NewsBeat SocialTag: jobs
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UN Women Cancels Partnership with Uber
03/24/15 2:26 PM PST
After pledging to create 1 million jobs with the taxi app, UN Women backs out of its deal with Uber because of protests from workers' groups and governments
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Uber Announces Plan to Create 1 Million Jobs for Women
03/11/15 1:36 PM PST
Ride-sharing service Uber says it will create 1,000,000 jobs for women by 2020
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Glassdoor Lists Best Jobs in the U.S. for 2015
01/28/15 3:51 PM PST
Glassdoor just released its inaugural list of the top 25 jobs in 2015, keeping in mind factors such as payout, openings and career opportunities in mind
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Facebook Credited with Adding 4.5 Million Jobs to Global Economy
01/27/15 11:30 AM PST
Deloitte study says Facebook added $227 billion dollars to the global economy last year, including 4.5 million jobs
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2014: 'Breakthrough Year' on Capitol Hill Stifled by Partisan Squabbling
12/31/14 9:54 AM PST
The United States broke political and economic records in 2014 while Congress broke records for most expensive elections, lowest voter turnout, and least productive session
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Study: Employer Violations Mean Workers Lose $1 Billion Each Year in Just 2 States
12/11/14 9:34 AM PST
Report finds taxpayers assume $50M burden as employers short-change California and New York's lowest-paid workers
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Labor Secretary Advocates Shared Prosperity in Economic Recovery
12/09/14 9:24 AM PST
Department of Labor Secretary Tom Perez says too many Americans are working 40-hour work weeks only to rely on welfare assistance programs. The U.S. economy created jobs faster than any other industrialized nation while recovering from the Great Recession
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Facebook to Hire Drone Team
11/21/14 3:36 PM PST
Facebook is seeking engineers and technicians to help develop a fleet of drones to bring internet to the entire globe
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Imperiled Sen. Landrieu Pushes for Oil Pipeline
11/13/14 2:20 PM PST
Louisiana Democrat Senator Mary Landrieu is pushing for a vote on the Keystone XL pipeline, an $8B project that would bring Canadian tar sands oil across plains states down to the Gulf of Mexico for export
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Boehner Eyes Changes in Republican-Controlled Congress
11/07/14 3:27 PM PST
Speaker of the House John Boehner said that after his Republican Party won control of the Senate in the midterm elections, Congress will now be able to forward jobs bills, approve a controversial oil pipeline, and repeal the President's signature healthcare law
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Rare Apple Computer Sells for Record $905,000
10/27/14 11:44 AM PST
A working Apple-1 computer fetches more than $905,000 at Bonhams auction in New York — doubling original estimates
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New Jobs Figures Show Lowest Unemployment Since 2000
10/20/14 2:56 PM PST
In the week ending October 11th, the Labor Department reports the lowest number of new applications for unemployment benefits since 2000