Advocates for the unemployed say in this tough economy, using certain types of background checks for job applicants is unfair. Some state state legislatures agree, and are taking steps toward barring those checks. More…

February was a killer month for job losses in the U.S. economy, and it was an especially tough time for some key industries, as the unemployment rate shot up from 7.6% to 8.1% in just 30 days. More…