Employee Participation

The time-honored tradition of corporate Christmas parties (now more frequently called holiday parties) is back.

Vacancies are increasing as companies, running lean from recession-era job cutting, seek to boost headcount amid accelerating growth in the worlds largest economy.

Employees are still staying put.

Persistent job growth thats generating income growth and stoking demand increases the likelihood of employment opportunities for even more Americans.

Worried about getting caught buying Uncle Leo a scarf online while sitting at your office computer? You probably shouldnt be. Its a good bet that your boss is doing the same thing.

The drop in the number of applications back under 300,000 will help ease concern that the pace of job-market improvement was cooling heading into the holiday-shopping season.