The jobs market is showing some improvement overall right now. While things have been a bit disappointing lately, the monthly figures from November show that things are moving in the right direction. The unemployment rate dropped back to 10% from 10.2%, and states are starting to add jobs. However, it is true that this is a small improvement, and that true recovery in the jobs market is a ways off. But it’s a nice start.
There are hopes that other economic data will show an improvement in the fundamentals of the U.S. economy. Jobs represent just one piece of the economic …read more

As jobs are lost, the idea of going back to school to finish a degree, get a higher level degree or get some sort of professional certification becomes more attractive.