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By Amanda McGrory |
May 17, 2012
Twenty-nine percent U.S. employers intend to hire workers for the summer, an increase from 21 percent in 2011 and an average of 22 percent over the past four years, with much of the hiring coming from the manufacturing, hospitality and retail sectors, according to CareerBuilder's annual Summer Job Forecast, conducted...
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
May 16, 2012
Maybe the U.S. economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all.
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By Amanda McGrory |
May 11, 2012
Washington, D.C., is the top city for jobs, according to research by Adecco Staffing U.S., which examines local unemployment rate, job opportunities over the past six months, and an overall assessment of the economy in each market.
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By Amanda McGrory |
May 11, 2012
Manufacturing workers receive 17 percent higher total hourly compensation than those in nonmanufacturing sectors, according to the U.S. Commerce Department’s Economics and Statistics Administration’s The Benefits of Manufacturing jobs, which studies wages and benefits of manufacturing works.
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By Paul Wiseman |
May 3, 2012
The U.S. economy's recovery looks enduring. It's just not very strong.
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By Amanda McGrory |
May 1, 2012
Industrial employment in Mississippi grew by about 0.5 percent over the last 12 months, amounting to 694 additional jobs, according to the 2012 Mississippi Manufacturers Register, an annual industrial directory by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, lll.
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By Amanda McGrory |
April 17, 2012
After several years of losses, Michigan experience a growth 1.6 percent for manufacturing jobs, amounting to a gain of 10,252 jobs between February 2011 and February 2012, according to the 2012 Michigan Manufacturers Directory, an industrial directory published each year by Manufacturers' News Inc. in Evanston, Ill.
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By Calvin Woodward |
April 12, 2012
Mitt Romney has come up with an "amazing statistic" and Republicans inside and outside his presidential campaign are doing their utmost to spread it around: "92.3 percent of all the jobs lost during the Obama years have been lost by women."
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By Christopher S. Rugaber |
April 11, 2012
A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions across the United States suggests last month's pullback in hiring may prove to be temporary.
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By Amanda McGrory |
April 9, 2012
As the economy is still slow and global volatility continues, ManpowerGroup, a provider of work force solutions, recommends employers incorporate flexible work force models to remain competitive in the market.
