Employee Participation

Within a year, employers lose nearly one-quarter of new hires while another one-third don't satisfy productivity targets, according to Allied Van Lines 2012 Allied Workforce Mobility Survey.

It occurred to me most conversations with HR occur because youre in trouble or youre getting bad news about money. So, if any of us do harbor ill will toward our HR managers, its a classic case of shooting the messenger.

Unemployment rates fell in two-thirds of U.S. states last month, evidence that modest economic growth is boosting hiring in most areas of the country.

Initial claims for Nevada unemployment benefits fell in April compared with the same month last year, continuing a 29-month trend.

Unemployment across Illinois inched lower in April, the eighth consecutive monthly decrease, but job growth all but stalled, according to a report from the state Department of Employment Security released Thursday.

A measure of future U.S. economic activity fell in April after six months of increases. The drop reflected weakness in housing and hiring.

The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market.

According to the Randstad Engineering Employee Confidence Index, which calculates overall confidence among U.S. engineering workers, confidence is at 64.9 in the first quarter of 2012, marking the highest level of confidence recorded since the third quarter of 2007 at 66.2.