job seekers

As the unemployment rate for older workers rises, discouraged job seekers are giving up on finding work and calling themselves retired.

The number of discouraged job seekers is at an all time high. These readers tell us what it's like to give up on the job search.

Being out of work is taking a toll on job seekers. But even those with a job are getting fed up. Layoffs, diminished benefits, pay cuts and extra workload burdens are finally pushing many disgruntled workers right out the door.

Despite rising fears of the U.S. falling into another recession, a survey of top economists found them more optimistic about growth in the fourth quarter of this year and throughout 2010.

But job seekers will have to wait a little longer for employers to start hiring again.

Despite millions of unemployed job seekers desperate for work, many open positions are languishing unfilled. The reason?

Not enough candidates.

A bewildering, largely unregulated array of businesses offering assistance are leaving job seekers vulnerable.

In the midst of the worst job market in 26 years, desperate job seekers are trying all sorts of extreme tactics to find employment.

Facebook has become the playground for finding old friends, but for some job seekers, it can also be the key to finding employment.

Job seekers and social networkers are among the targets of a surge in scams aimed at bank accounts. Here's how to protect your identity and finances online.

For some workers, this recession represents their first reversal of fortunes. But zigging in and out of work is becoming an all too familiar game of financial musical chairs for a lot of us.

Jeff Tyler reports.