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New York's second largest state employee union on Thursday agreed to a contract that includes no raises for three years and other concessions demanded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, avoiding nearly 3,500 layoffs.

The unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent from 9.1 percent, the first time it has fallen since July and the lowest rate since April, the government said Friday.

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Employee loyalty is falling globally, according to new Mercers new Whats Working survey.

The toll of the recession and Florida's high unemployment rate will hit businesses next year as they will have to pay higher unemployment taxes.

Todays human resources professionals are asked to do more than ever. Between managing employee relations, benefits and work force numbers, many HR professionals are feeling overwhelmed.

The number of young adults, aged 25 to 34, living in their parents home increased between 2005 and 2011, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Fewer people applied for unemployment benefits last week, an encouraging sign that the job market is slowly healing. Weekly applications fell 9,000 to 397,000, only the third time since April that the figure has dropped below 400,000.