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Working Thoughts is a blog by Ben Leeson about the job market and work related aspects. Topics this blog touches on include government reports, compensation, training, benefits, recruiting, technology, and more.
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He Quit His Job and the World Got Richer - The Khan Academy
Monday, August 30, 2010
TED Talk: David McCandless from Information is Beautiful
Friday, August 27, 2010
Billions of Dollars: Giving, Spending, Fighting, Accumulating, Owing, Losing, and Earning
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Well Said Leadership Characteristics
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Different Ways to Climb the Steel Stairs to the Top
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Wealth Distribution and Taxes: What's Fair?
Monday, August 09, 2010
July 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
Friday, August 06, 2010
Showing the Economy Through Illustrations
Monday, August 02, 2010
Honest Reflection on a Job Change
Friday, July 30, 2010
A Good Kindergarten Teacher is Worth More than Dollars and Cents
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Using a Multiple as a Compensation Distribution Model
10/28/2009
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Motivation, Dan Pink, and TED
9/25/2009
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
8/10/2009
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
8/10/2009
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Is the Middle Class Gone?
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He Quit His Job and the World Got Richer - The Khan Academy
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TED Talk: David McCandless from Information is Beautiful
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8/27/2010 11:33 PM
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Billions of Dollars: Giving, Spending, Fighting, Accumulating, Owing, Losing, and Earning
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8/25/2010 10:45 PM
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Showing the Economy Through Illustrations
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"The Gap is Between Doing Nothing and Doing Something"
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7/21/2010 10:16 PM
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What Do You Know about Your Produce?
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7/16/2010 9:40 PM
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Matching a Job Opportunity with the Appropriate Labor
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7/13/2010 9:31 PM
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Opinions on the Economy for Today and Tomorrow
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7/9/2010 11:16 PM
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To Succeed in Life You Must Have the Ability to Accept Failure as an Outcome, Rebound From It, and Try Again.
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6/24/2010 10:07 PM
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Wealth Distribution Around the World
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6/22/2010 11:47 PM
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Communication Skills are a Good Investment No Matter the Job Market
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6/21/2010 11:05 PM
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A Belief System Redefined
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6/17/2010 11:04 PM
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Practice for the Glory. I'm excited about the World Cup.
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5/31/2010 10:21 PM
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Last One in the Pool is a Rotten Egg
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4/16/2010 10:43 PM
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March 2010 Jobs Report and Wages
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4/2/2010 9:57 PM
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Google and China: A Social Take
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3/25/2010 11:35 PM
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Business, Federal Government, and Exports Carries GDP to 5.9% Growth
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2/27/2010 12:18 AM
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A Jobs Report Prediction - One Year Later
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12/9/2009 11:05 PM
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We need a new Medici Effect, A New Renaissance.
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12/6/2009 11:47 PM
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The Near Future: Big Raises Coming for Those with Certain Skills
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11/13/2009 12:58 AM
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Education, Games, and Peer Learning
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10/19/2009 7:31 PM
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Nobel Prize for Economics
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10/12/2009 10:18 PM
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Working Thoughts: Odds and Ends
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9/19/2009 1:35 PM
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Preparing for a year like 2015
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9/16/2009 10:48 PM
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A View from College, A View of College, and a Job
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8/20/2009 10:46 PM
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Ten Years and Basically No Private Sector Job Creation
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8/10/2009 12:09 AM
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July 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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8/7/2009 9:23 PM
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June 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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7/2/2009 9:21 PM
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No Business Model is Forever
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5/29/2009 10:59 PM
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Business Leaders Need to Realize a Generational Shift has Occured
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5/21/2009 10:58 PM
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People like Chris Crutchfield Demonstrate Changing Values
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5/13/2009 1:03 AM
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April 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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5/8/2009 9:10 AM
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The Next Three Job Reports will be Telling
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5/7/2009 11:43 PM
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Shai Agassi Explains the Bold Plan - A Car and a Battery
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5/4/2009 11:16 PM
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Juan Enriquez has Some BIG Ideas
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4/7/2009 11:42 PM
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March 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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4/3/2009 10:40 PM
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A Viable Electric Car Business Model?
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3/20/2009 10:54 PM
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Is the Middle Class Gone?
