Employee Participation

Eighty-one percent of U.S. employees report feeling overall satisfied in regards to their positions, according to the 2012 Job Satisfaction and Engagement Research Report by the Society for Human Resource Management.

The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose to a seasonally adjusted 367,000, a level consistent with only modest hiring.

U.S. service companies, which employ nearly 90 percent of the work force, grew in September at the fastest pace since March, driven by more activity and an increase in new orders.

A private survey shows that U.S. businesses added fewer workers in September than August, a sign that slow growth may be holding back hiring.

Thirty-six percent of workers report that promotions and bonuses are most likely to keep them engaged; however, only 27 percent of respondents say their employers offer these incentives while 28 percent of respondents say their companies even practice formal systems to recognize and reward employees, according to a study by...

Although most employers track absenteeism, they're failing to take the extra effort to manage and mitigate absenteeism, according to a new ADP Research Institute survey.

Americans are expected to spend more during what's traditionally the busiest shopping season of the year, but they're not exactly ready to shop 'til they drop like they have been in the past two years.

Sometimes all President Barack Obama has to do is look out the window to get a firsthand look at the country's economic woes.