Job openings throughout the U.S. have increased for the third consecutive month, with a 0.7 percent uptick month-over-month and 9 percent from last year, finds SimplyHired.coms October Employment Outlook.

Struggling to deliver the big jobs package proposed by President Barack Obama, Senate Democrats are using the issue to force Republican senators to vote on tax increases for millionaires, picking up on a White House theme that the nation's wealthiest Americans aren't paying their fair share.

Two days before the government's much-anticipated jobs report, a snapshot of employment trends in the service sector flashed an ominous sign.

Keeping up with the continually-evolving statutory and regulatory environment of the federal Family Medical Leave Act and similar state laws can be daunting for any employer. And it may be even more difficult for small businesses.