The Bureau of Labor Statistics surprised economists when it reported that job losses in May slowed dramatically over the previous months. The 345,000 job … Read more
Job Postings Rise as Market Surges on Better Than Expected News
There’s good news on this, the first day of June. The Conference Board reports this morning that online job postings rose last month by the largest … Read more
Job Losses Moderate. Is This An “Inflection Point?”
The job loss numbers released this morning, as deep as they are, nevertheless support the growing sense among economists and the public that the economy … Read more
If You Haven’t Laid People Off Yet, You Probably Won’t
From the department of maybe-things-are-getting-less-bad: “layoffs, hiring freezes, and salary freezes may have finally peaked” in the U.S., … Read more
Some Observers Think “Things May Be on the Verge of Picking Up”
While at least one economist, Martin Feldstein, is quite pessimistic about the chances for a U.S. economic recovery, others were more cheery today. Read more
Dismal Science
It’s not news to ERE readers that recruiting is a cyclical business, and that times are tough. This morning, Indeed released data that they are … Read more
Economy.com: U.S. Employment Forecast
Moody’s Economy.com released a forecast for employment in the United States for the next few years, and USA Today has done a phenomenal job at … Read more
Recruiters for Tax Cuts: Federal Spending Programs Is Not the Answer!
All of us have a stake in government decisions made to address the current economic climate. Whatever we do, the business community and investors need to … Read more
Worst Jobs Loss In 34 Years Doesn’t Faze Hopeful Wall Street
The worse-than-expected jobs report from the government today has so far done little to stimulate action on the stimulus bill that’s still in the … Read more
Bleak Jobs Report Offers No Hope For Early Recovery
With all due respect to Lou Adler, there’s not much evidence in today’s labor report that there’s any recovery in sight. Besides … Read more