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Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
CNN Money | Merck to cut 8,500 more jobs
Drug maker Merck announced Tuesday that it will cut 8,500 more jobs worldwide.
Market Watch | No September job report if shutdown persists: BLS
The unemployment report for September will not be released if the government remains shut down, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
CNN Money | Amazon to hire 70,000 seasonal workers
It's the most wonderful time of the year ... for people seeking seasonal work. Amazon is planning to hire 70,000 workers to help out for the holiday season.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Washington Times | How Obamacare will make it harder for blacks to find jobs
Jobs in America remain hard to find. That’s especially true in Black America, and Obamacare is poised to make the jobs picture even worse. More than twice as many black men are unemployed as white men — 13 percent versus 6.4 percent. More than 10.5 percent of black women are jobless — again, nearly double the 5.5 percent of white women without jobs