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Unemployed? Or thinking about switching careers but fearful of the current job market? South Dakota wants you.

Low-wage workers, economists and others are pushing Connecticut lawmakers to support legislation that would raise the state's minimum wage during the coming years and eventually tie it to inflation.

According to career website LiveCareer, many job seekers are optimistic about their job searches; however, they remain critical of the governments job creation efforts and are doubtful that the presidential election will dramatically impact their employment prospects.

Sixty-four percent of employers have hired veterans over the last 36 months, a jump over the 53 percent that reported more hiring in 2010, according to a new poll of human resource professionals by the Society for Human Resource Management.

House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a package of largely uncontroversial measures they said will help small businesses raise capital and create jobs while showing that Congress can put aside its partisan differences and act in the country's economic interests.

Flexible spending account holders may only have a few more weeks to use their 2011 FSA funds for medical expenses.

Just yet another reason Hawaii seems like a dream place to live: Hawaii has the highest score for well-being, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, a poll that surveys the physical, mental and emotional health of Americans.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday increased pressure on state lawmakers to win support for his plan to cut pension costs, promising to make sure voters remember which legislators opposed him in the effort he said will reduce taxpayers' burden.