Labor

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** FILE ** In this Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2012, photo, New York Stock Exchange Senior Compliance Associate Matthew Pizzo, an Air Force veteran who has law and business degrees, works in his office at the New York Stock Exchange. Pizzo had gone two years without work, until recently, as he is now finishing his first week of work at the exchange. U.S. employers added 163,000 jobs in July, a hopeful sign after three months of sluggish hiring. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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** FILE ** In this July 25, 2012, file photo, people looking for work talk at a Primerica job booth at a job fair in San Jose, Calif. U.S. hiring was likely sluggish in July for a fourth straight month, held back by slower economic growth and an uncertain outlook. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

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Prince George's County State's Attorney Angela Alsobrooks speaks to members of the media about the arrest warrant issued for Neil Prescott on one count of telephone misuse, a misdemeanor, after Prescott allegedly made threatening remarks to a former employer over the phone, Prince George's County Courthouse, Upper Marlboro, Md., Wednesday, August 1, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Illustration Empowering Workers by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

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**FILE** Business employment specialist Linda Reynolds (right) helps job searcher D'Andre Preston at WorkSource Oregon in Tualatin, Ore., on July 17, 2012. (Associated Press)

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A MARC train sits at Washington’s Union Station. (Raymond Thompson/The Washington Times) ** FILE **

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This screen capture is taken from video of a motivational drumming troupe hired by the government in the fall of 2010 to perform at an awards conference for workers in the GSA's Federal Acquisition Service.

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“As Americans, we don’t expect handouts,” President Obama tells supporters in Jacksonville, Fla. “You should be able to have a home that your call your own, health care you can count on if you get sick.” (Associated Press)

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Illustration Jobs Votes by John Camejo for The Washington Times

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A migrant worker carries his belongings while walking in Beijing, China Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Premier Wen Jiabao said Tuesday China's employment situation "will become more complex and severe" and promised to generate jobs, according to a Cabinet statement, adding to suggestions Beijing might launch new stimulus efforts. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)