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Local car sales show improvement in June

Mirroring the national scene, some welcome signs of improvement emerged in June in the local new and used vehicle market, dealers said Monday, as showroom traffic and sales picked up from May and credit eased a little.

LaBarbera faces possible expulsion from Local 282

When he served as president of Teamsters Local 282, based in Lake Success and representing private construction workers, Gary LaBarberawon praise for transforming the organization from a mob enterprise into "a model of union democracy," in the words of his lawyer, Bruce Maffeo. Two years ago, LaBarbera was called in to help salvage the New York City Central Labor Council after ex-Assemb. Brian McLaughlin - due this month to begin serving 10 years for theft - was ousted as leader.

The unemployed turn to libraries, job centers

Elizabeth Olesh, manager of outreach services for the Nassau Library System, recalls a recent radio interview in which a man on the street said that "one sign of the recession is that he can't get a parking spot at the library."

476G jobs cut in June, more than expected

After the euphoria of May's job report comes sobering June data.

9.5 percent jobless rate highest in 26 years

It's still a tough market for job seekers, the latest federal data released Thursday show. But some job seekers still underestimate the challenges of a market with an unemployment rate inching toward double digits.

LI high school graduation rates rise

Graduation rates are up on Long Island and elsewhere, but large numbers of teens continue to fall short of academic standards intended to become requirements within the next three years.

LI rising job losses highest since 1991

Leonard Llewellyn, the owner of Ernie's Barber Shop in New Cassel, is lucky enough to offer a service people need, no matter the state of the economy.

In some cases, you can resign and get jobless pay

From time to time Help Wanted focuses on a single topic. In this column, the subject is unemployment benefits.

LI colleges join to offer job fair for alumni

Michael Posavetz waited in line more than 40 minutes at Baruch College in Manhattan to speak with a recruiter from a solar energy company about a management or in-house counsel position.

Govt to announce billions for green jobs, training

Some of the $4 billion from President Barack Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan that was budgeted to renovate public housing will be spent to create so-called "green jobs" by making the dwellings more energy efficient.

$100M in incentives sought to lure Canon to Melville

Suffolk County and other officials have been working fast to assemble a new package of incentives that could total as much as $100 million to induce Canon USA to stick with a much-ballyhooed plan to locate its Western Hemisphere headquarters in Melville.

Down times hit pay of top 3 Long Island execs

Many local businesses did not fare well in 2008 as the economy crumbled, and the chief executives of two of the three largest Long Island companies did not make as much money as they did in 2007, while the third got a raise but voluntarily took a cut in his bonus.

Recession stress burdens LI mental health agencies

The caller was distraught: He'd just lost his job, and he was reluctant to confide just how desperate and depressed he felt to his wife, who was home on maternity leave with the couple's newly born third child.

New York Public Library creates job resource center

The New York Public Library no longer needs to stash copies of more than 10 million domestic and international patents, so it has turned that space into a new job resource center.

New college grads flocking to national service programs

Tips for when you're doing a job search

Officials: More workers seek back wages from employers

Recession changing college plans

Federal Government to Pick Up Tab for Summer Jobs

With teen summer employment expected to hit its lowest level since 1948, the federal government is pumping $1.2 billion in stimulus money into job training programs for youth.

U. S. unemployment rate in March highest in 26 years

Arrow Electronics employees get unpaid furloughs

College students help consumers with their taxes

5 LI businesses where layoffs are not an option