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  Employers test mix of strategies to avoid PPACA

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 23, 2013

  Beyond merely cutting jobs or the hours of part-timers, companies are turning to temp agencies, PEOs and other possible solutions.

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  More employers plan to make summer hires

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 16, 2013

  This year is expected to bring better numbers from the recession regarding summer hiring, according to CareerBuilder's annual Summer Jobs Forecast.

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  Jobless rate hits four-year low

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  May 3, 2013

  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. The job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

• The Employee Benefit Apocalypse

  By Brian Robertson  |  May 1, 2013

  My 15-year-old son loves a television show called “The Walking Dead.” Essentially life has changed dramatically for a group of people and they must defend themselves against a zombie apocalypse. Some might equate this to normal people trying to sift through and understand mountains of government regulations. Whether it’s...

• Budget tightening not hurting business

  By The Associated Press  |  April 22, 2013

  Washington's budget tightening is having a minimal effect on businesses, a survey of business economists released Monday shows.

• US service firms grows at fastest pace in a year

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  March 5, 2013

  U.S. service companies grew in February at the fastest pace in a year, buoyed by higher sales, more new orders and solid job growth. The gain suggests higher taxes have yet to slow consumer spending on services.

• Stocks open higher

  By Steve Rothwell  |  February 25, 2013

  Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Monday following the first weekly decline in the S&P 500 this year.

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  More employees leave for other jobs

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 17, 2013

  The Bureau of Labor Statistics says 2.2 million Americans quit their jobs in its Jobs Openings and Labor Turnover Summary, which is a sign workers have more confidence in the economy.

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  Postal Service to cut Saturday mail

  By Pauline Jelinek  |  February 6, 2013

  Apparently trying an end-run around an unaccommodating Congress, the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week.

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  Service firms grew more slowly in January

  By Christopher S. Rugaber  |  February 5, 2013

  Growth at U.S. service companies slowed slightly in January behind weaker new orders and business activity. But hiring improved, a bright sign for the economy.