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Increased use of mobile technology like smartphones and tablets has affected the amount of work done in the United States outside of traditional office hours, according to a new Gallup …

Amazon knows that the best employees are the ones who want to be there. To keep the team full of committed employees, Amazon has created a “Pay to Quit” program …

Nearly one-third of micro-business owners must rely on a second job as their main source of annual income, according to a new quarterly tracking poll by Sams’ Club/Gallup. Almost nine …

Everyone you love will die someday. It’s an inevitable truth, but one you probably don’t dwell on often. But what if you knew how many times you would see your …

New Gallup poll results from March show that 28 percent of Americans think that it is a good time to find a quality job, a one percent increase from February. …

In a news release about the poll, Lumina Foundation president and CEO Jamie P. Merisotis said, “College degrees and other credentials are more important than ever, but times have changed, and the vast majority of employers in America put acquired skills far ahead of alma mater or major when it comes to hiring.”

By engaging students and pushing them to succeed, games may offers a new way to teach students, according to an expert on performance and gaming.

In a presentation at least week’s “Educause” conference in California, Jane McGonigal – a game designer, author and researcher – predicted that “extreme learning environments” will offer students a chance to play and create while they learn.

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Jobless claims across the United States fell by 15,000 to a total of 358,000 in the week that ended Oct. 12, according to a report from the Department of Labor.

While lower, the number is not as low as what was forecast by economists, who anticipated the total number to drop to about 335,000, according to Bloomberg.

The number still includes a backlog from California, where a break down in the system last month has led to an increase in numbers from that state the past few weeks. Additionally, the figures include some of the government workers and government contractors who lost their jobs, at least temporarily, during the government shutdown that ended this week.

By MARY PATRICK In a sign of an improving economic outlook, recent surveys have found that small business owners had increased optimism about the future in July and August. Also, …

The number of middle-aged job seekers in the United States who have found full-time employment has gone up, with more than 48% of those between the ages of 50 and …