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    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.

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    Caribou Coffee closing some locations and rebranding others

    Caribou Coffee will close some stores and convert others to another name, and the changes affect some locations in Iowa and Illinois.

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    Caterpiller to cut hundreds of jobs

    The Peoria-based manufacturer announced they will be cutting almost 500 jobs.

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    Unemployment rate falls to lowest level since 2008

    Hiring picked up in February, helping to bring the unemployment rate down to its lowest level since December 2008.

  • 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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    Unemployment in QC at lowest level since 2008

    A new report released Thursday revealed that unemployment in the QC has dropped to its lowest level in roughly four years.

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    Report: Majority of Americans have received government aid

    More than half of Americans have received benefits from government entitlement programs during their lifetimes, according to a report released Tuesday.

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    Federal emergency unemployment benefits expire at end of year

    A program that extended unemployment benefits for thousands of people is about to end.

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    Unemployment up among younger workers

    Newly-released numbers show staggering unemployment among teenagers. It appears they’re being forced out by older workers. But, we found one…

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    Looking for Quad City jobs with civilians and soldiers

    There’s solid job growth across the country. That’s as the U.S. economy added 171,000 jobs in October. It’s an upward…

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    First Army Working to Find Jobs for Veterans

    Last year, around 130,000 soldiers returned home and transitioned into the workforce.  It is estimated that by 2018, more than…