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Optimism about the economy may be growing, but don't expect that to mean job growth, too
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- The mood regarding the U.S. economy may be inching, ever so slowly, toward optimism. But don't expect to see much improvement on the jobs front anytime soon. The economy's following a script for a jobless recovery, and unemployment is likely to stay high, if not get slightly worse.

Female managers just might have an edge in a rotten economy, says the author of a new book. Here's why, and how men and women can learn from each other's strengths.

Poor health among workers is far costlier to U.S. employers than they realize, impacting profitability and undercutting the nation's over-all productivity, according to a study published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.