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Thursday, May 22, 2014

Employment

News                                                                                                                             
Bloomberg | Initial Jobless Claims in U.S. Rose More Than Forecast
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, showing uneven progress in the labor market.

Econ Comments & Analysis                                                                                            
Fortune | A five-part battle plan to hire more veterans
When it comes to helping vets adjust to the civilian job market, good intentions go only so far. Here's how one company gets results.
Heritage Foundation | Equal Pay for Equal Work: Examining the Gender Gap
The White House and many in Congress argue that employers pay women less than men for the same work. They point to figures showing that women earn 77 cents for each dollar men earn. Such statistics ignore other factors that influence pay.