U.S. Adds 103,000 New Jobs In September, Jobless Rate Stays At 9.1 Percent

Friday, October 7, 2011 U.S. Adds 103,000 New Jobs In September, Jobless Rate Stays At 9.1 Percent The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate held steady at 9.1 percent, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The numbers beat economists' expectations but barely keep pace with population growth, reinforcing the growing fear among many that the labor market recovery is dead in the water. Half-Bad: Plan To Help Jobless Homeowners Reportedly Falls Flat U.S. Banks At Risk If European Debt Crisis Spreads Black Unemployment Falls But Employment Picture Remains Bleak Greenspan: 'I Stand With Allowing The Bush Tax Cuts To Expire' Occupy Wall Street: Reactions From 16 Big Names BLOG POSTS Cali Williams Yost: Work-Life's Missing Ingredient -- Clear Definitions and Good Implementation As I contemplated what to write about in my post for National Work and Family Month, an interesting piece of research crossed my desk entitled, "Are Family-Friendly Workplace Practices a Valuable Firm Resource?" Lili Gil: Walking the Latino Walk from the Top Down While many board rooms may be discussing the challenges of having to do "more with less" and restructuring to reduce costs and infrastructure, some other are going back to the core that make businesses excel and thrive: the power of its people and leadership from within. Toygar Bazarkaya: Taking the Great Ape Pledge I am very proud that BBDO recently agreed to take "The Great Ape Pledge" and will no longer use monkeys/apes/baboons/chimps in films. Andy Kroll: Flat-Lining the Middle Class The question on many economists' minds is: Will the U.S. slump into a double-dip recession? In the meantime, the middle class has flat-lined. Life support is nowhere close to arriving. Steve Blank: The Helsinki Spring While it's not clear yet whether the numbers of startups in Helsinki are sufficient to ignite, it feels like it's getting there (and given the risk-averse and paternal nature of Finland, that by itself is a miracle).

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