Silicon Valley job growth roars back

July 21, 2012 11:13 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

After Facebook’s botched initial public offering, observers feared that Silicon Valley would plunge into a downturn. But in June, the Bay Area job market came back in a big way, adding  16,900 jobs.

If it seems like it might be …

Facebook teams with U.S. government to help in jobs crisis

October 20, 2011 7:30 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Facebook is partnering with the Department of Labor and other government agencies to help unemployed Americans get back to work, the company announced today in Washington, D.C.

The Social Jobs Partnership, as the initiative is properly called, will “help to …