Nation's reduced mobility keeps workers from jobs

12/28/09 Homes, finances, age make many stay put, may hinder recovery -- Single and unemployed, Adam Holguin knows he could find better job opportunities outside of California, where the unemployment rate is 12.3 percent. But with little savings, and college loans and credit card bills to pay off, the 31-year-old says relocating out of state is something he can't afford.

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Worker mobility another casualty of recession

12/26/09 WASHINGTON -- Single and unemployed, Adam Holguin of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., knows he could find better job opportunities outside his home state, where the unemployment rate is 12.3 percent. But with little savings, and college loans and credit-card bills to pay off, the 31-year-old says moving out of state is something he can't afford.

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In poor economy, Americans staying put

12/25/09 Single and unemployed, Adam Holguin of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., knows he could find better job opportunities outside his home state, where the unemployment rate is 12.3 percent. But with little savings, and college loans and credit card bills to pay off, the 31-year-old says relocating out of state is something he can't afford.

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