits, such as financial and personal improvement, but usually, when this information is shared, it is accompanied by quite generalized advice or quite…
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You see the word SEO all the time on the web. You know it stands for Search Engine Optimization. By now you also know it's important for your business which means you know you need it, but, do you really know what it is? Do…
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By Jobbinghood's editor There are two ways to promote your business online: One is through paid search advertising and the other is through free or low cost Organic Search techniques. Paid advertising, also known as Search Engine…
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Retransmitted by Jobbinghood's editor 2020 was an incredibly challenging year for everybody – few people who could claim that it wasn’t. For those involved in retail, both in-store and online, it was a whole other. The effects of the…
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When President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed America’s first federal minimum wage into law in 1938, it was 25 cents per hour. Adjusted for inflation, that would be worth about $4.45 today.Scroll over the chart to see the US federal…
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