And 500,000 jobs added per month.

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Mitt Wants 4 Percent Unemployment

It’s tempting to look at Friday’s weak jobs report and conclude that the economy has entered a significant new slowdown. But it may not be correct.

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Economix Blog: New Gloom on Jobs, But It May Not Last

The number of people applying for jobless benefits declined sharply last week, the government reported Thursday, providing a surprisingly upbeat signal leading into Friday’s jobs report. The drop in applications for unemployment assistance fell by 27,000 to a seasonally adjusted 365,000, the largest weekly drop in nearly a year, the Labor Department reported. The four-week average, a less volatile measure of the rate of layoffs around the country, was up slightly to 383,500 last week. Read full article > >

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Drop in weekly jobless claims is bright news ahead of April unemployment report

A charity representing carers calls on the government to back a new strategy to kick start more jobs in the care industry.

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Fresh strategy urged on care jobs

“I sent them a jobs bill that would have put hundreds of thousands of construction workers back to work repairing our roads, our bridges, schools, transit systems, along with saving the jobs of cops and teachers and firefighters, creating a new tax cut for businesses.  They said no. I went to the Speaker’s hometown, stood under a bridge that was crumbling.  Everybody acknowledges it needs to be rebuilt. Maybe he doesn’t drive anymore.  Maybe he doesn’t notice how messed up it was. They still said no. There are bridges between Kentucky and Ohio where some of the key Republican leadership come from, where folks are having to do detours an extra hour, hour-and-a-half drive every day on their commute because these bridges don’t work.  They still said no.” Read full article > >

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Obama’s whopper about an Ohio River bridge

“Washington promised to create American jobs if we passed their stimulus, but that’s not what happened. . . . American taxpayers are paying to send their own jobs to foreign countries.” — New TV advertisement by Americans for Prosperity Read full article > >

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Over-the-top attacks on Obama’s green-energy programs

Texas Gov. Rick Perry has endorsed Mitt Romney for president, switching his endorsement now that reports indicate Newt Gingrich will drop out of the race . Here’s the full Perry statement: “Mitt Romney has earned the Republican presidential nomination through hard-work, a strong organization, and disciplined message of restoring America after nearly four years of failed job-killing policies from President Obama and his administration. So today I join the many conservative Republicans across the nation in endorsing Mitt Romney for President and pledge to him, my constituents and the Republican Party that I will continue to work hard to help defeat President Obama . American jobs, economic stability and national security depend on electing a new president. Mitt’s vision and record of private sector success will put America back on the path of job creation, economic opportunity and limited government.” Read full article > >

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Rick Perry endorses Mitt Romney

