Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at 9.7%

WASHINGTON (TheStreet) — Employers shed fewer jobs than expected in February, though market observers continue looking for any signs of sustained employment growth. Nonfarm payrolls fell by 36,000 during the month, and the nation’s unemployment rate held steady at 9.7%, according to the Labor Department. According to consensus figures provided by ... Continue Reading

How to cut stone

‘You start from flat surfaces, and they get progressively smaller’ Photograph: Sam Frost The craft of cutting and dressing stone is about as old as civilisation; a Roman stonemason would have little to learn from his 21st-century British counterpart. That’s if he could find one: with the advent of other, simpler ... Continue Reading

My nine to five: Peter Walton

Football referee Peter Walton trains four days a week to keep fit. Photograph: Jon Super/AP I only find out what games I’ll be refereeing a few days in advance. If it’s a Saturday match, I’ll travel from Northamptonshire, where I live, on Friday afternoon, then book into a hotel. I’ll be in bed ... Continue Reading

How to Sell Your Pictures or Videos Online for Good Money

There are countless ways to make money online with just your digital camera or camcorder. It’s highly possible to work full time from home by simply taking pictures or filming videos,  then submitting them to the right places to sell. A website is not required to make money from your ... Continue Reading

Networking

In the current financial crisis, networking becomes more important than ever. People tend to prefer their friends or acquaintances; that is valid for job relevant things as well. Especially for freelancers, it can be  vital to know the right persons. So: Where can you find the right persons for you? Everywhere. I have ... Continue Reading

Pay deals drop despite recovery

The typical pay award has fallen by almost half to 1.9pc in February compared with a year ago, the latest pay deals data shows. By Richard Tyler Published: 2:06PM GMT 05 Mar 2010 Of the 74 deals monitored in the three months to the end of January, covering almost ... Continue Reading

Longer paternity leave for new fathers could benefit us all

Government plans to give fathers the right to time off to raise young children make sense. By James Caan Published: 2:04PM GMT 05 Mar 2010 How do you think the Government’s plans to increase the amount of time fathers can take off to care for their young children will affect ... Continue Reading

Great Websites that Help when Looking for a Job

There are hundreds of great websites that can help when looking for a job, but the amount of assistance they can give to a person in their inidual job search varies greatly with each website. In any case, these job  listing websites offer a great way to help find a job ... Continue Reading

Ways to Earn Cash Through Paid Product Testing

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Who’s Hiring Freelancers: SpeakWrite, Tutor.com and Barr-Nunn

If you need extra money but don’t want a staff job, freelance work may be the answer. These days, companies hire freelancers for everything from writing and design to delivery and sales. Pros and cons: You usually don’t get benefits, but can often set your own schedule and may even be ... Continue Reading

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