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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
WSJ | U.S. Pushes Target for Hiring the Disabled
Employers and business groups are trying to stop an Obama administration effort that calls for federal contractors to hire a minimum number of disabled workers and could penalize those who don't by revoking their contracts.
Bloomberg | Germany’s Jobless Rate Lowest in Two Decades
Germany’s unemployment held at the lowest in more than two decades in February, adding to signs Europe’s largest economy is regaining some strength after shrinking in the fourth quarter.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Real Clear Markets | Growing List of Winners, Losers Among the States
When the jobs economy was still humming along back in February of 2007, the performance of individual states seemed relatively uniform.