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Decrying the human toll of the nation's economic and financial crisis, a group of corporate and labor leaders advising President Barack Obama is calling for sweeping and urgent changes in government policies, from liberalized immigration and less restrictive regulations to a more business friendly tax system and greater spending on...

President Barack Obama's jobs bill, facing a critical test in the Senate, appears likely to die at the hands of Republicans opposed to stimulus spending and a tax surcharge on millionaires.

Milwaukee-based ManpowerGroup says statistics should be revised from the zero growth rate in August to instead reflect a gain of 57,000 jobs, with the temporary staffing industry creating 53,000 jobs over the last three months.

Connecticut House Speaker Christopher Donovan is convening a new group that will examine issues facing small businesses trying to purchase health care insurance for their employees and families.

Hiring this month is expected to be even weaker than in October 2010, especially with the difficulties in recruiting and higher compensation levels, according to a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management.

Middle market firms have remained resilient throughout the down economy, according to a study by Ohio State Universitys Fisher College of Business and GE Capital.