Desperate times force contractors to turn down government jobs (The Star)
Rising prices of building materials have started a tsunami in the construction industry. At least 200 contractors have returned their government jobs as they are unable to bear the escalating costs.
UniCredit May Eliminate 2,500 Jobs at HVB, Euro am Sonntag Says (Bloomberg.com)
July 5 (Bloomberg) -- UniCredit SpA , Italy's biggest bank, plans to eliminate more jobs at its Munich-based HVB Group unit than previously announced, Euro am Sonntag reported, without saying from where it obtained the information.
Outlook Darker as Jobs Are Lost (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
The unemployment rate held steady as 62,000 jobs disappeared in June, the Labor Department reported.
62k jobs lost in June, off half-million for year (Madera Tribune)
WASHINGTON - The nation lost jobs for a sixth month in a row in June, a storm of pink slips drenching this year's July Fourth holiday for more than 60,000 Americans and leaving thousands more worried about the future.
Jobs losses in Ireland point to a recession (International Herald Tribune)
Friday's report said the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits rose 9.5 percent in June to more than 220,000. The total included more than 25,000 people with casual or part-time jobs who nonetheless qualify for state welfare.
Miners who lost jobs rehired (KWQC-TV 6 Davenport)
FARMERSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Growing demand for coal is good news for central Illinois miners. A case in point is the rehiring of several miners who lost their jobs last year when the Crown Two coal mine near Girard closed.
Airline axing 250 jobs for fuel costs (UPI)
MIRAMAR, Fla., July 4 (UPI) -- Spirit Airlines of Miramar, Fla., has announced about 250 jobs will be eliminated and capacity will be cut by 6 percent to help offset fuel prices.
Care home construction specialists create 50 jobs (icWales)
UP to 50 jobs in manufacturing are to be created in the South Wales Valleys by a care home construction specialist.
Employeers Cut Jobs in Slipping Economy (ABC News)
438,000 jobs were lost in 2008
Workers shocked as car firm announces loss of 157 jobs (icWales)
A CAR components manufacturer is to close with the loss of 157 jobs, it was announced yesterday.
