U.S. President Barack Obama is pledging to accelerate the pace of federal spending to create more than 600,000 jobs in the next few months.

Wal-Mart jobs are coming to town. The largest U.S. employer Wal-Mart, which has stopped making monthly sales predictions, made an announcement that it will add 22,000 jobs to its U.S. workforce.

The U.S. Census Bureau is seeking applicants to fill management positions in 10 local census offices scheduled to open this fall in North Carolina to support 2010 Census operations. The new offices will be located in Asheboro, Boone, Concord, Durham, Gastonia, Hickory, Raleigh, Rocky Mount, Wilmington and Winston-Salem. Applicants must live within a specified geographical area surrounding each local office.

With the unemployment rate around 9%, finding a summer job could be a tough task. Here are some alternatives in case the job search doesn’t pan out.

The opportunity to make easy money sounds tempting, but don't fall victim to fraudsters who want your cash and your identity when advertising for work-at-home opportunities. Don't take the bait, says FBI.

Flex jobs stands for flexible jobs. These are jobs that you can do by telecommuting, from you home, your computer, that does not require you to be in the office from 9 to 5pm. The shrinking and evolving economy makes the flex jobs more popular and sites like flexjobs.com grow and thrive.

If you are seeking a job while on the internet, be careful. Internet Identity thieves are targeting job seekers to steal their personal information.

MarketWatch, citing data from Manpower, is reporting Glum outlook on jobs.

Research conducted by online recruitment specialist www.theitjobboard.co.uk revealed that of 500 IT workers surveyed for a report on working hours, nearly half said their hours had increased in the last two years.

A new portal about Armenia featuring its travel and tourism www.welcomearmenia.com, one of the most popular Armenia information and services website, announces opening of its Business & Job Directory sections, providing professional information and services for employees and employers. These sections serve as effective feedback and online career center.

The top 10 hot jobs that recently were surveyed by Yahoo and presented by Bubba's Other World show interesting picture of where to pursue a career, but the most striking thing is that all of them have the starting salary in the range of $50,000 to $60,0000 U.S. dollars.

Unemployment has gone up, but this increase has not translated into unemployment benefit as the majority of the 29,000 people who left jobs in the past quarter don`t qualify for a benefit as they have a working partner or are not looking for work.