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White House Rural Council Growing Rural Economies, Creating Jobs
Posted by on June 19, 2013 at 5:40 PM EDTThe White House Rural Council announces a new commitment to increase access to capital and provide additional training and counseling services to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Obama Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Discusses Youth Employment
Posted by on June 19, 2013 at 12:05 PM EDTYouth Radio — Youth Media International recently interviewed Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Obama. The piece was cross posted by Huffington Post.
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50 Years of National Small Business Week
Posted by on June 17, 2013 at 10:30 AM EDTThis week marks the 50th anniversary of National Small Business Week.
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How You Can Get Involved in Youth Jobs+
Posted by on June 11, 2013 at 4:45 PM EDTLearn how you can get involved in President Obama's Youth Jobs+ initiative, a challenge issued by the President to increase employment opportunities for low-income or disconnected youth and decrease juvenile violence.
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What is The Great Gatsby Curve?
Posted by on June 11, 2013 at 1:45 PM EDTThe Great Gatsby Curve illustrates the connection between concentration of wealth in one generation and the ability of those in the next generation to move up the economic ladder compared to their parents.
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Building a 21st Century Electric Grid
Posted by on June 7, 2013 at 1:21 PM EDTPresident Obama signs a Presidential Memorandum that will speed the modernization of the nation’s electric grid, by helping make electricity more reliable, save consumers money on their energy bills, and support homegrown American clean energy jobs and industries by making renewable energy easier to access across the country.
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The Employment Situation in May
Posted by on June 7, 2013 at 9:30 AM EDTToday’s report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) indicates that private sector businesses added 178,000 jobs last month. Total non-farm payroll employment rose by 175,000 jobs in May. The economy has now added private sector jobs every month for 39 straight months, and a total of 6.9 million jobs has been added over that period.
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Weekly Address: The President Talks About How to Build a Rising, Thriving Middle Class
Posted by on May 18, 2013 at 6:00 AM EDTPresident Obama talks about his belief that a rising, thriving middle class is the true engine of economic growth, and that to reignite that engine and continue to build on the progress we’ve made over the last four years, we need to invest in three areas: jobs, skills and opportunity.
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Weekly Wrap Up: “What Our Families Deserve”
Posted by on May 17, 2013 at 6:08 PM EDTHere’s a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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President Obama Talks Early Education, Infrastructure and Strong Communities in Baltimore
Posted by on May 17, 2013 at 2:00 PM EDTIn Baltimore, President Obama talks early childhood education, infrastructure and ensuring hard work leads to a decent living.
