Slowdown or shutdown? Whatever’s behind it, October’s private sector job growth was the smallest since April. ADP and its partner Moody Analytics say only … Read more
Late September Jobs Report Shows Weak Growth, Struggling Economy
As far as September’s jobs news is concerned, it might have been better if the government shutdown cancelled the report altogether. Instead, the U.S. … Read more
Anyone Can Find a Job … If They’re Willing to Work Anywhere, Part-Time
Bob Funk, president and founder of Express Employment Professionals, says that “anyone who really wants a job in this country can have one.” Yup, you … Read more
Hiring Slows in August as More Unemployed Give Up Looking
There’s discouraging news on the employment front as the U.S. government says only 169,000 jobs were added in August. Although lower than what most … Read more
Recruiting: It’s Not Just Filling Job Orders
What do we stand for? What is it we do as recruiters? Fill jobs? Source candidates? Use ATS, social networks, job boards, etc? An excellent recruiter and … Read more
Weekly Wrap: If You Have to be Laid Off, It Helps If You Worked at Boeing
Nobody in their right mind wants to be laid off, especially now that unemployment benefits that were expanded due to the Great Recession are returning to … Read more
July Unemployment Dips Slightly, But Mediocre Job Growth Continues
Chalk up the mediocre July jobs report to the dog days of summer. No sector of the economy showed much hiring energy as the U.S. Department of Labor’s … Read more
‘Normalcy’ In Labor Market Not Likely Until 2015
Unless new economic shocks should upset the rate of improvement, it will take at least two more years before the U.S. labor market returns to its historic … Read more
Teen Hiring: Another Indication of How Weak the Economic Recovery Is
A summer job used to be one of those rites of passage for teenagers. Like moving from middle school to high school, and Pop Warner to varsity, working at … Read more
Weekly Wrap: Despite Employee Optimism, It’s Still a Buyer’s Market For Talent
Sometimes people tell me I’m just too negative for constantly referring to the post recession economic recovery as “mediocre.” I know; … Read more