Employee Participation

The U.S. economy added a robust 236,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent.The government does one survey to learn how many jobs were created and another survey to determine the unemployment rate. Those surveys can sometimes produce different results, although in February...

A burst of hiring last month added 236,000 U.S. jobs and reduced the unemployment rate to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in January. The robust gains suggested that the economy can strengthen further despite higher taxes and government spending cuts.

For the most successful mentoring program, an employer should implement a formal process, which ensures accountability, says Jason Carney, director of human resources at WorkSmart Systems Inc..

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell to a seasonally adjusted 340,000 last week, driving down the four-week average to its lowest level in five years. The drop is a positive sign ahead of Friday's report on February job growth.

Almost 80 percent of cancer patients and survivors report that they want to keep working, though nearly as many respondents have trouble finding a work-life balance.

Forty-seven percent of employers consistently seek employee feedback, and only 37 percent of those employers act on that feedback.