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  Health reforms penalize some Indians

  By Garance Burke  |  May 15, 2013

  Many Native Americans will have to buy their own health insurance or pay a $695 fine unless they can prove they are "Indian enough" to claim one of the few exemptions allowed under the PPACA.

• Small-business employment slightly grew in April

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  May 7, 2013

  Small-business employment grew by 0.43 percent in March, marking the third consecutive month of growth after a 1.25 percent gain in March, according to the CBIZ Small Business Employment Index.

• Private industry spent 30 percent of total costs on benefits in December

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 12, 2013

  Private industry employers spent an average of $8.57 per hour on employee benefits, or nearly 30 percent of total costs, including retirement plans, in December 2012.

• Job growth increases for women, men

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 11, 2013

  Of the jobs added in February, 80,000 went to women while 156,000 went to men, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy Research of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Workers must develop cross-functional skills

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  March 11, 2013

  With the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reporting that the overall February jobless rate fell to 7.7 percent, ManpowerGroup, a provider of work-force solutions, recommends workers carefully look at how to apply their core skills to growing industries and develop new skills that are applicable across various industries and different...

• Employers spend $3.68 per hour for retirement benefits

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  December 12, 2012

  While the national average wage came to $30.80 per hour, benefits make up $9.48 of that total, including $3.68 per hour in retirement benefits.

• Women regain lost jobs

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 10, 2012

  Based on an analysis of the November employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women passed men regarding jobs regained during the recovery, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research.

• Higher education jobs outpacing overall growth

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 19, 2012

  More jobs in the higher education sector became available during the third quarter of 2012 as this sector outpaces growth of overall U.S. jobs.

• Fewer West Virginia workers making minimum wage or less

  By John Raby  |  October 18, 2012

  The proportion of West Virginia workers paid an hourly wage at or below the federal minimum standard declined in 2011, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday.

• Women gained half of jobs in September

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  October 8, 2012

  Based on the September employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, women and men both gained 57,000 jobs in September, according to an analysis by the Institute for Women's Policy.