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Philadelphia Fed factory activity contracts in May, new orders drop

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Factory activity in the mid-Atlantic region contracted in May as new orders fell and its employment index hit a more than three-year low, the latest figures to suggest growth in the second quarter is cooling, a survey showed on Thursday. Full story

How reforming our criminal justice system could change everything

   Employment discrimination is only one of the barriers ex-offenders face when they are released from prison. Mayor of Atlanta Kasim Reed, Madeline Neighly from the National Employment Law Project, Rev. Vivian Nixon, executive director of the College and Community Fellowship, and Rebecca Vallas from C

Jobs Numbers Propell Stocks to New Highs

   Dino Kos, CLS Bank; and Arthur Hogan, Lazard Capital Market, discuss the markets' reaction to Friday's better-than-expected employment data.

Service sector growth slowest in nine month in April: ISM

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The pace of growth in the vast services sector slowed in April to its weakest pace in nine months, an industry report showed on Friday. Full story

Santelli's Digs Deep Into Jobs Numbers

   CNBC's Rick Santelli talks with Jeff Carter, Pointsandfigures.com, about today's employment data.

S&P 500 tops 1,600 as payrolls boost Wall St.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and Dow industrials hit intraday record highs on Friday and the benchmark S&P traded above 1,600 after employment rose more than expected in April. Full story

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Service sector weakest growth in seven months in March: ISM

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Small business employment climbs by most in a year

Wall Street opens flat ahead of data

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  Moms: get a work-from-home job and avoid scams

CNBC’s personal finance expert Sharon Epperson explains that there are many work-from-home jobs available for moms but because scams are on the rise, she offers a few red flags you should look out for. Sharon also shares the best websites where you can find employment.

  High Unemployment: Get Used to it

CNBC's Steve Liesman & Jeff Cox discuss the employment picture, with CNBC's Tyler Mathisen.

  ADP Reports Slow Growth in April

The latest employment numbers show businesses were a bit hesitant to hire in April, reports CNBC's Steve Liesman.

  White House announces new veteran employment outreach

Tamron Hall talks with Kevin Schmiegel, executive director of Hiring Our Heroes, about a new initiative announced by President Obama and the first lady Tuesday to encourage businesses to hire more returning veterans in order to address the high unemployment rate for post-9/11 vets.

  Friday's Jobs Report Preview

Ward McCarthy Jefferies chief economist, takes a look ahead at the likely numbers on employment, and what they indicate about the economic recovery.

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People walk into an official employment bureaux in Lisbon

People walk into an official employment bureaux in Lisbon May 9, 2013. Portugal's jobless rate hit a new record of 17.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013, up from 16.9 percent in the previous quarter, showing the bailed-out country's problems are far from over despite its ongoing return to the bo

People walk out from an official employment bureaux in Lisbon
People walk out from an official employment bureaux in Lisbon

People walk out from an official employment bureaux in Lisbon May 9, 2013. Portugal's jobless rate hit a new record of 17.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013, up from 16.9 percent in the previous quarter, showing the bailed-out country's problems are far from over despite its ongoing return to th

People wait inside a government-run employment office in Campillos, near Malaga
People wait inside a government-run employment office in Campillos, near Malaga

People wait inside a government-run employment office in Campillos, near Malaga, southern Spain May 6, 2013. Spain's number of registered jobless fell by 46,050, or 0.91 percent, in April compared with the month before, leaving the number of unemployed to 4.98 million, the Labour Ministry said on Mo

People enter a government-run employment office in Campillos, near Malaga
People enter a government-run employment office in Campillos, near Malaga

People enter a government-run employment office in Campillos, near Malaga, southern Spain May 6, 2013. Spain's number of registered jobless fell by 46,050, or 0.91 percent, in April compared with the month before, leaving the number of unemployed to 4.98 million, the Labour Ministry said on Monday,