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  • News money

    Top-paying jobs are in engineering

    If you want a college degree that pays, engineering is the way to go.

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    Survey rates 10 best and worst jobs for 2013

    Since the average worker spends about two-thirds of his or her day at work or on work-related activities, how your job ranks could say a lot about the quality of your life overall.

  • News stress depression

    Study says you’re stressed out by something at work

    More than eight in ten workers say they are stressed out by at least one thing about their job.

  • News Money

    Wages stink at America’s most common jobs

    America’s most common jobs come with lousy pay.

  • News Jobs

    More Jobs Being Posted In The Quad Cities

    Have you noticed more construction crews in the Quad Cities? It may be a clue that something new is “Coming…

  • News money

    Americans see biggest monthly income drop in 20 years

    Americans saw their income drop so dramatically in January that it marked the deepest one-month decline in 20 years.

  • News unemployment

    Jobless claims at 5-year low

    In a strong sign of recovery for the job market, initial jobless claims blew past expectations and plunged to a nearly five-year low.

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    One in three U.S. workers has no paid sick days

    An estimated 41.7 million U.S. workers – nearly one third of the nation’s employees – cannot take sick days without losing pay.

  • News computer

    Unemployment Still High Despite Six Thousand Available Jobs

    The Department of employment security announced Rock Island County alone has six thousand open jobs right now.

  • News unemployment

    Unemployment rate unchanged

    Hiring was lukewarm last month, with employers adding jobs but not enough to bring the unemployment rate down.

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    Local soldier fired by text during National Guard training exercise

    A Quad City soldier says he wants answers after being fired from his job at a local gas station, while…

  • News childcare costs

    Poll: Good babysitting is tough to find but parents will pay

    A Red Cross poll found some parents are willing to pay up to $20 per hour for a qualified and trustworthy babysitter.