In a 68 to 29 vote, the Senate has again passed the $18 billion jobs bill, after being slightly modified by the House earlier this month. The bill, which now is only awaiting the President’s signature before it is signed into law, will include tax incentives for businesses to hire new employees, which Democrats hope will encourage the creation of hundreds of thousands of new jobs.

If you are just graduating college, you probably already know that you are facing one of the most difficult job markets that the US has experienced. However, there are jobs out there, if you are willing and able to travel to where the jobs markets are starting to recover.

Living the life of Ryan Bingham, the character played by George Clooney in the Oscar nominated film "Up In The Air," give you the benefit of free hotels and luxury airplane seats.  But for some, these rewards are more than just perks; they are a way to stay afloat during hard times.

The labor market’s recovery remains slow as hiring continues to drag down the process.  Additionally, the number of Americans who filed continuing claims for unemployment benefits spiked last week, increasing by 37,000 people.

A $140 billion bill put before the Senate to extend expiring benefits and tax provisions was passed today by a margin of 62 to 36.

Amidst headlines of high unemployment and housing foreclosures, there is one demographic that has been doing well in the past year.

The Senate will put forward a key vote on unemployment insurance and tax extensions today, which could effect millions of people who have seen their unemployment checks dry up in the past month.

New numbers on U.S. unemployment have come out which show increasing complexity in the US labor markets in early 2010.

Online job sites are a valuable employment resource, and can be a good informal measure of just how many jobs are out there. Last month, that measure was down almost 67,000, the first drop in online job offers in three months.

Vice President Joe Biden is the chairman of the White House Task Force on the Middle Class, which released its annual report last week that examines the state of the American middle class.