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The 5 Fastest Growing Occupations? Not the Tops
By David Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 27) -- The key to economic recovery following one of the worst recessions in U.S. history can be summed up in a single word: jobs. A new report from the Economic Policy Institute, however, is shedding some light on the fastest growing sectors of the job market, and concludes that the nation's employment picture is still leaving a lot to be desired. Using figures provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the nonprofit thin tank discovered that the five fastest growing occupations in America from 2006 to 2009 were as follows: Food preparation and serving Home health aide ...
Women Are Overtaking Men in the US
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 6) -- The United States may have officially entered the age of woman. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this fall, for the first time in U.S. history, women have surpassed men and now make up more than 50 percent of the nation's workforce. In 1967, by comparison, they accounted for just one-third of all workers. Signs of the changing landscape in gender relations are just about everywhere you look: • Double the number of single women are now purchasing homes in America than there are single men. • Four out of every 10 women are are now their family's primary ...
Drug Companies Favor Obama
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYesterday, I wrote about a claim John McCain had made in a recent ad pledging to "battle big oil." While that claim seemed dubious, McCain, in the same spot, rightly boasted about taking on drug companies. As Bloomberg News notes today, McCain teamed up with Sen. Chuck Schumer back in 2000, and helped introduce a bill to make it easier to bring generic drugs to market. Like Barack Obama, McCain also has declared his support for the idea of importing drugs from Canada, something the pharmaceutical industry is against. Well, the industry McCain has labeled the "Big Bad Guys" (much to Mitt ...
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