Spain would need three or four years to lift employment to pre-crisis level, Minister of Work and Immigration Celestino Corbacho said Monday. The August figures saw unemployment grow by around 60,000 people after four months of continual reduction in the number of people out of work.

There are calls for the $220-million Ord expansion project to be slowed down to extend construction through to the end of 2012.

Labor Day is the official end to summer and the unofficial kickoff to campaign season. In the race for governor, jobs are the top issue. People want the next Governor of Illinois to create them and restore hope. CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports on two candidates for the job and what they want to do.

HUNDREDS of jobs could be in jeopardy at a series of firms linked to the Calyx Group IT company after the firm was put into receivership.

ROCKFORD — These days, the problem for employment agencies isn’t a lack of opportunities for job seekers. It’s a lack of qualified candidates for the jobs they’re trying to fill.

SIOUX CITY - Jobs and wages were on the minds of many whogathered Monday for the Northwest Iowa Labor Council's annual LaborDay picnic.

Jobs and the economy were top of mind at labor events throughout Wisconsin, including in Milwaukee where President Barack Obama unveiled a new $50 billion long-term jobs plan.

# jobs In honor of Labor Day , the U.S. Department of Labor has launched MySkillsMyFuture.org , "a new website to help out-of-work Americans find new opportunities." If you're an undertaker or an NFL player, they've got jobs for you! But poor rodeo clowns! More »

LONDON (SHARECAST) - The employment market remained steady in August though average salaries for new jobs slipped, a new survey from the recruitment firm Reed shows.

Jobs. The most critical issue for people in northeastern New Brunswick, along the great Miramichi River, is the lack of jobs.

Australia: When Will Post-Employment Restraints Of Trade Be Enforced? Restraint of trade clauses, or post-employment restraints, play a crucial role in protecting the legitimate interests of the employer once an employee's contract is terminated.

The railways will give jobs to those who provide information on possible attempts to sabotage movement of trains, railway minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday.

The latest jobs report had good news and bad news. Private job growth was up, but the economy still lost another 54,000 jobs overall last month. Host Liane Hansen talks to NPR's Scott Horsley and Yuki Noguchi about the unemployment numbers released Friday, the White House's reaction and the president's upcoming trip to Wisconsin.

The number of jobs advertised nation wide rose in August, as businesses grow more confident about the strength of the global economy, a report shows.

The latest jobs report was not as bad as economists had forecast. Unfortunately, exceeding low expectations and making progress are not the same thing.

Full-time employment in the manufacturing industry fell, together with that in construction and hotels and restaurants, following a shift from full- to part-time work.

Employment in the month of August fell by much less than economists had been expecting, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday, with the report also showing a much smaller than previously reported drop in employment in July. The report showed that non-farm payroll employment fell by 54,000 jobs in August, matching the revised decrease in jobs seen in July. Economists ...

Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000) in August, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Government employment fell, as 114,000 temporary workers hired for the decennial census completed their work.

Employment in the month of August fell by much less than economists had been expecting, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday, with the report also showing a much smaller than previously reported drop in employment in July.

Employment probably cooled in August as slower economic growth caused some U.S. companies to lose confidence the recovery will be sustained, economists said before a report today.