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Monday, July 16, 2012

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
USA Today | Service businesses lead uneven jobs recovery
Service businesses are leading an uneven jobs recovery that has pushed sectors such as warehouse club retailers back to their pre-recession employment levels while related categories — such as department stores — are still far from recouping their losses, a USA TODAY analysis shows.
CNN Money | Summer jobs: Cities push companies to hire teens
Faced with greater demand but dwindling dollars, cities are leaning more on local employers to hire teens.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
WSJ | How Europe Can Create Jobs
Last week Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy proposed his fourth round of spending cuts and tax hikes since taking office in December. He is following the IMF-Brussels orthodoxy, but he'd do better if he reversed the labor policies that have led to a 24% jobless rate.