Navistar builds trucks and buses, military vehicles and engines and chassis. Its equipment is tough and rugged with names to match; Workhorse, MaxxForce, … Read more
ASA: Spike in Temporary Jobs Hits 20-Year High
The American Staffing Association claims that continued growth in temporary help bodes well for overall job growth, a nod to the latest job numbers … Read more
Stanton Chase: Insights on the 9.7% Unemployment Rate
The unemployment rate hit a 26-year high, reaching 9.7% in August. That’s even more disappointing news considering that in July, the unemployment rate … Read more
2009 Recruiter Economic Survey with Barb Bruno Commentary
Is the economy rebounding? Friday’s latest jobs report shows the July unemployment at 9.4%, down from 9.5% in June. American employers cut just … Read more
Job Losses Continue To Mount, Pushing Unemployment to 8.5%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics played spoil-sport this morning, raining on Wall Street’s parade with a jobs report that said unemployment has … Read more
663,000 Jobs Lost in March
The nation’s unemployment rate rose from 8.1% to 8.5% in March. Since the recession began in December 2007, 5.1 million jobs have been lost, with … Read more
Worst Month Since December 1974
Oh, what a month! The U.S. lost 533,000 jobs in November, the highest rate in 34 years (since 1974). This moves the nation’s unemployment rate to … Read more
Profs Downbeat on ’09, But Urge Caution When Cutting
For the next issue of the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership, I asked business, econ, and finance professors what they expect out of the 2009 … Read more
Veterans Make Good Hires Though Some Take Months To Find A Job
As America honors its military veterans, there’s news about the difficulties some vets have finding a job. A CareerBuilder (profile; site) survey … Read more
$11 Trillion Flowing Into World Financial System Means Jobs, Lots of Jobs!
Eleven Tril is the equivalent of 9.5 months of our Gross Domestic Product ($14.3 Tril a year), or 2 1/2 months of the world GDP! ($54 Tril). And while we … Read more