NY gubernatorial candidate Cuomo releases plan to revitalize inner cities, make them safer. Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic candidate for New York governor, has released his plan to make inner city neighborhoods safer while improving education and job opportunities.

In a job posting on its website, the world's most popular social networking site said it is seeking a manager for policy and growth in the country.

Bernanke links unemployment more to weak economy than to workers' lack of desired skills. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on Friday gave an endorsement to one side in a debate among economists about why the unemployment rate is so high.

Washington State Patrol manager detects job applicant trying to cheat polygraph test. A Washington State Patrol manager arriving at the Olympia headquarters for a meeting noticed a book on the seat of a parked car about "how to beat the lie detector." The Patrol said Criminal Records Manager Heather Anderson called the Human Resources division last Wednesday and was told a job candidate was in the process of taking a polygraph exam.

Three labour market experts, including one blocked for a top post at the US Federal Reserve, won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize for research that has had an impact on employment reforms worldwide.

Diamond wins Nobel, but fails to convince Senate Republicans he's worthy of Fed appointment. Peter Diamond's research on unemployment is good enough to earn him the Nobel Prize in economics ? but not to get him on the Federal Reserve.

Summary Box: Diamond wins Nobel, but fights for seat on the Fed. CAN A NOBEL PRIZE HELP? Peter Diamond's research on unemployment earned him the Nobel Prize in economics. But he's fighting to win a seat on the Federal Reserve.

Three labour market experts, including one blocked for a top post at the US Federal Reserve, won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research that has had an impact on employment reforms around the world.

Three labour market experts, including one blocked for a top post at the US Federal Reserve, won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research that has had an impact on employment reforms around the world.

Three labour market specialists, including one nominated but blocked for the US Federal Reserve board, won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for analysing and helping tackle unemployment.

Three labour market specialists, including one nominated but blocked for the US Federal Reserve board, won the 2010 Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for analysing and helping tackle unemployment.

Old jobs require new skills: As companies blend jobs to save money, unemployed face challenge. The jobs crisis has brought an unwelcome discovery for many unemployed Americans: Job openings in their old fields exist. Yet they no longer qualify for them.

Job openings rise in August for second straight month while layoffs drop sharply. Job openings rose in August for the second straight month and layoffs dropped sharply, evidence that the job market is slowly healing.

Job seekers express disappointment, hope at job fair hosted by candidate for Ill. governor. Martina Love had two words to describe the job fair hosted Tuesday by Scott Lee Cohen, the independent candidate for Illinois governor: "false advertisement."

APNewsBreak: US Steel sued for firing diabetic who claims false positive on alcohol tests. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is suing to stop United States Steel Corp. from randomly testing probationary employees for alcohol use, saying the tests led to the illegal firing of a diabetic who said her positive results were false.

Summary Box: Principal Financial to exit health insurance business, phase out 1,500 jobs. CHANGING COVERAGE: Principal Financial Group Inc. will stop selling health insurance. Customers, as policies come up for renewal, will transfer to UnitedHealthcare. The phase-out of all policies is expected to take about three years.

Summary Box: Principal Financial to exit health insurance business, phase out 1,500 jobs. CHANGING COVERAGE: Principal Financial Group Inc. will stop selling health insurance, and customers, as policies come up for renewal, will transfer to UnitedHealthcare. The phase-out of all policies is expected to take about three years.

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Ex-AG Alberto Gonzales will undergo questioning amid fallout from US attorney controversy. Fallout continues from the politically tinged firings of U.S. attorneys in the administration of George W. Bush, with former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to undergo questioning Monday in a civil case against the Justice Department.

MIAMI (Reuters) - The U.S. arm of staffing giant Adecco SA has slashed spending on paid job boards like Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com and instead drives applicants to its site from free job search engines and social media sites like LinkedIn, an executive said on Friday.