Chefs with Issues is a platform for chefs and farmers we love, fired up for causes about which they're passionate. Virginia Willis , a graduate of L'Academie de Cuisine and Ecole de Cuisine LaVarenne, is the author of  “Bon Appétit, Y’all” and ” Basic to Brilliant, Y'all .” I opened up a veritable bucket of bait, not a mere can of worms, back in January with my blog post titled ” Wicked Tuna: A Deal with the Devil .” “Wicked Tuna” is a reality series that premiered April 1 on the National Geographic Channel. It follows the lives of bluefin tuna fishermen in Gloucester, Massachusetts, and is produced by the same folks that produce the hit TV shows “Dirty Jobs” and “Swamp Loggers.” By many accounts, including the  National Geographic website, bluefin tuna are overfished. This is where I find a huge disconnect with the National Geographic channel hosting a show about Atlantic bluefin tuna fishing. I am a chef and a food writer. I've also worked in food television for Martha Stewart, Bobby Flay and Discovery Channel's “Epicurious.” I understand the importance of TV ratings, but I also care about the food I prepare and the food I eat. I work to educate my students and the readers of my books and articles about responsible and sustainable food . The Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch urges consumers to “avoid” all bluefin tuna , referencing the near collapse of bluefin populations worldwide. So, I gave up bluefin tuna, including toro, its deliciously sensual and fatty belly. Toro is one of the most amazing things you could ever put in your mouth, but to me it's not worth it. The responses in agreement with my issue with National Geographic featuring a show about bluefin tuna fishing were overwhelming, but I quickly found myself in deep water with a bunch of fishermen wanting to pretty much cut me up for bait. My post was picked up in the media , which also put me in the very curious position of receiving a Facebook message on a Sunday night from Betty Hudson, the EVP of communications for the National Geographic Society. Money makes things complicated, and tuna is big money. Earlier this year, one fish sold for a record $736,000 . Television is also big money. Thirty percent of the National Geographic Channel is owned by the National Geographic Society, and nearly 70% by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Even though I have been cussed at and told to “shut my mouth b*tch,” I don't consider the fishermen the bad guys. They're living within the law, trying to feed their kids, doing what their fathers and their fathers before them did. Tuna fishing is regulated by the ICCAT,  the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna. By some accounts, however, ICCAT repeatedly hasn't listened to the advice of their own scientists. The deal is: there's fishing, and then there's fishing. The guys that are on “Wicked Tuna” are rod and reel fishermen. That's just what it sounds like: a man with a rod, a reel and a boat. That's not what has caused overfishing with bluefin tuna. Longline fishing is a commercial method of fishing in which a line extends from the boat for one mile to as long as 62 miles. The line is buoyed and every hundred or so feet, there is a secondary line attached extending down. This secondary line is hooked and baited. Not just tuna are caught; so are sharks, sea turtles and sea birds. There's a lot of bycatch that is simply discarded, but the greatest impact is the amount of tuna that can be caught. Essentially, we're eating out of the ocean like it's a Las Vegas buffet. Purse seiners, on the other hand, are the most effective vessels to catch fish near the surface. The fish are corralled, then the bottom of the net is closed underneath the fish. The most important part of the fishing operation is searching for the fish. Sophisticated electronics are often used to search and track, and large vessels often have observation towers and helicopter landing decks. It's hardcore – and it's all legal. Honestly, I think National Geographic was caught off guard, but that's no excuse. It's their name, their brand. Carl Safina  of   Blue Ocean's Institute  wrote an intense piece about the National Geographic “race to the bottom,” then was quickly called into headquarters discuss the situation with the powers that be. His  follow-up post  was more mild-mannered: he seems to want to give National Geographic a chance, but also hold them to their word. They have built a  content-rich website  to promote conservation and educate viewers about bluefin tuna. National Geographic's rationale is that documentaries and traditional programming simply aren't working, and hope to educate viewers with this unusual approach. Betty Hudson, EVP of the National Geographic Society sagely said, “You can't save souls in an empty church.” Yes ma'am, I agree. But, just because it's legal doesn't mean it's right.

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Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke appeared skeptical that the nation’s jobs outlook would improve any time soon, but he stood staunchly by the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates near zero and to avoid any new actions to boost the economic recovery during a press conference Wednesday following the central bank’s two-day policy meeting. Read full article > >

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Fed rejects new action, sees mixed signals on economy

Zurich Insurance announces plans to cut 342 jobs at its offices across the UK as part of restructuring plans.

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Zurich to cut more than 300 jobs

Although the airline reached a deal with the Transport Workers Union that could save jobs, relations have been tense.

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American Airlines Seeks to Void Labor Contracts

Bioscience firm Life Technologies is to invest £12.5m into its base near Glasgow helping it expand and create new jobs.

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The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons welcomes the decision to withdraw a breast enhancement treatment used in “lunchtime boob jobs”.

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Surgeons welcome breast jab ban

“Throughout 2001, 2002, 2003 and so on, the United States actually every month, 5.3 million started new jobs and about 5.1 million would end jobs, so you had tremendous turnover. So in the course of a year, 60 million would start jobs and 58 million people would retire or move to other jobs, so when you netted 2 million new jobs, it wasn’t that everybody stayed in place and 2 million people walked into the room and got jobs. A lot of people were shifting back and forth. A lot of new jobs were being created. Read full article > >

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Grover Norquist’s economic blame game

British Airways owner IAG says its deal to buy BMI from Lufthansa for £172.5m could result in the loss of up to 1,200 jobs.

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BMI sale puts 1,200 jobs at risk