The recent unemployment report showed that the loss of jobs for November was only 11,000, and average hours worked increased from 33 per week to 33.2. The … Read more
Help Defray Hiring Costs, Monster CEO Tells White House
Monster CEO Sal Iannuzzi, who was in a breakout session at the recent White House jobs summit, is telling the Administration that employers should get help … Read more
Unemployment Drops On Lowest Job Loss in 2 Years
Rejoice. Do a happy dance. Say “Hallelujah.” Again. “Hallelujah.” The unemployment rate has dropped to 10 percent. Job losses for … Read more
Reports Point to Smallest Monthly Job Loss
Reports out today may be foreshadowing optimistic news Friday when the U.S. Department of Labor issues its monthly jobs numbers. Economists are expecting … Read more
Economists Becoming More Optimistic On Jobs
American businesses will stop shedding jobs by the end of March, says a new report from the National Association of Business Economists. The … Read more
Monthly Job Losses Coming to an End, Says Conference Board
The Conference Board is predicting that the monthly job losses that have hammered U.S. workers since January 2008 will end early next year. The … Read more
Unemployment Rate Is Highest In 26 Years
October pulled a trick on economists who had expected the U.S. would be treated to a slowing job loss. Instead, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said this … Read more
Reports Say: Fewer Openings, Longer Job Searches
Two labor-related reports this week offer no evidence that the recession Wall Street believes is over really is, at least so far as workers are concerned. … Read more
Companies Ready to Unfreeze Salaries; Retention Worries Increase
A new study from Watson Wyatt has pretty good news for employees who miss their old salaries and 401(k) matches, and shows that employers are just as … Read more
Job Losses Worse Than Expected
September’s job losses were worse than economists expected, dampening Wall Street’s hopes for a happy ending to the week and keeping stocks in … Read more