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Old and busted: Jobs “saved or created.” New hotness: Jobs “supported.” In attempting to advance the argument for Barack Obama’s new jobs stimulus plan, the White House has decided to create a new term that has, er, even less meaning than their previous measure: The American Jobs Act Will Support Nearly 400,000 Education Jobs—Preventing Layoffs and Allowing Thousands More to Be Hired or Rehired: The President’s plan will more than offset projected layoffs, providing support for nearly 400,000 education jobs—enough for states to avoid harmful layoffs and rehire tens of thousands of teachers who lost their jobs over the past...

Just 15% of U.S. employers expect to boost hiring in the third quarter, while 13% expect to reduce staffing and 67% expect no change in worker count, a new survey of more than 28,000 employers shows.From Bloomberg News: U.S. employers’ hiring plans for the third quarter held at a record low, signaling fired workers will have to wait many more months to find a job. Manpower Inc., the world’s second-largest provider of temporary workers, said its employment gauge for July through September was minus 2 after adjusting for seasonal variations, matching the second quarter’s reading as the lowest since data...