2.7 million jobs have been lost since the beginning of the recession in December 2007. Private, non-farm workers earned an average of $18.36 per hour in November 2008. Employers made 2,328 mass layoffs in November, each with at least

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Much has been made of the differences between Gen-Y workers and their older counterparts, but a study commissioned by Unum found they aren't so different after all. The Harris Interactive study found both groups turn to the same place for

Among workers between ages 18 and 30, 72 percent say their parents or another adult mentor has talked with them about saving money. 61 percent say a parent or another adult has talked with them about job hunting. 30 percent of Gen-Y w