Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Health care workers feel more confident

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  February 12, 2013

  Health care workers report feeling more confident, especially when it comes to the economy’s strength and job availability.

• Health care hiring looks up in 2013

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 29, 2013

  Twenty-two percent of health care hiring managers anticipate bringing in full-time permanent employees in 2013 while 23 percent of health care hiring managers report having open positions lacking qualified talent.

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  Will smart machines create a world without work?

  By Bernard Condon, Paul Wiseman  |  January 25, 2013

  Last in a three-part series on the loss of middle-class jobs in the wake of the Great Recession, and the role of technology.

• Unions suffer sharp decline in membership

  By Sam Hananel  |  January 23, 2013

  The nation’s labor unions suffered sharp declines in membership last year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Wednesday, led by losses in the public sector as cash-strapped state and local governments laid off workers and — in some cases — limited collective bargaining rights.

• High Florida jobless rate continues

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 14, 2013

  According to a survey by human resources consulting firm Effective Resources Inc., unemployment in Florida remains high at 8.1 percent, above the national average of 7.8 percent based on numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

• Hiring rate remains slow

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  January 14, 2013

  In light of the latest jobs numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employers are filling open positions at a slow rate.

• Administrative workers’ confidence remains steady

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  December 27, 2012

  Although administrative and clerical workers’ confidence has remained steady, it has slightly declined for the second consecutive quarter.

• Wage growth projected to hold stable

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  November 16, 2012

  In the upcoming months, no significant changes are expected regarding the pace of annual wage growth, according to the preliminary fourth-quarter Wage Trend Indicator released by Bloomberg BNA, a publisher of specialized news and information.

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  Small retirement plans, big opportunities

  By Tim Minard  |  November 9, 2012

  Small retirement plans are an underserved market that's big, and getting bigger, creating excellent opportunities for advisors who can effectively service them.

• Small business employment dropped since May

  By Amanda McGrory-Dixon  |  October 31, 2012

  Since May there's been a continual decline in small-business employment, according to Intuit Inc.’s Small Business Revenue and Employment Indexes.