Good news is expected from three employment reports out this week. The key report will come Friday, an hour before the New York Stock Exchange opens, but … Read more
Unemployment Claims Up, Market Down
The U.S. economy is sending mixed messages again. Today, the government reported that new jobless claims rose by 25,000 last week, the largest rise in … Read more
U.S. Sees Big Jobs Jump in April, Even as Unemployment Rate Rises
This morning’s news that 290,000 new jobs were created in April, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.9 percent, surprised economists who had been … Read more
Even Strong Jobs Growth Signs Couldn’t Help HR Stocks Today
The ebbing tide of today’s 1,000 point stock market drop took with it the publicly traded recruitment-related companies. Not even new, positive … Read more
Signs Point to Strong April Jobs Report
Today’s ADP employment report showed the private sector added jobs for the third month in a row. The 32,000 jobs added in April was in line with what … Read more
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Looking for a job as a recruiter? After a long lean period, things are looking up. The long night has ended and we’re still here. It’s over. After two … Read more
Unemployment Claims Rise Again
The number of Americans filing for unemployment rose unexpectedly last week, dampening Wall Street’s ebullience over a five-day run-up in the Dow … Read more
U.S. Jobs Growth Lead By Private Sector
The 9.7 percent U.S. unemployment rate was unchanged in March, but the economy added 162,000 jobs, the largest one-month increase in three years. … Read more
ADP Report Surprises Economists by Showing Decline
A discouraging report from ADP this morning tossed some cold water on Wall Street’s cheerful rally of the last few weeks. The monthly ADP National … Read more
Reports Evidence Job Growth About to Begin
“Job growth is about to begin,” The Conference Board declared Monday. In the second quarter, says Manpower. “We are already seeing … Read more