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Just a few years ago, Detroit automakers were in peril, with car sales hitting a 30-year low. But now, in an optimistic sign of the industry’s continued recovery, sales are enjoying their second straight year of growth.

President Obama addressed Congress last week talking up his new "Jobs Plan". He continued to say that "It's paid for". Well, it turns out that it is. It is paid for with taxes. While this is not a surprise, it is a contradiction of what Obama has been saying.

On Monday, Bank of America announced that part of its plan to cut $5 billion in spending by 2014 includes the elimination of 30,000 jobs. CEO Brian Moynihan made no mention of layoffs during an investor conference, and the bank says it expects the job losses to occur naturally through attrition and not rehiring when people vacate their positions.

Today’s Vent Submitted By: Ronnie Obama prints money like its nothing. Then uses that money to create so called jobs. 20 million spent on green jobs in Seattle. Not bad except it created 14 jobs. Sounds like a great deal there Obama...

In an effort to re-engineer a recovery and stop the massive sell-off of its stock, Bank of America reportedly plans to lay off 3,500 employees this quarter. Thousands more could lose their jobs in the coming months.

Faced with stagnant unemployment rates, a lowered credit rating and the threat of a double dip recession, President Barack Obama plans to give a major speech about job creation and debt reduction in September.

Up to 120,000 postal workers may soon be out of work. And those remaining on the job could lose their federal health and retirement benefits. The US Postal Service’s proposal to slash its workforce by 20 percent would require breaking current labor contracts with the postal unions. If Congress approves the plan, the ripple effects would be felt by union members and federal employees across the cou

Click here to answer a trivia question about this post for VIP Rewards 64 employees of the Amarillo call office for Nationwide Insurance received 60 day notices that their jobs are being 'phased out'. While they are being offered severance packages, they are still being thrust into a job market that really isn't hiring in this "recovery"...

If you are trying to find a job in this "recovery", you are probably finding it a bit difficult. With only 18,000 net jobs created in June, this isn't even enough to keep up with population growth. Just to keep up with population growth there would need to be 125,000 jobs created each month and even more to lower the unemployment numbers...

Amazon does it again, heading for the exits when tax conditions prove unfavorable.