Job openings rose sharply in January, evidence that employers slowly are ramping up hiring as the economy improves. ...more

March 10, 2010

Florida's jobless rate hit 11.8 percent in December, stopping just short of the highest rate on record. ...more

January 23, 2010

Denise and Dale Mallek moved to Florida from Texas last June in the hopes of one day retiring here. But after about a month in Florida, he said he got a phone call from his employer that "my services were no longer needed.'' For the Malleks, their unemployment nightmare had just begun. ...more

January 22, 2010

An unemployed Connecticut woman has taken her job search to the side of a highway. ...more

April 10, 2009

Florida was expected to hit a peak unemployment rate of 10.2 by early next year. ...more

March 28, 2009

The number of jobless residents in the Tampa Bay area has topped 10 percent while the state unemployment rate hit 9.4 percent, according figures released today. ...more

March 27, 2009

The city received one proposal to restore the historic Guida House at Macfarlane Park. It includes programming for children and makes the building accessible for community programs. ...more

February 18, 2009

FOND DU LAC, Wis. - Jay Capelle would give anything to get back his factory job of 32 years. At the same time, he's grateful to have extra time on his hands these days to care for his ailing wife, stay in shape and work on a long-planned baseball documentary. ...more

February 9, 2009

The subject was bound to come up Tuesday. The school board's full day of meetings marked the first time the board had come together since Superintendent Wayne Alexander's job search became public. ...more

January 21, 2009

If Superintendent Wayne Alexander leaves for a job in New England, it won't be in Framingham, Mass. ...more

January 15, 2009