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The median age is 28 years old a woman, 32 years old. these are not the types of entry level training wage jobs i think theyre sometimes characterized as. the types of jobs sometimes people believe they are. they are jobs more and more workers in this country will spend their careers in and jobs that pay very low wages by and large. >> we are seeing an expansion of low wage work broadly in the american economy. its the story in many ways of the recovery from the great recession. the majority of ...

Of the groups and organizations move forward to support that. if you want to open doors -- >> but would you support -- does that mean that you could support raising the minimum wage for legal adults, but create some sort of compromise -- whats that? >> it means i would give it a serious look. and i would be thoughtful in my consideration of that. what were hearing from moms and from schoolteachers is that there needs to be a lower entry level, so that you can get 16, 17, 18-year-olds into the pr...

New device from microsoft is around $300 so whatever you pour into this, say you get an ipad product, a mini over whatever the other ones are, you have blown your holiday prepares and it could be limited. what do you say? >>guest: absolutely. tablet is a big ticket item. the wars are heating up and this is the christmas tablet because we see $199 candidates, amazon, the kindle, the kindle fire. we are seeing tablets come down in price. that is heating up the marketplace for the tablets. before, ...

Of labor statistic and the median salary. in the 2011 staples annual report, they discuss, many associates are an entry level or part time positions with high rates in turnover. the question is, if this is a fast category of job growth, is this the job growth that can sustain the middle class? >> i have been out of there for seven years, so i wouldnt talk about that. if you look at the most successful retailers, costco is probably the most successful big box retailer out there. their strategy is...

Often cant get a foot in the door. >> the economy is simply not creating enough full-time meaningful jobs at the entry level because you have so many more people competing for the jobs now that have advanced degrees or degrees and the market is tight for them. >> reporter: do the unemployment numbers mean the president could lose some support among these groups? one analyst says probably not. >> probably not going to impact it much. in the end, of course, the economy matters for any politician r...

Far more bleak for some particular groups. molly henneberg, takes a look at this part of the story from washington. >> three of president obamas most loyal voting blocks in the 2008 election are struggling in the current economy. remember, septembers national unemployment rate is 7.8%, and breaking that down by demographics, african-americans, 13.4% unemployed. thats up from 11.3% this time four years ago. hispanics, 9.9% unemployed. up from 8% in september 2008. and young people, ages 18 to 29,...

Lighthouse. basically its program values based daycare. more intense than a regular daycare center. they have 400 jobs open right now. theyre expanding in california, florida, and georgia. and its one of the best places to work as ranked by a couple of magazines in texas, dallas, san antonio. again, started in texas. its growth industry. >> gretchen: all right. park city. >> halloween is coming. cheryl will start with the seasonal jobs right now. get ready. party city hiring 20,000 employees. yo...

Decent lives. >> before we go to the audience either of you two want to comment on that? >> specifically on the minimum wage side, it is a learning wage. it is an entry level wage. it has nothing to do with making a living. it is for kids going to high school, kids going through college. you are living at home. there are other support systems for you to understand. show up on time. do the other basic things to have a job. >> now it is illegal. >> in your opinion is academic credit a fair substit...

good morning, everyone. im randi kaye. it is 8:00. thanks for waking up with us. lets get you caught up on some of the news. 33 years to the day etan patz disappeared, someone has finally been charged with his murder. pedro hernandez was arraigned yesterday on a second degree murder charge. this was a man identified as hernandez. he confessed this week to strangling the boy and putting his body in the trash. >> in the years following etans disappearance, hernandez had told a family mem...

brooke baldwin, sitting in for erin burnett. breaking news tonight, george zimmerman has just launched a website to plead his innocence and ask for donations in his defense. the website has been going offline all day because presumably it cant handle all the traffic. a statement from zimmerman, as a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, ive been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family, and ultimately my entire life. he goes on, i have created a payp...