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The unemployment rate, as we commonly measure it, stands at just under five percent. We’re very near the level that economists consider full employment, the point at which everyone who…

People drop out of the workforce for a lot of reasons. Maybe you took a break to raise kids, to resolve a family medical issue or just because you were…

There are a lot of things that you learn as you get older that would have come in really handy when you’re young. Unfortunately, most of us learn the most…

No fooling, Americans are feeling more confident in the job market than anytime since the Great Recession. In March the U.S. added a robust 215,000 jobs, crushing expectations and raising…

In the years following the Great Recession, when employers were getting ten or twenty qualified applicants for every position, the key to getting a job was already having a job.…

Everyone has regrets in their working career. Life is a one time through the buffet line kind of deal and you don’t get do overs. So, of course, you’re going…

There’s news from the stock market and it’s all bad. The best news from the first week of trading in the new year is that the market can’t fall any…

Two things in your financial life are always challenging: job interviews and buying a home. Both are challenging for the same reason and that’s because you don’t do it every…

The jobs market in the U.S. is as good as it’s been in decades. Layoff notices are at lows not seen since the 1970s. The steady improvement in employment numbers…

One of the most maddening aspects of any professional enterprise is to have to deal with gatekeepers. I once worked for an organization that, as part of its sales training,…