The employment story of our era is the explosion of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India and China) economies and the role that they and developing countries have played in global economic expansion since the 2008 imbroglio.

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The former secretary of state turned to China to spotlight an employment success story.

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While I have no dispute with anything in the story, the employment opportunities for all vets, including officers, is dismal.

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In 1993, Kevin Kline starred in a movie titled "Dave, " the story of a temporary employment agency owner and presidential doppelganger who finds himself substituting as the President.

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Scottish Labour finance spokesman Ken Macintosh welcomed the increase in employment but said "the big story" behind the figures was the increasing number of Scottish women registered as economically inactive.

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The other parts of the story, whether it's joblessness or employment, are a bit murkier.

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Continuing the celebration of Disability Employment Awareness month, this week, I would like to share a story from a service provider.

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As you point out statistics, Jonathan, the story today of 50 economists surveyed that said were it not for the Recovery Act employment would be far worse, to the tune of 1.2 million jobs lost.

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