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3/10/2009 11:13 PM
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February 2009 Jobs Report and Wages
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3/6/2009 10:42 PM
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Spending More Time in School Isn't the Answer
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3/2/2009 12:45 AM
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Trade Up to the Future
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2/24/2009 12:14 AM
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Fuel Cost Savings: Technology and Process Improvements
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2/20/2009 6:03 PM
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An Intro to Technology, Entertainment, and Design (TED) - Ideas Worth Spreading
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2/17/2009 11:35 PM
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Education is Getting an Overdue National Review
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2/16/2009 6:01 PM
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Pay, Wall St, and Legislation
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2/5/2009 6:17 PM
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20 Ideas for 2009 from the HBR
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1/29/2009 12:30 AM
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Happy Chinese New Year and Era
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1/27/2009 12:27 AM
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The Value of Time and the Economy
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1/23/2009 10:36 PM
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"I have a Dream" Speech
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1/19/2009 1:09 AM
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Experts, Mentoring, and Job Blogs
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1/13/2009 2:20 AM
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President Obama is Making 30 Year Decisions
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1/12/2009 1:14 AM
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December 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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1/10/2009 12:46 AM
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Special Skills are Needed to Create A Unique Business Case
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1/5/2009 11:46 PM
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Different Influences Will Work Together to Moderate Prices, But They aren't Enough to Induce Deflation.
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12/18/2008 11:25 PM
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Trying Times for the Profession of Recruiting
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12/17/2008 11:34 PM
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Team Dynamics with Innovating - Two Methods
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12/10/2008 1:06 AM
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US Employment and Prediction
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12/9/2008 6:15 PM
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Recession, Recession, Recession
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12/1/2008 10:09 PM
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My Interview with Norm Bogner of 4Refuel
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11/14/2008 1:02 AM
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4Refuel Overview
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11/13/2008 1:02 AM
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Thank You Veterans
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11/11/2008 10:48 PM
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October 2008 Job Report Analysis and a Look Ahead
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11/9/2008 12:19 AM
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The Will of the American People
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11/5/2008 10:26 PM
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Characteristics of a free thinking capitalistic society
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10/29/2008 6:22 PM
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So When Did the Recession Start?
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10/20/2008 11:12 PM
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September 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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10/4/2008 5:48 PM
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There are two Americas: One is dying and one is ignored
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9/23/2008 11:07 PM
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Freelancer Site Follow Up
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9/14/2008 9:24 PM
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New Freelancer Site I'm Trying Out
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9/11/2008 11:00 PM
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Many Sectors Down - Tech Holding Up
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9/10/2008 2:18 AM
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August 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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9/8/2008 4:30 PM
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Poor Job Numbers but Subtle Positive Signs
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9/4/2008 10:26 PM
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GDP Update for Q2 2008
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9/2/2008 9:40 AM
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Eventually Globalization Comes Back to the US
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8/27/2008 11:29 PM
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Chinese Hiring of Graduates is Down
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8/20/2008 11:32 PM
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How to Erode the US Middle Class
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8/13/2008 9:24 PM
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Individualism and Collectivism
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8/12/2008 9:40 PM
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Update on Heating Oil and China Growth
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8/6/2008 4:43 AM
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The Fuel Cost Balance
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8/4/2008 9:44 PM
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July 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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8/1/2008 8:58 AM
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Services Inflation Dropping
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7/17/2008 11:13 PM
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The Middle Class of Emerging Markets (stats)
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7/14/2008 11:17 PM
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June 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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7/3/2008 6:01 PM
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Forecasting Energy
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6/30/2008 10:39 PM
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Before College and After Retirement
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6/20/2008 8:33 AM
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Energy Legislation Delay
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6/17/2008 10:37 PM
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May 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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6/9/2008 10:20 PM
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Oil Attention Too
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5/27/2008 10:12 PM
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Free Trade is Scary!
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5/20/2008 11:14 PM
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Oil Attention
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5/14/2008 10:46 PM
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April 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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5/4/2008 8:09 PM
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Manufacturing Jobs Not Stolen
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5/2/2008 9:55 PM
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The Entrepreneurial Spirit and Another Level
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4/29/2008 11:17 PM
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Happy Earth Day
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4/22/2008 6:17 PM
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March 2008 Jobs Report and Wages
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4/4/2008 11:31 PM
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February 2008 Job Report Statistics
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3/7/2008 11:10 AM
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Bubbles are Bursting
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3/7/2008 12:26 AM
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January Job Report Statistics, Wage, Spending, Inflation, and China Changes
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2/2/2008 12:15 AM
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Olympic Prediction
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1/26/2008 12:41 AM
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Spinning Globalization the Other Way
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1/24/2008 12:32 AM
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