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'Happy Prostitute' Ads Banned in Brazil: Prostitutes Say They're 'Happy' Being Sex Workers [PHOTO]

'Happy Prostitute' ads in Brazil were banned from running online by the Brazilian Health Ministry for being too provocative and promoting prostitution, according to reports.

Employment Insurance Recipients Decline For Fifth Straight Month

The number of Canadians receiving jobless benefits dropped by 1 percent in March from the previous month, Statistics Canada said on Friday.

IBM's Watson Gets a Job as a Customer Service Agent

IBM's question-answering Watson supercomputer has a new job-as a customer-service agent.

Chelsea Clinton Takes on a Secret Job at New York University

Chelsea Clinton, the former first daughter, has quietly taken on the co-chairmanship of New York University's new multifaith organization, the Of Many Institute, according to reports.

Construction Employment Drops in Missouri, Kansas in April

Employment in the construction industry declined on both sides of the state line in April, falling by 0.7 percent in Missouri and 1.6 percent in Kansas, according to an analysis of federal employment data from the Associated General Contractors of America.

Unemployment Rate Drops in 40 States

Unemployment rates fell in 43 out of the 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia in April from a year before, according to Labor Department data released on Friday. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country.

President Obama to Highlight Job Growth in Baltimore

President Barack Obama is in Baltimore on Friday where he will discuss jobs while highlighting one of the manufacturing companies still thriving in the city by speaking at Ellicott Dredges.

Microsoft Hides Job Posting on Bing Search Page: Report

Microsoft has posted a sort of secret job listing for a Bing software development engineer inside the code of their Bing.com search site, as spotted by The Register.

U.S. Jobless Claims Rise 32,000 to 360,000: Labor Department

Initial jobless claims unexpectedly rose to a six-week high of 360,000 last week after declining to a post-recession low this month, according to a Labor Department report released Thursday.

LinkedIn Changes Policy to Ban Prostitutes

LinkedIn, the popular professional networking platform, has also be the site of choice for escorts to promote their services.

AJ Clemente 'Fired F-Bomb' News Anchor Gets $2.23 an Hour Job at Bar

AJ Clemente, the anchor man that got fired on his first day at work after he swore on camera, has found a job - as a bartender this time where he is free to curse as much as he wants.

Uncubed Holds Event for Tech Job Seekers in New York

Looking for a job in a tech company in New York? Want to find in a fun way? Meet Uncubed - an event that will be held this Friday at the Metropolitan Pavilion in Chelsea where companies like Twitter, Facebook and more will be hiring employees.

HSBC Considers Slashing Up to 14,000 More Jobs: Report

HSBC said Wednesday it could cut another 14,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan to reduce costs and increase profitability.

Business, labor spar over high-skill visas in immigration bill

A rift emerged between U.S. business groups and organized labor over a high-skilled worker program in the Senate immigration bill, as the tech industry and other firms on Monday pushed to make it easier for companies to hire people from abroad.

Dutch private bank to cut workforce by 22 pct in reorganisation

Dutch private bank Van Lanschot announced more job cuts, reducing its headcount by nearly a quarter in total in the next two years, and said it would cut its corporate loan book by half as recession in the Netherlands led to higher bad debts.

France passes reform to ease hire-and-fire rules

The French parliament passed a landmark reform of the country's labor code on Tuesday, part of President Francois Hollande's efforts to convince European partners he is determined to revamp the euro zone's second largest economy.

Ex-Google Product Chief Rolls Out Social Network to Connect Employers and College Students

There's Facebook for connecting with your friends and sharing what you did over the weekend, there's LinkedIn for professionals to displays their skills and seek jobs, and now there's CollegeFeed which seeks to connect college students to companies.

Study: Companies More Likely to Hire Interns in 2013

Good news for internship seekers. A new study found that companies are increasingly hiring interns for in house jobs, as opposed to looking outside the company.

Rockefeller Foundation to Invest $97 Million Into African Digital Jobs

In a bid to help create jobs for young Africans in the rapidly growing information and communications technology (ICT) sectors in the continent, Rockefeller Foundation announced Monday a pledge to give $97 million to help fuel job growth.

Canada Adds 12,500 jobs in April, Recovers Some of March's Big Job Cuts

Canada gained a modest 12,500 new jobs in April after losing an estimated 54,500 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate held steady at 7.2 percent, according to a report by the Statistics Canada released Friday.

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