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About a third of manufacturing and service-sector employers have plans to hire workers in November, marking an increase for the fourth consecutive month from this time in 2011, according to the Leading Indicators of National Employment report from the Society for Human Resource Management.

Although 99 percent of employers are giving employees paid time off for Thanksgiving Day, 36 percent of employers say they're requiring that at least a few employees work during the holiday weekend, according to the latest Bloomberg BNA survey of year-end holiday practices.

Among U.S. retailers, holiday hiring is projected to grow from last year as more consumer spending is expected, according to a new survey from Aon Hewitt.

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper's budget proposal released Thursday includes more funding for education, more Medicaid spending, and pay increases for state employees for the first time in five years.

Some Rhode Island workers who find themselves out of work because of storm damage from Sandy may be able to avoid the usual one-week delay in earning unemployment benefits.

For entry-level positions in the legal field, average starting salaries are expected to increase 3 percent overall in 2013, according to the Robert Half Legal 2013 Salary Guide.