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CONVERSATION TOPIC: Should it be illegal for potential employers to ask for your Facebook passwords? Start talking about it
We've been telling you about the growing trend of employers demanding Facebook passwords from potential employees.

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Adding to signs that the job market is strengthening, the Labor Department says fewer folks in New Jersey and nationwide are seeking unemployment benefits. 

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Many employers are starting to do away with unpaid internships amid lawsuits that claim interns should be compensated for their work.

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A new survey by the Pew Research Center shows young adults continue to feel the impact of the recession and are less likely than any other age group to be employed than at any time since World War II.

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If you have bad credit, it can't be held against you at work or when you're applying for a job in New Jersey under a  bill that was approved in the state Senate Labor Committee.

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A new report finds companies in Jersey and across the country are having a tougher time finding skilled workers to fill job vacancies.

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New Jersey officials say the unemployment rate dropped .1 percent in December to 9 percent.

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The Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in Jackson Township New Jersey will be hosting job fairs next month for the 2012 season. Park officials say they're hoping to fill 4,100 positions including 200 internships.

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The national unemployment rate dropped, and hiring spiked, but it's not all good news for the unemployed.

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After the Great Recession - in 2009 - following a period when men had lost most of the jobs - the recovery started, and men saw much stronger job gains than their female counterparts - but that trend seems to be changing.

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