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The 5 Fastest Growing Occupations? Not the Tops

(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...

Women Are Overtaking Men in the US

(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...