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  1. Labor Department says U.S. economy lost 467,000 jobs in June. Unemployment climbs to 9.5% http://bit.ly/TqYnR
  2. ADP Employer Services estimates that employers cut 473,000 jobs in June. http://bit.ly/qpJmf
  3. Swine flu could reduce UK's workforce by 15-20% at its peak this Fall. 50% of UK residents to get sick by end of 2009 http://bit.ly/3HSOyU
  4. Recession has some U.S. seniors hunting for jobs as retirement hopes fade. http://bit.ly/j9QMe
  5. President Obama says the unemployment rate will reach 10% this year. http://bit.ly/xX3t8
  6. Economists see hope in May jobs report despite another 345,000 jobs being lost and an unemployment rate of 9.4%. http://bit.ly/3TXQ4
  7. Recession lingers as survey finds economy likely shed another 500,000 jobs in May. Unemployment could jump to 9.2% http://bit.ly/o9DwI
  8. National Assoc. of Colleges and Employers finds that just 19.7% of 2009 graduates who applied for a job actually have one http://is.gd/C0d0
  9. American Express plans to layoff 4,000 people, about 6% of its workforce. http://bit.ly/ZBk9E
  10. Nike plans to cut about 1,750 jobs around the world - about 5% of its global workforce. http://bit.ly/iwfpQ
  11. White House predicts no job recovery until 2010. http://bit.ly/9t6Y8
  12. Yahoo is cutting 5% of its workforce. http://bit.ly/x4rvF
  13. Office Depot is offering customers free copies of resumes (25 pages)and free faxing from April 19 to May 30, 2009. http://bit.ly/VobUj
  14. Yahoo reportedly wants to sell its Hot Jobs website. http://tr.im/iY2s
  15. More job seekers are having plastic surgery in order to compete with younger workers vying for the same jobs. http://bit.ly/1INQsQ
  16. A quarter of the world's companies, and 40 percent in the United States, plan to freeze salaries this year. http://is.gd/reJE
  17. A report released by ADP Employer Services says 742,000 jobs were cut by private employers in March. http://bit.ly/cXrJG
  18. The AP reports that many older workers are putting off their retirement and hanging on to a paycheck. http://is.gd/q0Ip
  19. Marketwatch says IBM is set to launch a large round of job cuts in the U.S. http://tr.im/hOy4
  20. Adults take teen jobs: Employers are hiring more adults for jobs traditionally taken by teens as unemployment soars. http://tr.im/hJjV