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		<title><![CDATA[Listen to iWorkers to improve productivity and morale]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/forrester/?p=290]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that summer is a distant memory, itâ€™s time to get really busy. I know, I know, it didnâ€™t feel like it slowed down. Financial stress, job uncertainty, and the general economic malaise seem to have made people work harder. Non-farm business sector labor productivity increased 6.6% during the second...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:48:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Unemployment abounds, but not for IT and management consultants]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=17718]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It's the worst of times for employment as the ranks of jobless hit 8.9 percent, according to the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics. But it's the best of times to be an IT or management consultant.Â         The U.S. economy lost 539,000 jobs...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 06:21:02 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OK, I lied...I have to point out Google Public Data]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, I lied...I have to point out Google Public DataBetter with Google?I have worked with a lot of this data to write my PhD.  The issue is not the organization of data - if you actually visit the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau or the Nataion Bureau...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:02:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[OK, I lied...I have to point out Google Public Data]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=2483]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I know I said I wouldn't be posting anything to speak of today, but one of our history teachers mentioned Google Public Data to me and I just had to write a quick note about it.  It's been features in a few spots, but the Washington Post has a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 10:16:22 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[PSA: Print your resume for free at FedEx Office, today only]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/gadgetreviews/?p=1996]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[FedEx Office today announced that it will host "FedEx Office Free Resume Printing Day" today, March 10, 2009, offering to print up to 25 copies of each customerâ€™s resume for free in "an effort to help job seekers across the nation."    The one-day event will be at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:45:05 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tech jobs holding up as unemployment rate moves higher]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13998]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[As expected, the Department of Labor's February jobs report Friday was a train wreck. The economy lost 651,000 jobs in February, the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.1 percent and the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised December and January job counts sharply. But the information technology industry's job picture looks...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 06:32:31 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Software engineer, systems analyst 'least stressful' jobs in America]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=13094]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you're a software engineer or computer systems analyst, relax -- you have one of the least stressful jobs in America.    But you were already relaxed, weren't you?    Job search portal CareerCast today announced its list of the most and least stressful jobs in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:56:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amid bleak job picture IT system design, consulting shines]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11106]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. economy lost 533,000 jobs in November, but computer system designers and technology consultants are holding their own.    According to the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, the job picture stinks see full report. The unemployment rate ticked up to 6.7 percent and the layoffs (AT&T,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:17:48 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Amazon puts human genome, other data sets in the cloud]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=11081]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Amazon Web Services AWS on Thursday said it will publish data sets such as the Human Genome, U.S. Census and labor statistics to its cloud to make the information easier to access for researchers.    For starters, Amazon will publish various U.S. Census databases from the U.S. Census...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 02:01:07 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Most dangerous US jobs: fishing, flying, logging]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=14877]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[During 2007, 5,488 Americans died from job-related injuries, a 6% decrease from 2006. Workplace murders increased 13% to 610 homicides. Fishing continues to be the most dangerous job, a position it has held for the last three years, followed by flying and logging, Bureau of Labor Statistics says. by AM]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:34:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Most dangerous US jobs: fishing, flying, logging]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=14884]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[During 2007, 5,488 Americans died from job-related injuries, a 6% decrease from 2006. Workplace murders increased 13% to 610 homicides. Fishing continues to be the most dangerous job, a position it has held for the last three years, followed by flying and logging, Bureau of Labor Statistics says. by AM]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:34:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Reports: You should have no trouble finding IT work]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-17926-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=49532&messageID=927370&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Reports: You should have no trouble finding IT workIgnores the effect of the H-1B program.Any employment gains have been sucked up by the H-1B and L-1 programs long ago.. (over a million plus in the last six years.Stagnant wages while inflation is runing amok, increased unpaid overtime, layoffs.. all are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:15:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in future]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://talkback.zdnet.com/5208-10532-0.html?forumID=1&threadID=49145&messageID=919044&start=0]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. tech sector jobs show strong growth, but lack of engineers could hurt in futureIn other news...IBM, AMD, Intel, Boeing..announce job cutsThese "shortage of engineer" articles are starting to smell fishy when balanced against job cuts and outsourcing news from the same companies that complain about shortages.Why not just cut...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:41:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[10 signs that you aren't cut out to be a systems analyst]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://whitepapers.zdnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=332848]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that job opportunities for systems analysts will increase at an above-average pace through 2014, as organizations continue to build and implement increasingly complex technologies. If you've been wondering whether you'd be happy in the role of systems analyst, take a look at the following...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows hardware leader takes a 'vacation']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows hardware leader takes a 'vacation'Better go get out while the gettin' is good.They also get tired of people laughing when they say they work at Microsoft.right decisionwhen the [i] Windows Hardware Ecosystem[\i] vanished, what need for a leader is there?Linux is eating M$ lunch!Translation:In view of the recent...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 12:19:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Online schools helps women get degrees]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[As online education makes its way into more households, moms who previously would have had to postpone their educational objectives are now studying at home, reports ARA Content.  With women joining the workforce at a higher rate than men over the next 10 years, according to the Labor Departments...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:19:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[What technology education needs to do]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://education.zdnet.com/?p=614]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The IT industry will create one million new jobs by 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Given that scenario,  are we doing enough to make a computer science degree relevant  to future IT professionals, asks M. Brian Blake in today&#39;s CNET News perspective.  The...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:23:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[IT unemployment rate stayed at 2.9% in 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=9959]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[IT employment picked up in 2005, with the jobless rate falling to 2.9%, down from 4.3% in 2004, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Though the number of programmers grew 3% in 2005, the 581,000 programmers employed is 22% less than in 2000.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:10:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Computer science jobs up 7.7% in Q1 2005]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/ITFacts/?p=8220]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The number of computer science and systems analysis jobs went up by 54,000, an increase of 7.7% over 2004 numbers, in Q1 2005, Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics says.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:10:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US software industry lost 16% of the jobs between 2001 and 2004]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Associated Press in its story on programming jobs losing luster in the US and at American universities, quotes some statistics on the state of the industry. The US software industry lost 16% of its jobs from March 2001 to March 2004, Economic Policy Institute found. The Bureau of Labor Statistics...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:10:01 -0700</pubDate>
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