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Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation's states, adding to evidence that companies are feeling more confident in the U.S. economy.

Unemployment rates fell last month in more than three-quarters of the nation's states, according to a report from the Labor Department on Friday.

Vacations can be frustrating for a small business owner who's focused on getting the work done. Just when business is picking up, staffers are asking for time off. Even new ones.

A Robert Half Legal survey shows that after a few years of salary freezes and layoffs, employees in the legal field may once again be awarded bonuses and raises.

Gov. Jan Brewer wants legislators to act in special session to prevent a cutoff of 20 weeks of extended unemployment benefits that are now at risk because Arizona's unemployment rate has dropped.

Providing paid sick leave for all New Jersey workers would provide public health benefits as well as financial benefits for businesses, a study found.

SPDs, mac & cheese and the top health care reform stories this week.

Travel is an often necessary—and often stressful—part of business. But these days, missed flights, jet lag and hotel problems are the least of employees’ worries.