In a new report from ManpowerGroup, temporary workers, a significant component of a company’s needed flexible work model, remain key to jolting and sustaining business growth, as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics today reported that the overall January jobless rate was 7.9%, up from 7.8% in December 2012. The U.S. private sector added 157,000 new jobs last month, while ... Read More »
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) increased in December. The index now stands at 109.02, up from 108.19 in November. The December figure is 3.1 percent higher than a year ago. “After posting a significant increase in December, following an upward revision in November, the Employment Trends Index is improving,” said Gad Levanon, Director of Macroeconomic Research at The ... Read More »
The mood around the office water cooler is generally positive, new research suggests. In an Accountemps survey, nearly four in 10 (39 percent) workers described the morale at their companies as very good. Forty-two percent of people interviewed said workplace morale is somewhat good. The survey, conducted by accountemps, includes responses from 443 working adults 18 years of age or ... Read More »
Work and personal life blend as people stay in the loop while on the go American puts in more than a month and a half of overtime a year – just by answering calls and emails at home. In a survey of U.S. working adults sponsored by Good Technology, more than 80 percent of people continue working when they have ... Read More »
Being Late is Fine with Employers, Thanks to Smart Technology The majority of global employers don’t mind when employees show up late for work, according to new research by Mozy®, the world’s most trusted provider of data protection and availability for consumers and businesses. Mobile technology, including smartphone apps and cloud services, now means that employers are surprisingly supportive of ... Read More »
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According to the U.S. Department of Labor, roughly 33 million Americans have a disability and nearly half are unemployed. Just over 20 years ago, the Marriott Foundation for People with Disabilities launched the Bridges from school to work program to shrink the career gap for youth ages 17-22 with mental, physical and cognitive disabilities. Since its founding, the program has placed more than 12,000 young adults with 3,000 employers nationwide. Read More »
The 224 thousand gain in jobs (excluding the 66,000 additional workers on the census) in April is very welcome news. It clearly shows that this economic recovery can no longer be seen as a jobless one. Following three quarters of growing production, companies apparently find they can’t squeeze out any more output without adding workers. This underscores yesterday’s news that ... Read More »
Business school graduates still want to work for large, Wall Street financial institutions and are regularly receiving job offers from traditional, bulge bracket firms. Read More »
Intuit Monthly Small Business Index Shows Increase in Wages and Hours After Being Flat Since Fall 2008 Small business employment grew by 0.33 percent in April, equating to a 4 percent annual growth rate, according to the latest Intuit Inc. (@intuit) Small Business Employment Index (#SMBindex). This translates to approximately 66,000 new jobs in April and roughly 300,000 new jobs ... Read More »
