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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
USA Today | More workers moving for out-of-state jobs
A modestly growing number of Americans are moving out of state to get a job, a development that could cut unemployment and better match workers with positions, staffing officials and reports say.
Bloomberg | Obama Speech to Embrace Manufacturing for Job Creation
President Barack Obama tonight will lay out what he calls a “blueprint” for revitalizing the economy, emphasizing a rebirth for U.S. manufacturing, bolstering domestic energy production and training workers.
USA Today | Job bias claims in U.S. at record level
Job discrimination complaints in the United States rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin.
USA Today | Seniors decide retirement doesn't suit them, keep working
The percentage of people who work and people who want to work has increased markedly in both the 65-and-older and 75-and-older groups, says Sara Rix, senior adviser for the AARP Public Policy Institute.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | Big Labor's Wisconsin Vendetta
Since last summer, unions have fired every weapon in their arsenal at Mr. Walker and state senators who voted for his collective-bargaining reforms for government workers.
Heritage Foundation | Government’s Proper Role in Creating Jobs: Top Five Actions to Take
As government revenue dropped in a contracting economy, Congress drove America further into debt with government spending in the name of economic “stimulus,” most egregiously with the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).