Dec. 20—Oregon’s seasonally adjusted nonfarm payroll employment declined in November by 7,300 jobs, following a revised loss of 4,300 jobs in October, according to the Oregon Employment Department. November’s losses were largest in professional and business services (-2,900 jobs); construction (-1,700); leisure and hospitality (-1,500); financial activities (-1,300); and information (-1,000). The only industry growing […]
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved new legislation that will grant tens of thousands of undocumented migrants residence and work permits amid a shortage of unskilled labor. The law drafted by the center-right government links the right to residence with proof of employment. According to the labor ministry, it will affect […]
‘Suck it up’: This Virginia man says his 23-year-old wife wants to quit her job because it has no ‘meaning’ — but they’re having a baby and owe $57K. Dave Ramsey gave a blunt response The pursuit of fulfilling, meaningful work is universal. But some people have more immediate concerns, such as paying off debt […]
WASHINGTON — A former California police chief convicted of a conspiracy charge in the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Thursday to more than 11 years in prison after giving a speech that praised Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s suggestion the Jan. 6, 2021, attack could have been an “inside job.” Alan Hostetter, who prosecutors say […]
LAS VEGAS — Terrified students and professors cowered in classrooms and dorms as a gunman roamed the floors of a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building, killing three people and critically wounding a fourth before dying in a shootout with police. The gunman in Wednesday’s shooting was a professor who had unsuccessfully sought a job […]
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy voiced support for a variety of far-right conspiracy theories at the fourth GOP presidential primary debate Wednesday, suggesting at one point that the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol was an “inside job.” “Why am I the only person on this stage, at least, who can say that Jan. 6 […]
Since her birth in 1959, Barbie has taken on more than 200 jobs, ranging from older sister to chef to entrepreneur. Since his birth in (apparently) 1988, Republican Rep. George Santos has had more than a dozen (supposed) titles and careers. When Santos launched his campaign in 2021 for US representative for New York’s 3rd […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers posted 8.7 million job openings in October, the fewest since March 2021, in a sign that hiring is cooling in the face of higher interest rates yet remains at a still-healthy pace. The Labor Department’s report said Tuesday that openings were down significantly from 9.4 million in September. Layoffs were up […]