Employee Participation

Unemployment rates fell below 7 percent in a majority of U.S. cities in November, suggesting steady job gains are benefiting most parts of the country.

According to ManpowerGroup, a provider of work force solutions, employers should train their business leaders in order to evolve their organizations, particularly as talent shortages continue and risks are connected to business decisions.

For employers looking to increase productivity, employee assistance programs just might be the right solution.

While unemployment numbers remain high, many employers still anticipate difficulty in filling certain roles in 2013.

Millennial employers faced an unemployment rate of 11.5 percent in December, according to the Millennial Jobs Report by Generation Opportunity, a national, nonpartisan organization advocating for millennials.

According to the Randstad Employee Confidence Index, employee confidence grew by 3.7 points in December to 55.4 for one of the highest optimism levels in the last year.