Here are some career and job news highlights from around the Web.
June jobs report: 132,000 jobs in June. 2007's average monthly new jobs of 145,000 is less than 2007's 189,000. Both numbers are wimpy compared to Clinton administration's 236,000 montly average.
Hanesbrands Inc. will cut 5,300 jobs. 11% of its workforce .
Blog launched to help laid off San Francisco Chronicle employees.
Layoffs increase in May: US employers announced 71,115 layoffs in May, up 32% from May, 2006.
157,000 jobs were added in May. The figure was the highest in two months. Last month a mere 80,000 jobs were added.
Thread here on Slashdot about high paying jobs in Math and Science.
Upcoming Gap, Inc. layoffs could number in the hundreds just in the Bay Area.
Huge Cuts: I, Cringly says 150,000 layoffs possible at IBM.
March layoffs report indicates that manufacturing jobs account for 34% of March layoffs.
Citigroup's job cutting plans include 17,000 layoffs and 9,500 jobs move overseas.
Housing industry job cuts in March almost as many as all of in 2006. March had 21,245 housing industry job cuts compared to 22,814 in 2006.
U.S. reaches visa cap for tech workers. 150,000 applications for the H-1B visa have already been received .
An age discrimination lawsuit has been filed over the recent Circuit City layoffs.
