Employee Participation

Seventy-five percent of U.S. workers report feeling increased job security while 54 percent anticipate a turnaround in the job market this year, according to a recent study by Randstad, a human resources and staffing company.

Although most (87 percent) of white collar employees of multinational companies work virtually at least partially, most of these employees encountered challenges in virtual work as only 16 percent had any training for this type of work, according to a study by RW3, an intercultural communication training organization.

To be defined as a key employee, a workers pay must be within what percentage?

U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in April for the second straight month, evidence of an economy still growing only sluggishly. The unemployment rate dipped, but only because more people gave up looking for work.

College students graduating in 2012 say they are more concerned about job security than salary and benefits, and new college graduates say they are least likely to join startup company, according to a recent survey by SimplyHired.com.

The rate of new business start-ups fell in 2010 to the lowest point on record, according to an analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data.

The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week by the most in more than three months. The figure was a hopeful sign one day before the government releases the April jobs report.

U.S. worker productivity fell from January through March by the most in a year. Stronger hiring at the start of the year was partly responsible for the drop.