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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Employment

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CNN Money | Yellen: 'Too many Americans remain unemployed'
Yellen, who was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair last week, stressed that she expects "a great deal of continuity" in Fed policy, following in the footsteps of previous Chairman Ben Bernanke.
Bloomberg | Home Depot Plans to Hire Same Amount of Seasonal Workers
Home Depot Inc. (HD), the largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, plans to add the same number of part-time workers for its busiest sales season as it did in 2013, capitalizing on rising demand for home renovations.
Washington Post | What do the jobless do when the benefits end?
The end to federal jobless benefits for nearly 2 million people has sparked a bitter debate in Congress about whether Washington is abandoning desperate households or simply protecting strained government coffers.